It sounds like you are working with a trailer that has a maximum Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM) of 750kg, which doesn’t require brakes according to regulations. Here’s some more detailed information and considerations for towing with this setup: Key Points: Steps to Ensure Safe Towing: If you have any specific questions about towing, need further […]
Now that you’re educated about trailer design, it’s time to turn your plans into hardware.
Acquiring the materials, components, and tools necessary to build your trailer may turn out to be a major task.
With a trailer, racks and carriers of all types abound. They are smart solutions to cargo that may otherwise be rolling or sliding around.
Stakesides, which are removable, turn a flatbed trailer, Figure 5.22, into a box trailer which can then always be returned to a full flatbed.
Specially fabricated accessories can add capability to any trailer, making it versatile and useful as initially intended
Winches are wonderful devices; they have the ability of moving something many times our size and weight with a mere twist of the handle or push of a button
Caster wheels are currently a subject of great concern to many-as they are quite popular but somewhat marginal in nature.
Accessories are an integral part of your trailer and make the trailer do the job initially set out for it.
Let’s start with safety devices since all trailers are required to have some of these.