On 16/05/2018 16:45, T i m wrote:
On 15 May 2018 11:42:35 GMT, David wrote:
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Anyone done this kind of thing or made/bought another type of cover?
Trailer is approximately 1250 mm long by 1050 mm wide external
measurements.
I do have a lot of spare bits of wood, just not marine ply. One
alternative would be painted WBP, which seems to last well as outside
fencing on building sites.
FWIW, I built a 1/2 tonne 6'6" x 4' x 4' high box trailer with full
height tailgate / ramp years ago (off an Indespension chassis) and
paneled it out with 1/2" WBP ply. I treated the ply inside and out
with Cuprinol, and primed, undercoated and top-coated the outside with
quality paints.
The original 'lid'' was more 1/2" ply made in two pieces with battens
across inside to both give it support and to hold it in place and then
a PVC top cover hooked down with elastics in the traditional way.
When I got a van I sold the trailer to a mate and some time later,
bought it off him again and cut it down to 18" high general goods
trailer. Along the line it had been left with water in it and so I cut
all the side panels down to make use of the good bits of ply and re
treated them inside and painted the outsides again.
Currently it' got the same two part lift off lid and a basic PVC top
cover and some extra tarp over the lot to keep more of the weather
off.
I don't generally use it with the lid or cover on as most stuff I
carry is too high (the last thing being a 600cc motorbike). [1]
The smaller trailer has a bespoke H/D full depth cover but again, it's
not typically left on when in use.
Cheers, T i m
[1] I typically fit eyebolts to the inside 4 corners and often the
middle of the long edges of all my trailers as that makes holding
things (like motorbikes) down much easier.
+1.
I used the type that fit into seat-belt sockets to add a structure to a
horse trailer some years ago, and still have some spares, together with
a tap for fitting them to box section and the appropriate nuts for
fitting to sheet or angle iron. Readily available from eBay with various
shank lengths, used by rally/racing car builders for fitting full
harness seat belts. Last time I used them was to add securing points for
a 100 litre sprayer to the back of my ATV.
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