2bits wrote:So you will have two trailers in the garage and no cars? Sounds like me LOL
pebo wrote: The garage storable thing brings a whole other set of issues. The canned ham standie I designed I put hitch tubes on all four corners and planned to make slide in's with casters and take the wheels completely off and move it into and around the garage on casters.. .
aggie79 wrote:If my wife finds out about this, I'll deny that it is me making this post.
aggie79 wrote:John,
Thank you for the picture and your experience with the stub torsion axles. If I go the drop floor route, I'm going to have to do something like what you did or have "arches" built on the frame rails.
Take care, Tom
Tom, You might get away with the straight axle if you drop the floor only back to the axle, so it all depends on your design. With your idea being a larger one this might not be feasible tho, but just a thought.
doug hodder wrote:I used a full regular torsion axle in this frame. How it works out is that I have a small step between the floor and the bed, 5" high and maybe 1'deep. It works out fine for height on the bed and sitting on the edge of it.
On the Nomad, I have a raised portion on the front dinette, and head clearance is minimal for me at 6'2" with the canned ham profile. The Bread Loaf profile will give more headroom so I think I'd just do the lifted front portion as well, again to prevent dragging.
All of this sorta has to do with building one that can fit in a standard garage door though. Doug
doug hodder wrote:The axle-less spindles would provide a full low floor all the way to the bed, but the more I think of it. It would keep the rear of the trailer lower and run the risk of dragging, so I'd have to put a lifted portion back there anyway. I'm thinking that maybe the cost of those spindles wouldn't be worth the dough or hassle to keep a floor that low.
doug hodder wrote:Tom...I don't know how you are planning on using your trailer, but I'm way lower than 12" and have yet to scrape anywhere. I'm thinking...it's like just a hair under 8" on the lowest portions. You couldn't do that height full length, without a problem, but with a drop center floor, it seems to have worked for me.
doug hodder wrote:Those are pretty tall tires you are planning on using...I've only got some 14's on the Nomad, 0 degree start angle. Doug
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