Pics of my car hauler trailer built with a Millermatic 175

[Dustyhaze75]

trailer

great trailer. you did an excellent job. looks real slick.

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The axles are rated for 5200# each and the tires are load range E. With the construction of the trailer, I'm sure it can haul all of 10,000# without winking, but I'm not mechanical engineer, so that's just a guess. Fenders this winter. I had a deadline to meet, so they became optional at the time of building. Can't just buy them and put them on, I need to be able to drive over them!

[Dustyhaze75]

trailer

nice trailer, and truck. are you going to add some fenders? the pictures are great and the welds look awesome. I found my self looking at the truck more than the trailer lol. anyways..... good job! how much weight can the trailer handle?

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Done for now, ready to haul my truck. Don't criticize the truck too much, its not done yet.

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Built this whole trailer with .023" wire! Worked surprisingly well after the first few welds, so I stuck with it.

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New 15" tires were about 6" shorter than the ones I had. Much better deck height.

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Little more progress............

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And starting making a place to put the ramps...........

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Ramps are done, now painted. They are pretty beefy - probably 60# each. Made of 2x4x1/8 tube, 2x2x1/8 tube, and 2x2x1/4" angle at the top. Now I need to figure out where to store them when they're not in use and so they don't make a racket going down the road. I hate noisy ramps.







And the extra lights I added. Pics of the front ones didn't turn out and its dark now - more later. Wires aren't secured yet either.

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Trailer weighs 1840# as pictured. That very much delights me because a 7000# GVW trailer weighs more than that. By the time I get a spare, toolbox, battery, which, etc. etc., I'll be +/- 50# of 2000#. Goal #4 (see above) met!

The left side of the trailer is done. I decided to weld more tube across the outriggers for additional support and a more finished look.

As it sits, the deck is 94" wide with a 46" space in the middle. The outside of my truck's tire is roughly at 86", so that leaves me plenty of room. I have no plans to fully deck it at this point - I see no reason to, especially since those 20' 2x8 board are $25 each and (guessing) 60# each.





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These little junction boxes are awesome!

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Note: 1.5 / .25" angle tray for ramps, adjustable to any width, triple gusseted. Recessed lights so they don't get busted.