Last Minute Project

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Here is a last minute project I whipped up to transport my syncrowave 200 and Handler 140 from Arizona to my new home of Oklahoma City. It is made of mainly recycled scrap angle, and the axle is recycled as well. It is a torsion axle that I took as payment for a welding job I did on the pop up camper that it came off of. All together I have less than $300 in steel, wood, and hardware. I even fabbed the fenders from scratch. Attached Images
Reply:awsome,did you build the whole trailer,how long did it take
Reply:well your getting closer to texas anyways LOL
Reply:I fabbed the whole thing, ground up. It took roughly a week working a couple hours everyday after work, and one good weekend to paint the metal and build the box. My father was my right hand man. I took measurements, and he cut the steel and held things in place while I welded. A good freind of mine let me have the majority of the steel I used. He had some scrap angle laying around, and he was kind enough to donate it to the cause. He also donated the nice piece of 3/4'" thick siding that I used for the floor. He is a fellow welder, and does very nice things with a TIG.
Reply:Nice job.Now you have a trailer that can come in quite handy after you're done moving, too.- Paulhttp://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:It worked out great for the move. The only snag I ran into was one of the ancient tires (which had 100% tread on them) failed in New Mexico on I-40. Tragically I lost a fender and a light to that incident. Nothing that a six dollar piece of galvanized sheet steel from home depot wont fix. Just some advise for anyone who doesnt know the age of a tire, "Dont trust it". After replacing the tire with the spare, which by the way was just as old, I limped to the next walmart and bought 3 new tires with rims for 90 bucks. I tried to be cheap on this project, but there are some things that you just need to spring for.
Reply:Well that's is some good advice, never skimp on safety!!!!!
Reply:Hey, not bad. It doesn't take much material to come up to $300 bucks in anything. Surprised you were able to get it done with that little into it.  Good work.
Reply:Nice job!  You would've spent the $300 renting a crummy U-Haul anyway, and this baby will come in handy in the future.  You didn't say how well it tracked and how fast you were able to tow safely. I know from past experience that some of the smaller trailers are not too safe over 50mph.Also, I didn't notice if you had time to get it registered? What does the State HP say about towing an unregistered vehicle in your neck of the woods?  Where I am in CA, they'd stop me before I could hit the state line.  Hobart 140 Handler w/ gasHyperTherm Powermax 380 Plasmaoxy/acetylene
Reply:Thanks for the positive feedback everybody.It pulls very nice. It had about 1000lbs of equipment in it, so that probably helped. It is narrower than my Tundra, so it doesnt back up as easily as a nice wide trailer. I did register it in the state of AZ, I forgot to mention that. It was 130 dollars for a permanent tag.
Reply:you get all the fun jobs......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by Rick MoranWhere I am in CA, they'd stop me before I could hit the state line.