Machines | Build a DIY Utility Trailer for $300 - Part 1
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How to make a 4'x8' Utility Trailer from scratch, and on the cheap. The axle is from a 200X Dodge Caravan and the total cost is around $300. Part 1 shows the layout and welding of the main frame and tongue
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the design of the trailer is fine but needs some shocks for better handling
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hey! very nice job and i really liked how you took ur time to make things right from the start. i have been a welder/fabricator since '76 and ur work is very good and well planned out. keep it up!
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weak design at the tung where it is not strong enough or braced where it joint the trailer box. Failure coming.even harbor freight is designed better. This shows that home built trailers can be life threatening to the public.
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Beautiful job you did there my friend!
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see it....200X Dodge Caravan
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wooo
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8:45...there is never "overkill." Make it stronger than you'll need and you'll never need to worry about over stressing it.
I love being able to weld. I bought a rowboat last month and if I need to haul it on a trailer I can build my own or modify one I buy. I'm super excited about getting my own welder. -
water will still get in those tubes. after twenty years my tubes rusted through and could have caused serious damage had I not found it
drill some drainage holes -
beautiful trailer, its built like a tank. I would rather own your trailer than the junk being sold for way more money
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why didnt you just buy one from harbor freight for $300 and safe the hassle of building one?
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EL EJE ES DE UNA MINI VAN
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That's going to need an engineers approval , watch there keeping an eye on you.
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I wouldn't have capped off the tube... i would have made a reciever hitch so i could add on one of those cargo hitches at my leisure or bike rack or something like that.. could always throw in a brake light lol
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I'm build a 24 ft. v-nose cargo trailer conversion on my channel
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for the price,effort and time you could just easily buy one for that amount.Only reason I would want to make my own is if i had enough free metal parts laying to actually make one.
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How much weight it can take??
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nicely built but wouldnt work very well for moving soil. i think i would go for plywood floor and walls, which would be cheaper.
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I agree with you afterthought you mentioned in the video. Marine grade plywood or similar would have been my choice for the deck. Actually I would remove the expanded metal deck and replace it with a solid deck. More protection from road crap when driving on my cargo. Then perhaps use the expanded material to fabricate a lockable utility box just forward of the main trailer. EXCELLENT video IMHO
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Under three hundred if you've already spent thousands on welding equipment, tools and the necessary space to carry out the job. Oh and experience which has a value too
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Clean your joints with a flap disk and put a slight 45 degree chamfer on every corner you're welding, I'm assuming you're using 75/25 gas? Welding is all about practice, the more u do, the better you get, just always make sure on something like this that you have good penetration, meaning your weld is hot enough and burning in good, a lot of hobby welders scare me with making trailers and putting them on the road with little welding experience, it never hurts to find a welder buddy to get some tips from, but from seeing you cut 45s and fitting everything properly, it looks like you done a great job. Just because a weld is pretty doesn't mean it's structural, worry about how your welds hold and the looks will eventually catch up.. Nice build.