toy hauler trailer ideas

[Nitetimes]

I guess one question I have is am thinking of drilling holes in the crossmembers to run wiring through, if I weld a piece of pipe in the holes will this weaken the x-members?
Thanks

Nope. Your doing it the fancy way, most people blow a hole in them with a torch...... it gets the wire thru.

[brian_bp]

..If need be once I get it done and the balance is off, I can melt down some of our lead weights for the race cars and add weight to adjust the balance...

I can't imagine wanting to carry ballast, but it has been done even by commercial travel trailer manufacturers. I would rather plan on alternate mounting locations for some heavy components, like the battery. Speaking of lead and batteries, if there has to be more mass up somewhere, adding a battery (even if you don't really need the capacity) might be more desirable than deadweight.

[Aaron Coffee]

The lead would be a last resort. I didn't figure in the battery,EZ-Up, etc. but am planning on the battery in back. figured up different weights and placements and axle locations. Kind of thinking axle 50" from back(ten foot long TD) as 52" would be to far forward aesthtically, in my opinion.
Thoughts?
Thanks
Aaron