Layout and fab project: ATV trailer

This is my senior project as a welding major. I should have built jeep bumpers, their is alot more to building a trailer than I considered in the beginning.. Live and learn.

Here it is, enjoy the pics their are a bunch of them.
Not pictured is an 18" stake bed to fit the stake pockets you see on the trailer.
Right after these pics were taken we brush coated it with Krylon semi-gloss black.

The stub axles and wheel set we used are good for 1000lbs of payload, I'm not sure what the Arctic cat maxs out at but I have towed a VW bug up the road with it before..

 

Looks great. Nice welds.

 

Hey I got a trailer sitting in pieces in my garage. Want to come over and weld it together?

Looks real good.

 

Well VA isnt exactly around the corner from me but provide the bus tix, welder and ... We might be able to work something out.

 

How about first class airfare? I'm sure my buddy will let me use up all his miles for a project

Actually this is a bolt together trailer, I think I will weld it though.

 

What ever works!

BTW I like your sig, char does equal flavor.

 

Man that thing is built tough!! Time to go elk huntin!!

 

No suspension, so it wont be leaving my folks property. But that is why I modified this bad boy aka the numba 4.. So my dad can take the Arctic Cat hunting.

Added the spare mount, folding ramp and new tail light brackets.












Turned out pretty good and fits the Cat like a glove.

 

Were not sure, but were going to beat the crap out of it until it brakes..

EDIT: you should have seen the original plans, we were going to put steel sides on it, I ended up with about 1/3 of what I bought for the project left over..

Thanks it's my childhood home. Lots of fond memories..

 

Purty welds

 

Thanks I have gotten in a lot of arc time in the last 2 years..

 

Here is a shot of the trailer with the sides on.

 

Busted out the lumber jack skills this weekend and worked the trailer out a little too.

This was about as much as you would want to load in their, I have no clue on the weight but most of those logs were 50lbs+ I would guess.