trailer plans/components

[Ray Torresdal]

Do any of you have good sources for blueprints and/or component sources for gooseneck trailers? We are starting to think about building our own, not because we think we'll save significant $, but because we have ideas we may want to implement. Thanks in advance!



Ray

 

[jlccc]

www.tufindustries.com

www.trailerplans.org

www.nicholsranch.com

http://www.jackassexpress.com/plans.htm

 

[T-Ricky]

Try Southwest Wheel in Dallas. Plans, specs and great prices on everything but the steel. (They don't sell the steel)



Rick T.

 

[Ray Torresdal]

torsion axles

I have found lots of spring axles, and some good sketches to help w/axle spacing, etc. Does anyone know where to find torsion axles, and more importantly at this point, layout sketches, or CAD files of the same? I want to design a trailer with an axle I can pick up when loaded light, a lock down when hauling heavy. Any help is much appreciated.



Ray

 

[JHansen]

Here ya go Ray....

www.dexteraxle.com has product specs and the aforementioned dimensions on their site. Click on the Product Literature tab on the left side-lots of good info on the following pages.



I will be following this thread with great interest-at some future point here I'll be looking to build a big honking gooseneck (30+' deck, 2x10000 lb. axles) to pull behind the Silver Cloud. Pretty much has to be custom-made to get a high-enough neck to clear my toolboxes. I'm looking at some sort of a tilt/slide deck similar to a rollback for loading cars etc..... and maybe at some point a front-mounted knuckle boom picker for loading pipe etc. Might as well use the truck's capabilities for some hot-shot work on the side right?



HTH

Jason

 

[JFitzgerald]

Redneck

I had a friend build mine last fall. He got the torsion axles and most all the parts from Redneck