Gang, I have been looking from time to time at the Northern Tool 5X8 trailer, daydreaming.
This morning, I told myself I really need to cut up the rusty old boat trailer out back and scrap it. Then, a very dim bulb flickered on ...
What I have is a rusted old 1957 Little Dude C-16 boat trailer made in Fort Worth. The configuration may be less than ideal for a tiny trailer, but looking at the 1957 brochure, the C-16 model is rated for a 1,000-pound load.
The wheels needed to go anyway, so those and perhaps the axle spindles would need to be replaced. I'd of course remove and discard the tipping boat carriage whose fulcrum point is just behind the rear wheels. From the rear of the main frame to the ball hitch is just over 13 feet, and the frame is 52 1/2 inches wide between the heavy fenders.
Deferring to the many here who actually know a thing or two, is this possibly a contender for a tiny trailer chassis? Would I have to move the axle forward? The less I have to do, having virtually no experience with this stuff, the better.
http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/in ... 2.jpg#file
It's about 76 inches from the rear of the frame to this point on the tongue.
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fullsizeoutput_119a by ComeWatson, on Flickr