7 × 20 Aluminum

[Thumbbilly]

Just purchased a 7x20 + 5 v-nose snowmobile trailer with 7ft interior. Primary use with be hauling Polaris Rangers. The wife and I plan on doing some camping in it this summer. This will be a pretty basic conversion, nothing real complex. After watching some of the builds on here, I thought I would share mine. All helpful comments and questions are welcome.

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[Spotman]

very nice. Still want all aluminum some day.




Bob

[Wolfscout]

I'm really enjoying putting mine together. 8x20. take your time is the best advice.

[aggie79]

That is a very nice trailer. I'm officially jealous!

I couldn't tell, but could you say what is series is your pickup and how did it tow the trailer? I've been considering a 7'x18' or 7'x20' but am wondering how my F-150 will tow it. (I've got the 5.0 liter engine with factory tow package and 3.55 gear ratio.)

Take care,
Tom

[Thumbbilly]

In the photo it is loaded with two Polaris Ranger midsize 570's. The trailer weighed 5030lbs with 700 lbs tongue weight. The truck is a 2015 Silverado 1500 with the 5.3 motor. It has the tow package and is rated at 9200lbs. I have only pulled short distances, but at 60mph it did just fine. I feel you will be more than capable to pull either of the trailers you have mentioned.

[aggie79]

Thank you. Very nice "toys" too.

[Rainier70]

Welcome and nice looking setup.

[Thumbbilly]

So this weekend I purchased paint for the floor. Now to wait for it to warm up enough to get the job done. I am waiting for insulation board to go on sale so I can make that purchase. I do have a question though. What should I use for ceiling material? Should I buy the fiberglass reinforced vinyl panels that you would use in a bathroom, or is there something better out there?

[m.colley]

So this weekend I purchased paint for the floor. Now to wait for it to warm up enough to get the job done. I am waiting for insulation board to go on sale so I can make that purchase. I do have a question though. What should I use for ceiling material? Should I buy the fiberglass reinforced vinyl panels that you would use in a bathroom, or is there something better out there?

To cover my ceiling after insulating and routing my wiring for the overhead LED lights I used 5MM floor underlayment painted in a off white. It was easy to curve it with the slight bow in the ceiling.


Martin

[Thumbbilly]

All prepped for paint.

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[aggie79]

Looking good!

Seeing your pictures, is apparent how much better the aluminum cargo trailers are built compared to the "garden variety" cargo trailers. I look forward to seeing the rest of your build.

[McDave]

Yeah, that's a nice rig. What a great way to start your build. Good Luck!
McDave

[Wookie97]

That's a nice looking trailer. I'm also using a snowmobile trailer on my build. 8.5 by 25 and had them add an extra foot to the height making it 7 ft also. Good luck on the build.

[Thumbbilly]

Floor is painted. Next is installation of insulation.

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[Thumbbilly]

Started insulating tonight. Felt like the right thing to do with it only being 40 degrees and a brisk breeze off of Lake Huron.

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