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BroncoJo
01-13-2012, 12:17 AM
I'm building a kayak trailer for a cousin. Frame is 3x2x.120, Tongue is 3x3x3/16, the rest will be built out of 1.75x.120 round tube. Using a 5 foot wide 3500 lbs axle and the plan is to fit 3 kayaks, centered, stack on top of each other.

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And a picture of my new heater:
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KrazyKarl02
01-13-2012, 12:24 AM
springs and hangers for the axle?

BroncoJo
01-13-2012, 01:01 AM
springs and hangers for the axle?

Just the standard leafs

robertf03
01-13-2012, 02:45 AM
why? does your cousin drive a smart car?

sam_hodnett
01-13-2012, 08:40 AM
Why are you using tube instead of pipe? isnt that going to raise the cost quite a bit?

KrazyKarl02
01-13-2012, 09:15 AM
I would gues square tube because it is easier and faster to cut the connections.

Seth
01-13-2012, 09:27 AM
Looks like it will be more than strong enough.

BroncoJo
01-13-2012, 09:51 AM
Looks like it will be more than strong enough.

That's the plan

BroncoJo
01-14-2012, 12:02 AM
More:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/BroncoJo/IMAG0504.jpg


Of course I put the ugliest weld right where you can see it :mad: but I'll clean it up. Still haven't figured out how to keep my machine from splattering so much on the highest setting "E". I know less wire speed or more heat should reduce splatter but I can turn wire down until it won't burn in like I'd want and there is little affect on spatter. Left top was two passes (bad cut with the plasma left a gap) then a cap on the E setting, right side was two passes on "d".

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KrazyKarl02
01-14-2012, 12:26 AM
I think it will hold... For whatever reason, I will be upside down welding thru dog crap where no one can see the weld, and it is f'ing beautiful, looks like someone tig'd it. Then I go to the weld that everyone sees first and the welder over heats or I run out of gas, etc... And I have a giant tird...

BroncoJo
01-14-2012, 12:48 AM
I think it will hold... For whatever reason, I will be upside down welding thru dog crap where no one can see the weld, and it is f'ing beautiful, looks like someone tig'd it. Then I go to the weld that everyone sees first and the welder over heats or I run out of gas, etc... And I have a giant tird...

I couldn't tell on the Angle 30 light bar :flipoff2:

I have no doubt that it will hold, the weld its self doesn't look to bad and the two that are under it were ****ing beautiful. It just pisses me off when I leave a trail of splatter.

AggieTJ2007
01-14-2012, 11:06 AM
run more wire I usually run the wire a little higher than what is suggested, and a wire wheel cleans up spatter really nicely

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 12:27 AM
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/BroncoJo/IMAG0512.jpg

Seth
01-15-2012, 10:27 AM
Can you build it where the rack is removeable, then it could haul a 4 wheeler, dirtbike, camping crap, apartment, etc?
May as well with it being plenty heavy.

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 11:52 AM
I could, but this one is pretty kayak specific. It will probaly end up with some type of floor so you could carry 2-3 kayaks on top and camping **** on bottom

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 12:10 PM
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JB
01-15-2012, 01:38 PM
Looks very good. Does seem like a whole lot of trailer for two little kayaks.

Sparling
01-15-2012, 01:49 PM
The old one broke in the middle so they built this one with major beef so that didn't happen again.

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 01:59 PM
Looks very good. Does seem like a whole lot of trailer for two little kayaks.

It can handle up to 4 yaks :flipoff2

As sparling said the other one was token multiple time. I'm curious to find out the actual weight but as of now its still easy for one person to move.

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 02:02 PM
Old trailer ( not built by me)

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/BroncoJo/IMAG0516.jpg

FJAggie07
01-15-2012, 06:22 PM
Looks great.

BroncoJo
01-15-2012, 09:21 PM
Done for now

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