Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

anyone out there know where I can get a side profile drawing or plans for the benroy trailer?
thanks

cjm

Hi CJM, Welcome to the forum...

Will the generic benroy profile work for you?

Mike...

generic is fine. I cant seem to find it anywhere though. thanks.

cjm

Is something like this what you had in mind?



Mike...

I've been tweaking things a little bit trying to get the tongue lighter... I'm still at 168, but that's considerably less than the 200+ something of the original design.

So here's what I am proposing...
1) move the wheel forward 2.5"
2) use a 13" wheel instead of the 12" wheel that comes with the trailer
3) use a northern round diamond plate aluminum fender for 13" wheels
4) move the door forward an inch
5) and of course, make the door longer...

What do you guys think?

Mike...

Mike,

What's the tongue weight come out to on this version? Looks great!

Kerry

toypusher wrote:Mike,

What's the tongue weight come out to on this version? Looks great!

Kerry

168#

Mike...

thanks mike.....a quick question. how do I measure the starting point where the radius changes on the back?....r48 to r19

thanks again!!!!!

cjm

That 19" radius is a simple fillet radius. The easiest way to do it, if you don't want to try to do that with a compass, is to cut out a 38" diameter disc out of some cardboard, and then fit that disc so that it touches the back edge and the 48" radius. Then trace the disc with a pencil!

Mike...

P.S. Let me see if there's an easy way to locate the arc center of the 19" radius...

Okay, here ya go... I've located the center for you... see the dimensions in red...

thanks again! youve been a HUGE help!!!


cjm