Northern tool trailer ?

[Kim Armstrong]

Does anyone know how wide the 5x8 Northern Tool bolt together trailer is between the tires? Thanks

[bobhenry]

With most all of the utility trailers the bed size is exactly as described.

The Northern Tool 5x8 is 60" wide and 96" long on the bed.

A Harbor Freight 40 x 48 is exactly 40" x 48" on the bed.

etc. etc.

[Woodbutcher]

I am building on this 5X8 Northern Tool Trailer right now. It measures 60X96 inside the decks angle iron. If you plan on using larger tires beware. I ran into trouble and will have to use spacers or lengthen the axle to avoid tire rub.

[bobhenry]

Hey Steve :

Just an F.Y.I. I built the barn on a rather abused Namco utility and there is not a nickles difference between your frame and mine. When I got it despite the doubled 2nd cross members the force of the 4' tongue lifting pulled the crossmember down almost 3". There is a lot of machanical gain with that 4 to 1 fulcrum. You might seriously concider extending the tongue member farther under the trailer. I ran the barns to the rear and used the end as a class 2 reciever. I was uncomfortable with the teardrops axle clearance so I ended his at the crossmember just before the axle.
I know your tow vehicle is often times the jeep so you might be tempted with a few cow trails so if it were me I would concider some changes to the tongue configeration.

[eaglesdare]

http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=43647

scroll down a few pics and you can see the space on mine with a measuring tape.

[Woodbutcher]

Bob, I looked at that. But before this became the donor for my teardrop it hauled a good size John Deer lawn Tractor around. My finished tear will weigh less then half the JD. But I am already well into the build so there is no going back. I would have thought that the box of your Barn would have been strong enough that the frame could not bend.

[Kim Armstrong]

Sorry... I meant to say how wide from tire bulge to tire bulge, not the width of the frame itself.

[bobhenry]

Louella's picture shows an inch from frame to tire sidewall. Factory specs say 63" ??