I've seen some great trailer ideas here, so thought I'd get comments on one I'm planning.
I'm working on a single axle bolster trailer rated at 1600kg GVM/ATM. I want it as flat as possible to keep the centre of gravity down. It's main job will be to carry a slide on camper that I'm making.
The one shown in this picture is basically what I have in mind chassis wise.
http://ift.tt/1nof5Fz
The part I'd like comments on is where the drawbar bends to become the chassis rail
trailerchassis.jpg
What would you do to make this stronger? I don't want to put the drawbar under the chassis rail, as that would make it higher than I want it to be.
My current plan is to use 100x50x3 RHS with a wedge cut out to allow it to bend to the desired angle then weld it back together again. To compensate for the cutting, I'm thinking a 5mm thick diamond shaped plate welded along each side of the RHS, extending 250mm each way from the bend and 90mm high at it's tallest point, plus another 5mm thick plate underneath the RHS reaching about 300mm each way from the bend.
I'm planning a 100x50x3 crosspiece between the chassis rails 50mm behind the bend, and another one linking the sides of the aframe 700mm in front of the bend, and bracing under the sides of the afame as commonly seen on caravans.
Any thoughts on this plan?
I'm working on a single axle bolster trailer rated at 1600kg GVM/ATM. I want it as flat as possible to keep the centre of gravity down. It's main job will be to carry a slide on camper that I'm making.
The one shown in this picture is basically what I have in mind chassis wise.
http://ift.tt/1nof5Fz
The part I'd like comments on is where the drawbar bends to become the chassis rail
trailerchassis.jpg
What would you do to make this stronger? I don't want to put the drawbar under the chassis rail, as that would make it higher than I want it to be.
My current plan is to use 100x50x3 RHS with a wedge cut out to allow it to bend to the desired angle then weld it back together again. To compensate for the cutting, I'm thinking a 5mm thick diamond shaped plate welded along each side of the RHS, extending 250mm each way from the bend and 90mm high at it's tallest point, plus another 5mm thick plate underneath the RHS reaching about 300mm each way from the bend.
I'm planning a 100x50x3 crosspiece between the chassis rails 50mm behind the bend, and another one linking the sides of the aframe 700mm in front of the bend, and bracing under the sides of the afame as commonly seen on caravans.
Any thoughts on this plan?
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