Am playing with an idea of building a toy hauler/teardrop to haul my scooter (around 400 pounds)when I go camping. What size and thickness tubing should I use for the frame? Am thinking of adding extra bracing and crossmembers. Am thinking this should put me just at right around the right weight for a #2000 axle.
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what size frame material
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what size frame material
by Aaron Coffee » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:54 pm
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by Dale M. » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:00 am
I used 2x2 inch .120 wall square tubing for basic frame and single length of 3x3 inch .120 wall square tubing for tongue...
For a larger trailer you may want to consider either 2x3 inch for main frame rail or maybe 1-1/2 x 3 inch channel iron.... The real strength is in the width of the face of the channel (the 3 inch dimension) ...
Dale
For a larger trailer you may want to consider either 2x3 inch for main frame rail or maybe 1-1/2 x 3 inch channel iron.... The real strength is in the width of the face of the channel (the 3 inch dimension) ...
Dale
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