O.K., so you have to start somewhere, right? Well, I decided after months and months of doodles and sketches and research that I wanted to build my trailer on the semi-large side of things. The frame is 58" wide and 114" long (not including tongue or axle). This gives me the room I wanted inside as well as room in the galley.
I welded the frame with 2" x 2" x 1/8" square tubing with 2" x 2" x 1/8" angle in the middle for the supports. It took me a couple evenings to finally get all the welds looking good. Welding, grinding, welding again, grinding....
But now it's finished! I took three cans of flat black Rust-Oleum to the frame and now it looks professional!! Just beautiful. I am going to build the entire trailer up on jack stands without an axle and tongue because I want to get the weight distribution over the axel just right. It's going to be a pain welding that stuff on upside down, but I'll get it done.
Next up... building the floor. Enjoy!
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