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I have the trailer together, not completed, not finished with all the bolts and stuff, just got it together to see what she looks like, and what mods might need to be done at this point.
I put the axle on top of the springs. Now I question if these small U bolts will be enough to hold all the weight? I may wrap that joint in a Stainless steel wire strap so if it does ever break, the stainless wire will hold if from coming totally apart.
I extended the tongue about 18" but it still doesn't seem like it's enough, but I am just over 1.5 length X axle width. I used 2 pieces of old bed frame cut and overlapped. It's welded into the original tongue, plus bolted to the original tongue where it bolts to the frame, and also bolted to the tongue again about midway to the center support (Bolts not in yet).
:ROFL: I said don't laugh at the welds...........
Heres the finished trailer size with the box sitting on it
And heres a pic of where the Carrier will actually sit on the trailer once the 18" side are put on to create that 10" cavity under the carrier for added storage of the Tent Cot.
The sticks are just temporary. The sides will be finished in Diamond plate. The total height is just under 4 feet tall. I will be adding a ton of led lights on the back side because the lights on the bike will be hidden from view.