Well I said I'd share how we build our units and here I am. We spent the past month expanding our facility in addition to maintaining some production so It slowed me down on getting this thread started.
In this thread I'm going to share how we build our units top to bottom. For those building your own this may give you a few ideas, for those considering building a trailer you will see what a task it can be and for those on the fence perhaps you'll see that we can offer you a high quality unit for not much more than what you could build one for yourself.
So let's start at the base, the frame. We use all US sourced steel with thickness ranging from 16ga to .188". I built a jig or fixture to fab the chassis up on. Doing this we created a flat and square platform to work from. Just like building a house, if you're not square from the start you're in trouble later when the doors won't close.
- Here's a picture of our frame fixture.
- Frame Jig.jpg (213.69 KiB) Viewed 1030 times
We cut out steel on a Hyd-Mech manual band saw. This is so much cleaner and quieter than an abrasive saw but most importantly is a true cut every time. We can swivel the head 60 degrees to cut the front of the trailer rather than guessing how long the stick needs to be and cutting it with a skinny wheel.
- Hyd-Mech Bandsaw
- Hyd-Mech Bandsaw.jpg (201.16 KiB) Viewed 1030 times
- 60 Degree Cut
- 60 degree cut.jpg (191.68 KiB) Viewed 1030 times
Well we only get 3 pics per post so I'll end this one and add some more.
Dave
