john in la
Well-known Member
While it may look redneck; with the price of new trailers I have been thinking of building a trailer out of a pickup bed.
So school me on the plus and minuses of doing this over buying a new 5x8 trailer.
Is it better to use a 6 foot bed or 8 foot bed?
It looks like the 6 foot bed would be better because the axle is more centered under the bed giving the 8 foot bed more tongue weight.
I see most just use the truck frame to make the tongue.
This might add even more tongue weight over cutting the frame at the front of the bed and using 3 or 4 inch channel iron the make the tongue.
I have a Ford extended cab with about a 6 foot bed; a Ford single cab with 8 foot bed; and a small Toyota; to choose from to do this project.
So school me on the plus and minuses of doing this over buying a new 5x8 trailer.
Is it better to use a 6 foot bed or 8 foot bed?
It looks like the 6 foot bed would be better because the axle is more centered under the bed giving the 8 foot bed more tongue weight.
I see most just use the truck frame to make the tongue.
This might add even more tongue weight over cutting the frame at the front of the bed and using 3 or 4 inch channel iron the make the tongue.
I have a Ford extended cab with about a 6 foot bed; a Ford single cab with 8 foot bed; and a small Toyota; to choose from to do this project.