Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

On 03/03/2011 17:12, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

These people do:

http://www.iwt.co.uk/

When I Googled to try to work out the value of my box trailer, horse
boxes seemed to be the most widely advertised, but they are rather
specialised items.


I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

No.

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

I have always fancied doing wrought iron gates and fences and one
business I looked at buying seemed to have done quite well buying in
parts and making them up. These people supply components, if you can't
forge them yourself.

http://www.nvfwroughtiron.co.uk/

Colin Bignell

On Mar 3, 5:12 pm, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

be a voyeur on ebay and see what some go for (watch out for shill
bidders bidding on their own gear who end up "winning" and having to
resell)
some sh4gged out old rust heaps go for a few hundred quid!!!

Where you based? I might fancy one if right spec/deal can be done.....

Jim K

On 03/03/2011 17:12, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

There are Standards that you would have to meet if you were making them
for sale and you'd need indemnity insurance.

In the next year or two a test for new trailers will also come into
force (Google IVA trailers for more info.)

SteveW

On Mar 3, 7:03 pm, Steve Walker
wrote:
On 03/03/2011 17:12, George wrote:



Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

There are Standards that you would have to meet if you were making them
for sale and you'd need indemnity insurance.

In the next year or two a test for new trailers will also come into
force (Google IVA trailers for more info.)

just sell em as "used"......

Jim K

On 03/03/2011 17:12, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Dunno if its your thing, but there is a market for a decent wall mounted
fag end bin and wall mounted mail boxes.

All the ones I see are as flimsy as hell.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?


Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.


they sell for HUNDREDS in the ditz shops

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

In article , "Nightjar
\"cpb\"@" "insertmysurnamehere says...
My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

No.


Or, more accurately, not yet. There is talk of it, but then there has
been for years.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

In article , lid says...
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.


Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:12:08 -0800 (PST), George
wrote:

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes

You can't legally fit brakes on a trailer other than ones specifically
designed for trailer use - that has been the case in the UK for about
20 years or so.

There is nothing to stop you using a back axle with no brakes on a
trailer weighing fully laden no more than 750kg (and assuming the
towing vehicle weighs at least twice that)

Everything changes the back end of next year, so homebuilds (I think
of all weights and sizes but I could be wrong) will need individual
approval by VOSA.


--

"Jim K" wrote in message
...
On Mar 3, 5:12 pm, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

be a voyeur on ebay and see what some go for (watch out for shill
bidders bidding on their own gear who end up "winning" and having to
resell)

Tick the "completed listings" box that way you get to see how much they
actually sold for.

Mike

On Mar 3, 8:02 pm, "MuddyMike" wrote:
"Jim K" wrote in message

...

On Mar 3, 5:12 pm, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

be a voyeur on ebay and see what some go for (watch out for shill
bidders bidding on their own gear who end up "winning" and having to
resell)

Tick the "completed listings" box that way you get to see how much they
actually sold for.

Mike

aye - as long as you've signed up....

Jim K

George gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes

Do trailer have MOTs?

Sorry - HOW long have you been making trailers for yourself?

Skipweasel wrote:
In article , lid says...
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.


Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

On Mar 3, 8:25 pm, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
Skipweasel wrote:
In article , says....
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.

Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

what? and £18 is *too much* ? ;)))))

Jim K

On Mar 3, 8:17*pm, Adrian wrote:
George gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes
Do trailer have MOTs?

Sorry - HOW long have you been making trailers for yourself?

I built my first "real trailer" - which I am still using,
incororating the back axel from a 197? Cadillac. I made it in Abu
Dhabi and shipped it back to UK behind a Landrover, with a 30 Hp Asaa
stationery engine, etc. inside. ( Most of the ensuing years were 365
days, there should have been a comma in there somewhere.)

I sold the LR but am still using the trailer, - with coupled brakes
and the engine is still waiting to be restored. I live in Norfolk,
not far from Norwich.

Thanks for the load of helpful comments.

In article , lid says...
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.


Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

I can't compete with that price.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

In article 9dd973f2-b0c2-417e-b4b1-c54087dc6c46
@z31g2000vbs.googlegroups.com, says...
http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

what? and £18 is *too much* ? ;)))))

for that bit of tat, yes.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On 03/03/11 17:12, George wrote:
Hi There,

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes and I am sure I could do it for reward. I have made from
tiny to quite huge. Has anyone had the experience of what would sell
easily and at a profit?

I was thinking of a simple box trailer with indespension units and
wheels, or, a bigger one with Ford back axel and drum brakes, there
are a lot about, with an mild steel angle frame and either plank or
ply base and sides. I can weld it all up and do one a week if I keep
it simple. Fill with other junk to sell and take it to our Car Boot
sale every week.

My time is not worth much and I have a good workshop and room. Do
trailer have MOTs?

Is there anything else I can fabricate to keep the wolf from the door?

Thanks, George.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Our local council tip has a limit
of up to 1.3 meters!
for a traier of domestic rubbish.
http://www.letswasteless.com/cms/rec...rmits.aspx#CVT

People I know sell woodburners made out of gas bottles
for around £100

You can sell 'artworks' for whatever they'll pay!

Lockable collection boxes for ebay deliveries is another idea.

[g]

Skipweasel wrote:
In article , lid says...
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.

Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

I can't compete with that price.

That's a naff one.

Expect them to go for 60-70

On Mar 3, 10:58 pm, Skipweasel
wrote:
In article 9dd973f2-b0c2-417e-b4b1-c54087dc6c46
@z31g2000vbs.googlegroups.com, says...

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

what? and £18 is *too much* ? ;)))))

for that bit of tat, yes.


mmmm is it "tat" because you can't compete with it?

Jim K

On Mar 4, 4:28 am, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
Skipweasel wrote:
In article , says...
Yes. Can you twist mild steel bars (rebar?) into fancy shapes? My wife
wants 'obelisks;' to grow creepers up..4 or 6 poles in a sort of teepee
arrangement with spacer hoops to keep em stable, and some sort of
decorative crap on top to finish it all off.

Got a link to photo of the sort of thing you mean?

Google 'garden obleisk

Here is a typical example.

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

I can't compete with that price.

That's a naff one.

Expect them to go for 60-70

ISTR that was the link you gave to a "typical example".....

How much more grandiose do you require them?

Jim K

On Mar 3, 9:29*pm, George wrote:
On Mar 3, 8:17*pm, Adrian wrote:

George gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

I have been making trailers for myself for years of various sizes and
purposes
Do trailer have MOTs?

Sorry - HOW long have you been making trailers for yourself?

I built my first "real trailer" - *which I am still using,
incororating the back axel from a 197? Cadillac. I made it in Abu
Dhabi and shipped it back to UK behind a Landrover, with a 30 Hp Asaa
stationery engine, etc. inside. ( Most of the ensuing years were 365
days, there should have been a comma in there somewhere.)

I sold the LR but am still using the trailer, - with coupled brakes
and the engine is still waiting to be restored. *I live in Norfolk,
not far from Norwich.

Thanks for the load of helpful comments.

Whoosh!

In article f381abd3-22d6-4ad8-a798-
, says...
http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

what? and £18 is *too much* ? ;)))))

for that bit of tat, yes.


mmmm is it "tat" because you can't compete with it?

(insert big grin)

Well, possibly - though it's not exactly graceful or attractive, is it?

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On Mar 4, 4:12 pm, Skipweasel wrote:
In article f381abd3-22d6-4ad8-a798-
, says...

http://www.selections.com/GF873/stee...-obelisk-1-2m/

what? and £18 is *too much* ? ;)))))

for that bit of tat, yes.

mmmm is it "tat" because you can't compete with it?

(insert big grin)

Well, possibly - though it's not exactly graceful or attractive, is it?

? it's the NP who wants em.........

Jim K