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Old June 6th, 2012, 18:22
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Re: Finally starting my teardrop offroad trailer build.
Finally got some time to work on the trailer again. I added the shocks, built the flippable tongue, the offroad hitch, and wired the temporary lights so I can get it inspected, titled, and get some license plates.





The tongue can be removed and flipped upside down so it can be pulled by a regular height vehicle.



I finished the offroad hitch as well.




I cut the OSB for the floor and have started on sealing the bottom. I first coated it with ZinZer, followed by a coat of enamel, followed by rubberized undercoating.




I also fab'd the brackets and mounted the shocks.

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I took it out on the street for the first time and it pulls sweet. They were working on the road and there was about a 4 in drop. I went over it at about 45 and the trailer landed firm with no rebound or bounce. Now on to finishing the steel frame now that I have figured out where the counter top, drawers, sink, and stove top go.

Can't wait to get it finished.
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looks nice. can you show better pics of the 'flippable hitch'?


also, why not use marine plywood for the floor? just curious.
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looking real good!
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looks nice. can you show better pics of the 'flippable hitch'?


also, why not use marine plywood for the floor? just curious.
Colorado isn't exactly swamped with marine plywood.
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Wanna build me one while your at it , Really nice work Tom looks good
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Great idea for the flippable tongue
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Looking good old man!!
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Wanna build me one while your at it , Really nice work Tom looks good
I've had a ton of people asking if I am going to build a bunch more. I might once I finish this one. I am working through the design and how best to fab it with the least effort.

My design is a tad overbuilt, but I'm a pain in the ass profectionist engineer, what do you expect.
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Pretty cool, Tom. Make me a hitch for when I lengthen the tongue on the 416.

How long is it between the axle and the horizontal rotation axis?
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Re: Finally starting my teardrop offroad trailer build.
It is quite long. I probably will shorten the tongue by 8-12 inches at some point, but it really pulls nice on the highway. The overall length is 13 feet, the body is 8 feet.
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um, Mr. Engineer, quite is not a number. I'd guess 9' from axle to hitch, judging for the photo and the specs given. The M416 is about 6'. Time to contemplate surgery.
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Re: Finally starting my teardrop offroad trailer build.
I might be persuaded to fab you up a hitch like mine. I have the steel, but I am short on hockey pucks.
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