trailer build

[AVO]

Originally Posted by deano59

hi all
over the last few yrs ive been knocking up car trailers mainly for people in our race car club and i build a nice open one for my self about 12 months ago . 4 inch drop axles 4 wheel electric brakes / alloy floor/ tilt function. wah wah wah .anyway i lent it to a mate a few weeks ago who made me a offer i couldn't refuse so that left me with out a trailer for a while .
i have been thinking about building a bigger enclosed one for a while for a couple of reasons 1 for the race car when we go away i can camp in there as well and 2 if i want tot take the cobra to car shows ect i dont want it on a open trailer .
planning on running a batteries and a invertor set with a solar panel to charge it up i will need to research this side of it as im not all that familier with it all but i bought some nice 6 metre lengths of led strip lighting im hoping to use

so basically if anyones interested i might do a build thread on the progress of the trailer it will be 2500 wide and 6 meters long inside dimensions
now we have the ranger to pull it why not .
cheers dean

Deano,

I fitted out an enclosed trailer to take my Formula Ford to the track. I use a 600 watt inverter, that supplies enough 240V power to run chargers, TV, computer or small vacuum cleaner. You need the vacuum when you run off the black stuff.

This is powered by an onboard 12V deep cycle battery. Dont bother with a conventional - it won't last a weekend. I use an 80 amp Anderson plug that connects to the tow car. It always gets charged enough on the trip to the track. I've never seen the need for a solar charger.

For air, I have a D size bottle of air fitted with an Oxygen regulator. This gives me enough air for rattle guns, shock dyno and tyre inflation. Lasts a whole season. Its a lot easier than a compressor.

For lighting, I'm currently using 12V fluros - which were all the go when I built it - but I'd use LED strip lighting if I have to replace them.

I have also a 12V winch with remote control that is envaluable when something breaks, and you cant drive back onto the trailer.

Hope that helps.

[deano59]

Originally Posted by AVO

Deano,

I fitted out an enclosed trailer to take my Formula Ford to the track. I use a 600 watt inverter, that supplies enough 240V power to run chargers, TV, computer or small vacuum cleaner. You need the vacuum when you run off the black stuff.

This is powered by an onboard 12V deep cycle battery. Dont bother with a conventional - it won't last a weekend. I use an 80 amp Anderson plug that connects to the tow car. It always gets charged enough on the trip to the track. I've never seen the need for a solar charger.

For air, I have a D size bottle of air fitted with an Oxygen regulator. This gives me enough air for rattle guns, shock dyno and tyre inflation. Lasts a whole season. Its a lot easier than a compressor.

For lighting, I'm currently using 12V fluros - which were all the go when I built it - but I'd use LED strip lighting if I have to replace them.

I have also a 12V winch with remote control that is envaluable when something breaks, and you cant drive back onto the trailer.

Hope that helps.

cheers for that
we race on dirt so a yard broom would be better than a vacum cleaner lol i have a couple of air tanks already i we fill up at home for doing tyre pressure changes with , thats good to know with the invertor and battery i was thinking we would need a much bigger one than that but again im new to this i will mount my car fridge and prob a micro wave as well for heating lunch . a electric winch is a must with our racing ya lucky to drive on most meetings . i need to take the ranger to a auto eleccy to sort out the second battery charging as there a bit fickle with the electronics the ranger has but no biggie . when i towed with the old ford wagon i did as you with a anderson plug to the second battery and it worked well .
im chasing down those alloy panels with the plastic on the inside to clad the trailer with plenty on ebay but bugga all in adelaide that ive found so far . ive been looking at almost every enclosed trailer ive seen at different tracks to get ideas . just been able to sleep in it using a swag if need be will save a fair bit just in hotel rooms .
thanks for the ideas
dean