Nice job, well done,

Here's mine! Started with a $350 1800 lb trailer kit from Harbor Freight. Then bought about $400 worth of Hardware, wood and paint and just started hammering with no plans whatsoever. This is what I ended up with.
And it was EXACTLY what I wanted!!
The license plate you see under my handle is the one on my trailer

It has:
12 volt deep cycle battery
Full compliment of chargers
400 watt power inverter
Solar panel installed on the roof to keep battery peaked
2 twin 12v ceiling lights
TV/VCR combo for in-flight video
dead-bolt locks on all doors
VERY loud alarm!
Fully carpeted upper interior (I slept in it at a float fly!!)
Room for 2 Giant scales and few small ones to boot (I can put my 30% Pitts in assembled!)
6' x 3' folding/slide out work table
Dimensions: 5' x 8' x 5'

my plane transport.. lol

[QUOTE]Originally posted by GelCell
[B]my plane transport.. lol

Hey GelCell my transporter is like yours only mine is red!
It is tight but I can get 5 models in mine along with the C-130.

As the Toco Bell dog says..
"I Think I need a bigger box!"


http://testfly.0catch.com/airplanes/image/c13008.jpg

http://testfly.0catch.com/airplanes/image/c13009.jpg

Very nice, nothing to say, except I like that side door, nice touch.

sherman, nice job!
I like your design, did your rear door come out heavy with those wood shelves causing your trailer to be tail heavy? mine did with all of the iron hardware and now I am having to compensate by placing weight at the front of the trailer. I like you am going to fit my trailer with AC/DC so that I can have both worlds. I am going to build a box on the tongue in front of the enclosure that will house a lead acid marine battery and an electrical AC outlet adapted for an extension cord.

Can you please tell me where you got your solar panel at and what's the cost on something like that?
As far as the wood goes on my trailer I just purchased a gallon of Kool Seal to be painted on the roof to seal the roof from rotting. For those that are not familiar with Kool Seal it is what's used to seal the roof's on trailer houses, and can be purchased at any home builder's store such as Home Depot etc...

I got lucky and was made a great offer from our club president The trailer I purchased only cost $50.00, total cost with material is just under $300.00

After looking your trailer over I did not see a light over your license plate. Not sure what the laws are in your state but here in TX it's a law to have a light shining on the license plate. Maybe yours is there and I just can't see it from the pictures. *shrugs*

Anyway nice job.
Randy

Well Gelcell and testfly those look like nice trailer's I always thought the Ford's were the true trucks of all. You two just proved my theory LOL!!

Randy

Thanks!! It ended up geing very practical!

you got a daddy named Forrest too? :stupid:

hehehe

Hey Randy,

It is a simple case of was and is here.

Ford was the First Truck.

Dodge is the Best Truck,
and they will even carry a airplane or 5.



BTW Thanks... Not everyone can drive their trailers'
to the field like us huh? :sunsmiley

Anyway Looking ahead.....
I see a trailer in my future. I need one more than I need the truck.
That is needing one pretty bad huh?
I am sure I am not the only guy watching this thread to get ideas on what he wants, needs, has to have or even more can bring the wife over to the computer and say "Look at what this guy did Sweetheart. He has a really nice trailer and with Fathers Day coming up I would like to have something like that."

Wait guys...I know your thinking it won't work. No wife is gonna give in to that. But, it will work for me. Cause She got a new truck for Mothers Day. So unless my trailer is gonna cost $26,000.00 I don't think I will have a problem.

So lets Trailer on boys.

My home made job 4x4x8 on a light duty frame. wieghts about 400# cost about $1.10 per lb to build.

lQQK

Boy,

My wife ain't gonna like none of yall!

There are a lot of good ideas showing up here.

KEEP THE PICTURES AND IDEAS COMING !

Hey Testfly,

That's why I got me an EX-wife!

Blackie,

"sherman, nice job"
Thanks Randy!!

"I like your design, did your rear door come out heavy with those wood shelves causing your trailer to be tail heavy?"

No, not at all. The shelves are only soft pine, so they don't weigh very much.
I also have a box on the tongue of mine if you look at the pic. That's where I store all my fuel. I figured the weight up front couldn't be a bad thing. It actually balanced perfectly without trying. I wish my planes would be so easy

"Can you please tell me where you got your solar panel at and what's the cost on something like that?"

Here's a decent one for $50. You can get higher power for more bucks.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=41144

"After looking your trailer over I did not see a light over your license plate. Not sure what the laws are in your state but here in TX it's a law to have a light shining on the license plate. Maybe yours is there and I just can't see it from the pictures. *shrugs*"

Actually, there IS a law here, but I haven't pulled it in the dark yet, so I hadn't worried about it. it will get on there sooner or later!! I even had two cops that are in my club goin over it (just to give me a hard time, they're good guys) and they completely missed that! Gonna hafta give THEM a hard time now!

"Anyway nice job"
THANKS!!! I honestly didn't expect it to come out so perfect for what I was using it for.

thats what im sayin.



nope.. not everyone has got STYLE like we do.. lol

it all come down to that old proverb:
How do you make a Ford go faster? PULL IT WITH A DODGE!

Oh! come on you two, does the truth hurt?

Randy

you tell us.
it must or you would have been able to think of something better to say.

OOOooooo
YO MOMMA BEEOTCH! lol

GelCell I can see this thread getting out of hand real quick with a remark like that lets try and keep our parents out of this. OH! and yes my mother does drive a Town Car close enough.


Now back to the original topic this thread is about trailers not trucks.

Please guys, we were doing so well with the trailers, lets keep it on that subject.
Who gives a sxxt who drives what.......


Anyway, my trailer is coming along to the final stages, I'll post some more pictures later.

Thanks aerografixs, I guess I was the instigator on this so I will kindly bow out. With that aside I believe there is another thread related on transporting planes to the field listed under Tips & Techniques
http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...39&forumid=63.
This thread we are in now is based on "Trailers" and how they are configured on the inside.

Please everyone lets keep this thread focused on trailers and their interiors.

By the way anyone seen Crash and Burn? Where is he?

Randyy

it was a joke..notice the "" btw i would never intentionally insult anyone over here as no one has ever dont anything to intentionally insult me. so i apologize if it was taken the wrong way.

GelCell,

It was all in fun and when you/I enjoy the information posted it brings me/you back and when you/I come/came back I/we got in trouble.

I will not leave you out to dry. I was apart of the truck comments and so I too offer my apologies to everyone.

Now I do have a question for you trailer guys....

Do the bearings hold up on the small trailers you all are converting and do you use larger tires/wheels?

I have allways used the 8" wheels in the past without any problems. Also the bearings, but recently , just for a piece of mind, I changed the original bearings for high quality bearings and went with 12" wheels.

As I said, I never had problems but who want's problems away from home.
Allways check you wheel bearings at least once a year.

Just got a new digital camera, here's a pic of my trailer.

Vince

here is another shot showing my Sig Sukhoi, and my Bert Baker P47.

Vince