Re: NEW TMAC-STOMP SHOOTING TRAILER PROJECT
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: THUNDERBOLT68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">RGraff,
I will prob. go with dexter torflex axles, I have a sealed wiring harness being made. I will be putting lots of L.E.D. lights.
KYshooter338$,
It is optical illusion, The lowest part will be the axles. Since you brought that up I think I will goe with straight axles. The whole trailer will be aluminum. Th tubing will be my landing gear tubing on my dump trailers. ( They will hold about 25 tons of weight in a trailer plus the trailer. ) As for the height, I am not sure what to do. what height do you think I need to get to. Most of the prarie dog trailer set ups I have seen are not very high.I like the idea of being able to put trailer in garage and raising it when shooting. Obviously, not going up and down will make a more stable platform as well as stronger trailer....
<span style="color: #3333FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Guys At this time I am not going to make these trailers to mass produce...In the end I will have about three left over that I will be selling to get rid of.... These will be my learning curve trailers...I will be selling them for " Cost of Material( excluding Aluminum material ) Then I will weigh the trailer and sell it for $2.50 / lb.</span></span> </div></div>
Is that 25 tons (50,000 lbs)? That exceeds a number of semi trailer weight capacities. With a 6000 lbs axle and 500 lbs trailer I would hold the weight to 5500 lbs or put 9 axles under her
Aluminum is notorious for breaking around the welds. Seems that the heating and cooling are detrimental to the integrity of the metal so watch your welds when using the trailer especially when under heavy loads. Remember you will want about 100 to 200 lbs tongue weight when the trailer is loaded (so you don't put too much on the truck). You will have to calculate what resident weight will be on the trailer and where it will set in relationship to the axles. I have a great little trailer that I got too light on the front end by putting the axle forward a 1/2" too far to off-set for the spare tire (it runs on 33" Goodyear MTR's, its my 4-wheeling trailer
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Pat