Trailers etc.

Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

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George
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I Googled to try to work out the value of my box trailer, horse boxes seemed to be the most widely advertised, but they are rather specialised items.

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I have always fancied doing wrought iron gates and fences and one business I looked at buying seemed to have done quite well buying in parts and making them up. These people supply components, if you can't forge them yourself.

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Bignell

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Nightjar

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have a look at the Brian James, PRG, Wessex Trailers and Woodford Trailers web sites.

I'm presently looking for a new trailer for my race car....

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Huge

There are Standards that you would have to meet if you were making them for sale and you'd need indemnity insurance.

In the next year or two a test for new trailers will also come into force (Google IVA trailers for more info.)

SteveW

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Steve Walker

Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of decorative crap on top to finish it all off.

they sell for HUNDREDS in the ditz shops

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The Natural Philosopher

Or, more accurately, not yet. There is talk of it, but then there has been for years.

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Skipweasel

Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

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Skipweasel

You can't legally fit brakes on a trailer other than ones specifically designed for trailer use - that has been the case in the UK for about

20 years or so.

There is nothing to stop you using a back axle with no brakes on a trailer weighing fully laden no more than 750kg (and assuming the towing vehicle weighs at least twice that)

Everything changes the back end of next year, so homebuilds (I think of all weights and sizes but I could be wrong) will need individual approval by VOSA.

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The Other Mike

George gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Sorry - HOW long have you been making trailers for yourself?

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Adrian

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

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The Natural Philosopher

I built my first "real trailer" - which I am still using, incororating the back axel from a 197? Cadillac. I made it in Abu Dhabi and shipped it back to UK behind a Landrover, with a 30 Hp Asaa stationery engine, etc. inside. ( Most of the ensuing years were 365 days, there should have been a comma in there somewhere.)

I sold the LR but am still using the trailer, - with coupled brakes and the engine is still waiting to be restored. I live in Norfolk, not far from Norwich.

Thanks for the load of helpful comments.

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George

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Skipweasel

Our local council tip has a limit of up to 1.3 meters! for a traier of domestic rubbish.

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I know sell woodburners made out of gas bottles for around £100

You can sell 'artworks' for whatever they'll pay!

Lockable collection boxes for ebay deliveries is another idea.

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george [dicegeorge]

That's a naff one.

Expect them to go for 60-70

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The Natural Philosopher

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Whoosh!

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Man at B&Q

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