Look forward to seeing it Robbo. 

Yep I have seen those ones for what seems like a very high price.  I used to camp a lot at Hervey Bay in winter and often used to talk to the Grey Nomads about their home made pull apart trailers.  Seems so simple.

I have often contemplated doing a welding course just so as I could knock up some of these sorts of things.

I would have built my own aviary if I knew how to weld.

Derek wrote on May 28^th, 2008 at 3:36pm:


Go for it Derek,
you don't need to do a coarse, just buy your self a stick (electrode) welder which can go up to 130 Amps & teach your self,
once you have got a handle on heat control you might want to swap to a MIG but it takes a little more understanding to set a MIG properly because you have to control both heat & wire speed to get it right

The big difference in the methods is you drag a stick & you push a MIG.
The stick will weld in all positions (up, down, overhead) & is tollerent to wind, The MIG is NOT!

The bottom line is once you master the stick welder, you can weld just about anything with either machine!

Robbo,
have you thought about making a set of clamp/bolt on wheels for the back end & a clamp/bolt on hitch for the other??
using the hull as a trailer instead of making an entire frame.

Mick.

G'day Robbo have you seen the Little Bulldog Folding Trailer? although a bit pricey I reckon there are a few ideas there that you might be able to adapt to yours!!
Just Google 'em for a look see.

All the best
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Hi Robbo,

I made a small demountable tilt trailer some years ago and was able to  register it from home .  No inspection required.

In total it weighs just over 50 kg. with 8 inch alloy wheels and hollow square axel, bilge boards, and appropriate lighting.

No springs, but run my tyres at about 8 P.S.I. on the sand or gravel tracks up north, and about 15 P.S.I. on bitumin.

I feel I can travel Safely at about 80 - 90 km ph. on main roads.

On longer rough roads I will remove the outboard and fuel tank to lighten the load  on the trailer.

(355 Quintrex Dart 15 Mariner T/S.)

Has a small winch and alloy mudguards and a swivel hospital bed wheel for a jocky wheel.

One suggestion I would make, construct yours out of Stainless Steel tube, it is easy to weld, and may cost a little bit more initially.

By the time you take into account galvanising, waiting time and lost time, S.S. will be no dearer.

I made the mistake of making mine out of mild steel tube.

Mine cost me about $160.00 and is strong simple and easy to assemble.

Looking at the date of your post all this may be too late for you but someone else may need a "Gee Up."

Have Fun Haji-Baba