a few more pictures
Bought an engine drive from a guy in California and we had to build a trailer for it. Welded everything with my little Lincoln Pro Mig 180T. Its not quit finished yet but this is just 2 weekends of work so far.
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
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a few more pictures
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
We had to modify the welder slightly to get it to fit the way we wanted it to but all in all i am very pleased with the way it has turned out
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
Nice build!! Maybe you plan to, but I'd skirt the inside of the fenders for strength and to keep mud and water off both ends of the welder while traveling on the road. Also maybe some 1/8"x 1" flatbar around the inside of the fender on the outside of them again for strength if for nothing else if a fat a$$ gets parked on it.
Mike
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Miller 175 mig
Miller thunderbolt ac/dc stick
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Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
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Yes, we need inner fenders, paint, tires & plates.
Don't tell me a 70Amp HF MIG welder can't glue metal together.........................
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build
We were going to put a tail light panel on it, but it would put the tail lights lower than the minimum of 15". After it's licensed, we may still do that. That would cap the ends of the tube.
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build
I think a plate on top and bottom of the tubes where they make the bend would be a good idea. That is a critical area for that style tongue. You have no flow through beams, but instead a welded joint all the way across at almost the center of the beam span from axle to hitch, which is the highest stress point. In adition to carrying the weight you have a lot of up and down stress added to that area, especially do to that upright frame which will give you a high center of gravity and will compound the stress added too that joint. A plate top and bottom at the bend will significantly reduce the posibility of stress cracks there. When I do one like that they always get a plate both top and bottom.
Otherwise a real nice trailer that should work well.
Jon
Last edited by welderj; 03-21-2016 at 02:20 PM.
Yeah, I know, but it'll be ok!
Lincoln Square wave 255
Miller Vintage mig
30a spoolgun
Thermal Dynamics Pacmaster 100xl plasma
Smith mc torch
Ellis 1600 band saw
The outer arms on the tongue were "pie-cut" & welded solid. Then welded solid to the 3" tube of the tongue. Forgot to say, this is all 3/16" steel welded hot for full penetration. Might not hurt to plate the top of the outer arms, but I think that would be way overkill. The tubing size was my insistence, to prevent any weld/tubing breaks.
Not shown are cross members at the 22" back/forward from the front/rear cross members. And we have 2 cross members at the rear of the welder skid. The welder is bolted to the skid, the skid is bolted through the wood deck to steel cross members.
Son had it out & drove it around the block, said it pulled straight, easy & didn't bounce with the welder on the trailer.
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build
Any time you have a weld joint like that you have to deal with the haz which can lead to stress cracks. You have 3 weld joints in a line across the highest stress area of the trailer, leaving it like that will be a poor design regardless of the thickness of material and quality of welds. Leaving it that way is of course your choice, but leaving it is a poor design suseptable to cracking, plating will make it a good and safe design.
Jon
Yeah, I know, but it'll be ok!
Lincoln Square wave 255
Miller Vintage mig
30a spoolgun
Thermal Dynamics Pacmaster 100xl plasma
Smith mc torch
Ellis 1600 band saw
Thank you for the input
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
Nice build Jonathan and Mark.
I'm surprised you didn't mount the tail lights/plate on the rear face of the fenders where they would be higher and less susceptible to damage. Or do you have other plans for those areas?
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Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build
Nice design, looks great. Should be plenty strong enough for what you are doing. I look at some of the mass produced trailers out there and there is no comparison. Yours looks really nice.
Looks like you used a drop axle, but mounted it under the springs? Any particular reason you did that, or was it just make the parts you had fit what you wanted?
The axle used to have the springs under, we moved the springs to the top. We wanted the trailer higher without spending money on a straight axle.
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build
Here are some pictures of the progress that has gotten done here lately
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
Weird, a guy posts a trailer build and no flaming. You guys go soft while i was away?
Lincoln Pro Mig 180T
Lincoln Weldanpower 225 AC/DC
http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Em-Up!!/page14
It's all wet today after a fine AZ shower. Going to have a great patina developing.
Mark
I haven't always been a nurse........
Craftsman 12"x36" Lathe
Enco G-30B Mill
Hobart Handler 175
Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CC
Add a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG
PapaLion's Gate Build