}teardrop } trailer

im thinking of making a teardrop trailer or buying one

im looking at trailers for it to sit on would i be better getting one with brakes
or as it wouldnt be very heavy brake less
pros and cons please

 

anybody ???

 

Give them time Kev its Sunday morning

 

read this, the law on trailer building has changed
http://www.armitagetrailers.com/trailerlaw.htm

 

i forgot ive been up since 5

 

cheers mate very helpfull

ive just found a brand new trailer 6x4 for 450 so i wont be building one

i wont be buying this one thou as it doesnt have brakes

 

Famous last words for a trailer! I'd go with brakes personally

 

thanks to rickyroo

No unbraked trailer is allowed to have a plated gross vehicle weight* of more than 750 kg. No unbraked trailer is allowed to have a plated gross vehicle weight that is more than half the kerb weight of the vehicle that is towing it.

Although trailers with overrun brakes can weigh up to 3500kg gross, actual maximum weights are set by the specifications of the vehicle that is doing the towing. The law says you must not exceed the Gross Train Weight that the manufacturer has set for the towing vehicle. Look in the vehilce handbook or on a plate riveted to the vehicle to find this figure. You then have to subtract the weight of the towing vehicle (including fuel, driver, passengers, luggage or cargo) from the Gross Train Weight. The amount you are left with is the maximum theoretically-possible weight of trailer that can be towed legally.REMEMBER, the law does not care whether the trailer is empty or packed to the roof with bricks, what counts is the plated gross vehicle weight of the trailer.

 

I think i would build one like this guys, good read, all made with pretty normal stuff

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/67389

 

cheers plenty of reading for me there thik im in for a red wine and settie day today with me laptop

 

Yeah he is good he's in Kent, worth reading his other bits as well while your at it

I found the teardrop thread from this one when i was drawing my new garage, not cars but lots of car stuff in it


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52970&highlight=Mixed grill

 

cool van

 

Theres a bit about that, a ford pop, a yank pick up, loads of bikes and bike trips a good garage build, you will find all his other links as you read through, he kept me busy reading for months

 

Nearly bought this van last year
Was a touch beyond my budget tho, was really solid n looked the sh*t n it's a ford which is a passion of mine

 

are they expensive then it does look in mint condition

 

He dropped a vtec lump in it as well

 

amazing i love it

 

this is what im after

 

You may have already seen these but:

http://www.teardroptrailers.us/GenericBenroyPlans.pdf