The Eburg Benroy

[hartk1213]

Hello everyone,
i am Hartk1213 and i am 25y.o. and have been a member of this site for a little while and i have asked a few questions here and there but now i am finally starting to build my trailer
its going to be a Benroy i am using the Generic Benroy plans but mostly as a guideline for certain dimensions. this is my first build but i do have experience with woodworking as that is my main hobby
i am going to be building a 5 x 8 trailer and its going to be for my wife ,i and my dog Dory.
This is Dory shes a weirdo lol

to start off i couldnt decide on whether to use the Northern Tools trailer or have one welded up from scratch and after talking to some family friends who work at a fabrication shop i had them weld me up a 5x8 trailer that i designed my self it ended up being cheaper then the NT trailer anyway and alot stronger since welded and not bolted
here are two images of the designs i did in google sketchup

if any of you want to use those designs for a trailer you are more than welcome to

 

[hartk1213]

update #1
2-14-16

it took the shop about a month to the trailer all finished but i did get some progress pics as it went along

 

[hartk1213]

update #2
2-14-16

The trailer was finally painted today it was supposed to be black but they didnt have enough black on hand so they ended up with a light grey paint instead..i actually liked it better than black my self

 

[hartk1213]

update #3
2-14-16

i dont have any pics of this but right before i picked up the trailer they attached temporary fenders and lights to the frame just so i could get it home the fenders were made of an old cut up big rig fuel tank lol
anyways on my way home i stopped by the local lumber yard and had them load me up with all the wood i would need for the floors, walls, ceiling and roof, as well as all the insulation for the walls. i still havent bought any wood for the hatch yet

after a trek over the mountains and back to my place i was finally able to get the trailer in my tiny single car garage and man is it a tight fit

next up i build the floor

 

[hartk1213]

update #4
2-14-16
yesterday on 2-13-16 i decided i would start the framing for the floor it was pretty simple i just placed 2x2s over the metal frame and the completed my wooden frame

next i placed the plywood down and i had to rip an extra foot off one of my two sheets i got for the floor since they are 4x8 and the trailer is 5x8...i really love my table saw

 

[hartk1213]

update #5
2-14-16
today i was able to get all the wall pieces cut out today , the outer 1/4" ply skin, the middle 1/2" ply as well as the 1/4" inner skin
and of course i had to see what it is going to look like so i clamped one of the walls to the trailer to see how it looks

also my doors came in on friday (im using the VinTek doors and i really like them so far) so i wanted to see what they would look like

at last for this update is i painted the roof tar coating on the bottom of the floor it was raining outside so i had to cram in my tiny garage to do it but no big deal i was able to finish it
dont mind the messy garage..thats what happens when i dont wanna stop working on a project to clean up around me lol...but it gets clean every sunday night when im done working..."a clean shop is a safe shop"

 

[dogscats]

Looking at your pictures that back spring hanger dose not look right . It should have at lest 15% to the rear it may just be the picture

 

[hartk1213]

Looking at your pictures that back spring hanger dose not look right . It should have at lest 15% to the rear it may just be the picture

It maybe the picture.. But what do you mean 15% to the rear?

 

[dogscats]

To get the best spring travel under load . You need to pre-load the spring hangers to move to the rear of the trailer 15 deg seam to be a good starting place . If there at a 90deg it very hard on the springs.

 

[hartk1213]

oh i gotcha yea that pic of the spring hangers were before he welded them on they are not at 90deg

 

[azgreg]

Great start! At this rate you should have it finished in a week or two.

 

[hartk1213]

Great start! At this rate you should have it finished in a week or two.

hah one can only hope thanks

 

[Mushin-TNT]

Great progress so far, keep it up!

 

[hartk1213]

Update #6
2-28-16

This weekend I wasn't able to get a whole lot done but I was able to work a little on a trailer

First thing I did was get the wall drawn up and layed out and cut out the hole for the door.

Next I cut out all the holes for the foam insulation

Next I cut out and installed the insulation temporarily ..there are a few gaps but I am going to fill those with expanding foam to seal the gaps

 

[hartk1213]

Update #6 Continued
2-28-16

To continue on with my last post since there are only 3 pics allowed per post

I glued the inner skin to the inner ply wall as well as glued the insulation in..I don't have a great way to clamp it so I used whatever I could find that was heavy and then strapped it down for more clamping pressure

While I waited for the glue to dry I mount this junction box in the tongue to connect all the trailer lights and charging circuit

Picture of the inside... I really like this box but I wish that the mounting bolts also doubled as grounding bolts but they don't so I had to run my own ground to the trailer with an eyelet around the mounting bolt

 

[hartk1213]

Update #7
3-19-16

Sorry for the delay I've been sick and or out of town the last few weekends and haven't had any time to work on the trailer

Today I got a lot of work done and I am really excited to see it coming together
My last update I had just finished the floor and the wiring for the connection to the Tow Vehicle (TV)
Today I was able to finish the floor by laying down a vinyl flooring , my wife picked it out and I think it looks really nice



Next up I start to put up the walls
I didn't take a picture but on the bottom of the wall where it tocuhes the metal part of the trailer frame I coated that in the same black stuff as I did under the floor. In the picture you can see the rear bulk head wall its just 3/4" ply in a dado on the wall.

Here is both walls up on the trailer later I I cut out two holes in the bulk head after I installed it for the galley upper cabinets

I forgot to take pics as I was in the zone working away I got the counter installed and the upper cabinets built

Next on the list was the build the face frame for the bottom cabinets of the galley

Here are just some over all pics I took today

I test fitted the door just to see how it would look and I think it's awesome

Let me know what you guys think

 

[ratrod71]

Go Man Go. Looking great. Keep it up. Bryan

 

[Mushin-TNT]

Looks good, moving along fast!

 

[hartk1213]

Update #8
4-10-16

Today I was able to get the interior cabinets installed as well as mock up all the interior components i.e. TV, PD4045, Stereo, etc.. I ran all the wiring and it's a spaghetti mess of wires but its just for test purposes since we are going to be painting the interior cabinets I am going to be removing everything anyways.
I also installed the shore power connector on the side as well as the coax inlet for TV . I forgot to take a whole lot of pictures so I'll just upload what I have

This was the plan for the interior cabinets

Test fitting the face frame of the cabinets

Test fitting the components in the face frame

Cabinets all finally installed

Shore power connector bought it off amazon as well as the coax connector

All the components installed (temporarily) for some testing.. BTW those speakers sounds really good [emoji3]

Plugged her in and everything turned on correctly I was pretty excited when I got that working as I was nervous for the PD4045 wiring

If your are curious how I wired the PD4045 I found this diagram on here from another user and it was super helpful

Next step is either cabinet doors or start the hatch

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[dales133]

Looking good and making rapid progress

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