I Built My Own Tilting Car Hauler!
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Took my chassis table, modified it a bit, and turned it into a trailer. I used a 3500lb electric trailer jack for the tilt cylinder, which Ive never seen used before. It took some time, but turned out great.
Super job, this is what happens when you look at your skillset and checking account. Anything in life can be accomplished with determination..........
What a great idea thank you. Don’t think I can convert my old trailer with our some drawings.
You should like that trailer, that’s a dam nice trailer. Good job!!
Very nice build, wish I could build one as well, instead of paying a high price for a new car hauler.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
That is one nice looking trailer great job
Dang that is very nice! Great job!
I love it. Very original and thinking outside the box.
Also love the idea of a wireless remote. Very Handy.
All those angles had to have changed when you hooked it to the truck.
When you imagine that hitch at regular receiver height, the entire trailer would be at such an angle that I think even the rear axle would be off the ground.
With the tongue hitch at ride height, the actuator jack would only need to extend a fraction of what's being shown here. Right?
Do you have any video of it in use - actually hooked to the tow vehicle and loading / unloading a vehicle?
I sure do wish I'd seen this before I rebuilt my car hauler.
Thanks for sharing.
Looks great man!!
Look great. Good work
Nice , have you considered to use a 3 ton airbag with a small air cylinder mounted underneath on the front portion? The only thing i would change is to flip the black ramps up so people don't walk into it . Hate to see a car drive into the back of that trailer by accident.
Ramps Probably protect the trailer from getting damaged but would probably really mess up the car behind it
Very nice job.
I don’t like the tail lights. They look like a hook and I’m sure I would smash my shins on them more than once.
I think you need a cross member in the hitch where it breaks toward the rear. It could be a weak point under extreme stress..
The wench needs a cover. It could be mounted on the hitch side to keep the deck clean. Offset 6 “ won’t make much difference.
I wonder how long the jack will last. It looks like a good choice.
The ramps can be cut down 4 to 6 inches and hinged so that they are not like a knife edge but more like a bumper.
Super cool. thanks for the inspiration. I'm going to try something similar and make a dumping trailer, which will need to tip a lot more for stuff to slide out. Also, did you make the crossmembers out of square or rect tube? why? I think your supposed to used C-channel as the best crossmembers.
Hi there, very nice trailer. Do you have any plans or list of materials you used?
Do yo Thang my man ...I'm going to copy this bro very smart
Bad ass but isn’t that gonna be too much pressure on that single jack
Very nice
How did you make it please the plans
I'm sure you have had plenty of use of the trailer by now. So is the actuator strong enough to lift a car on the trailer to back it off, or do you have to back the car up to help it??
It is strong enough to lift it, as you’re really only lifting half the weight of the car. But I do roll the car back a bit so that it tilts faster.
Did you use bushings at the pivot point?
Do the end of the ramps have reflective material? Just wondering if DOT has some rule of the trailer extending rearward
My understanding is as long as you’re don’t extend more than 36” beyond the taillights, you don’t need any identifying marking. Same as if you have lumber sticking out the rear of your truck. Longer than 36" you need a red flag or light. My ramps are 30". That’s just my understanding, I could be wrong.
What is hydraulic capacity for the load
Sketchy AF. Look at the angle of that fwd jack when the tilt is up. You can't even have a tow vehicle hooked onto it while you load... which makes shit even more scary. That + all the weight on the extensions... you better be damn sure the ground is 100% flat or it's going to roll onto its side. Also, the cantilever is way too short and the axles of that trailer are too far back for hauling cars.
I like how you just went for it though, man. I still think you did a great job building it I just don't like the design.
I’ve loaded my car and truck on this trailer over a dozen times with zero issues. Don’t be concerned about the angle of the jack. In the video I was simply showing how the trailer operates. You never load a vehicle on a trailer without it hooked up to a truck. So the jack only sees weight when the trailer is flat. And the ball can easily handle that articulation. Never had a problem. The axle placement is the same as two trailers I have at my work, which were built by professionals. When I load my car, the rear tires are still on the wood, and my drivers door swings over the fender. So my weight ballast is pretty good. So although you seem to have a lot of concerns regarding the design, I can assure you, you’re wrong about all of it.
Hiya, have you found any long term issues with this design where is pressed down on the vehicles towbar in order to tilt, versus the designs where the trailer wheels stay flat to the floor and the trailer deck tilts back independently? I wouldnt be making one, I'd be buying one, but id still like to know if this any any draw backs, as im unsure i like how it presses on the towbar quite hard.
It’s been great. No issues yet. When a vehicle is on the trailer, a lot of the weight is over the trailer axles and not on the tongue. And when offloading, I like to roll the car back a bit to take more weight off the front of the trailer to speed up the electric jack used for tilting. So far so good.
Would love to know where you got your sliding I-beam lifting Crane? Appreciate if you can tell me a brand. I’m in Australia so may not be the same
The brand is Power Fist. It’s sold by Princess Auto here in Canada. I actually made a video on the hoist install. ua-cam.com/video/Vm0XKOTqfVE/v-deo.html
What size of the rectangle metal used for the tongue and thickness
2x4 inch rectangular tubing. 1/8 wall.
Is that a T/A worldwide car back there…???
That’s my twin turbo 68 Pontiac LeMans.
All that weight on two bolts
How much weight are we talking? Most of the weight is over the axles. You should only have about 500 lbs of tongue weight.
What hinges did you use?
I drillled 5/8 holes through four pieces of half inch plate and welded them to the trailer frame. Then welded some pipe to the ends of the hitch which slid up between those plates. Shoved some grade 8 bolts through them with some grease and called it a day.
Whatni assumed but didn't know if used any type grasable bushing
What was total material cost?
About $4000 Canadian.
What was the cost to build this vs buying something similar? Thanks!
It cost me about $4000CAD. The cheapest price for something similar I found was $8100CAD.
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What paint did u use to paint the trailer
Tremclad.