RE: Tire Trailer

["Legerlotz, Alan" <alegerlotz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>Once you assemble the trailer, you have a 40" wide by 48" long open
>>frame. Bolt down a prepainted piece of 3/4 plywood to create the basic
>>platform. Next I built plywood box with a drop door across the back of
>>the trailer. 

I'm in the process of building one of these, and I've seen many during my
trips to NHIS.

These guys didn't put a floor on the front of the trailer, but instead kept
it open so that the wheels can drop below the floor line a bit to keep the
height down, and to keep them locked in a bit better.  To soften the sharp
edges, they used cut PVC pipe and zip ties to hold it on.

In terms of the back, building a plywood box is certainly possible, but most
of the guys I've seen have a Rubbermaid (or similar) toolbox mounted right
to the trailer bottom.  This will be waterproof and it doesn't' require
painting.  I'd also think that it weighs much less.

All of the other parts are the same.
- -Al

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