Hey everyone, a new guy here!
I MIGHT have a steal on some new steel to build my own trailer with a buddy, but in case that falls through, I am looking at buying this trailer from Tractor Supply to start my build:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tractor-supply-55-x-10-ft-square-carry-on-trailer-55x10gwhdp
The plan for just the trailer itself:
1. remove all the side bars, ramp, wheel wells, and wiring/lights
2. use the leftover steel to reinforce the trailer underneath and fix their shitty welding (I am making an assumption here based on what I've read about their trailers), I am not a welder but my neighbor can help with that
3. install a wheeled jack to replace that top-wind jack
4. remove the axle and tires, install axle-less independent suspension and match the tires to my truck's tires (i have a nissan frontier with stock tires, so nothing too crazy) - I read some threads on here already about axle placement, I still need to do some more research
Some questions I have:
1. Should I remove the wood? Or should I put some good waterproof coating on it and use that as my floor? There is a little space in between so I figured I should rip it out and start fresh, since I'll want the flooring to go all the way to the edges of the trailer anyway
2. Is this a terrible idea in general?
3. Has anyone had one of these trailers and want to tell me why I should or shouldn't move forward?
4. Should I leave on the stake pockets? I figure since they are there and welded on already, might be useful to hang stuff or put leveling jacks on, at least for the rear
Thanks so much for reading, so glad I found this forum! Such a wealth of knowledge here.