mufb wrote:First, he says not to remove the railing. Says most of the strength comes from the railing.
Some,
not most, of the strength of a utility trailer like this does come from the railing.
(1) You don't need that strength - you're adding a self-supporting teardrop body, not 1000 pounds of sand on one end!
(2) How come utility trailers are sold without a railing, if they're so important?
mufb wrote:Then he wants to charge me 300 bucks to move the axle. Seems high to me, but what do I know.
Sounds terribly high to me - like either he's anticipating a problem...... or he thinks you'll pay.....
I can believe that the easiest way to move the axle is to buy new spring hangers - for a total cost of around $10 for all four - so that the old ones can be destroyed while cutting them off. Cutting off the old hangers without harming either the hangers or the frame is tricky.
mufb wrote:He did bring up an interesting point. The fenders are attached to the rails. Can I just cut them off and attach them to the cabin?
This may be difficult - only you can see how they are attached, so only you can answer this question. You might be better off replacing them.
Andrew