Building a UTV/ATV off road trailer
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- čas přidán 20. 02. 2022
- In this video I’m building upon my last video of assembling the northern tool 40”x48” trailer. This turned out to take me about 5 days to complete (about 25 hrs total). I needed to build a trailer that could be pulled behind my UTV and be able to withstand WNC mountain logging roads. I believe I got the mark with this design to get logs, rocks, and kids on and off the mountain.
I hope you enjoy the video. Please assess your own capabilities before attempting anything you see in this or any other video.
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Great job!💪🏽
I really appreciate the video. You did a great job.
Nice job thanks for the idea👍
Nice job
Neat job, well done
Thanks!
Hello Daniel, very nicely done ! I would like to know where you purchased those wider tires. And what is the center bore or rimhole size of those tires? I just recently purchased that trailer but, it is still in transit. Thank you! Jeff
I’m glad you liked the video! I got those tires at Northern Tool. They are 215/60-8 4 on 4.
Here’s a link to to the ones I purchased.
m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200330201_200330201
Nice.
Thanks!
You could save you so time by ordering 2 inch spacers. It worked fine on mine.
I looked at that and I couldn’t fine the studs that were long enough. At least not here locally. Thanks for the advise. Maybe in the next build.
You could have used a 2" extension on the wheel.
Lol yes and saved his self alot of work!
Thank you for this video, I don't think I can do all that framework, Can I get a smaller tire to fit the frame?
Thanks for the comment. Absolutely, the kit came with the smaller tires that can be used. I used wide tires for the trail. The thinner tires would work depending on the application.
@@outdoortypelifestyle9489 I am thinking of getting an offroad set of tiers that will fit without having to cut the frame as you did.
How much was the 8 inch tires I need to replace the ones on the it
Nice! I'm looking to do something similar so we can take our dog camping. If you were going to put suspension on this would you recommend leaf springs or torsion axles?
This one came with leaf springs. The trailer was rated for 1400lbs. I was never going to have that kind of weight so I pulled all the leafs but the main one. That and air down the tires helps be a little smoother on the trail. At least here, leaf springs are more common and easier to procure. Hope this helps!
I think I would've lengthened the axle instead. I believe that would've been less work and I wouldn't lose valuable cargo area.
If I had to do it over again I would probably gone that route. My only concern initially was weakening the axles, but after dragging it on some trails fully loaded, I’m much less concerned now.
You probably could have just gotten longer bolts for the hub and just have gotten a thicker spacer
I thought about that and I didn’t want the tires sticking out for trees to catch on. I drag this through pretty thick brush and have racks on all the edges to prevent saplings and trees from catching and pushing off. Good point though!
What type of paint and primer are you using in this?
The primer was Rustoleum primer from Lowes. The paint was the Rustoleum truck bed liner. It’s really not a typically thought of paint, but a 2 part epoxy paint. It has a bag with two compartments. You press down and burst the separation wall so the two can mix. It has like a 4 hour working time. It has proven to be very durable! Thanks for the question. I hope this helps!
Nice trailer. Do you know how wide it was outside of tire to outside of tire with the factory tires? I am looking for a trailer to pull behind my ATV in and out of the woods to get firewood. All the "ATV" specific trailers like polar brand etc are super expensive. Thought about this one but it may be to wide for alot of my ATV trails.
I just looked back at the base trailer and it stated 52-1/4”. I would guess that is outside fender to outside fender. If you didn’t install the fenders you could shave off another 2-3” to get tire to tire dimensions.
@@outdoortypelifestyle9489 Awesome, thank you for the help
@@outdoortypelifestyle9489 Hey one more question if you don't mind. This trailer, axle and all seem heavier built that most "ATV" specific trailers, do you think it would do ok over bumpy ground in the woods hauling firewood out with an ATV?
@matticus6339 I use mine for that quite often. Since the trailer is rated for like 1,200# the suspension is pretty stiff. I pulled out a leaf in springs since a full load on my trailer is probably only around 250# and I wanted it to absorb some of the bumps not bounce. I have a Kawasaki Teryx that I use to drag it all over the mountain and it does well.
Maybe some 2 or 1 inch spacers for those tires would've been good
That might have been an option but I couldn’t easily find replacement stud long enough for the hub. I was thinking to keep it easy to repair at a northern tool or Lowe’s if/when I break it on the trail. I’ve beat on it pretty good so far.
hellow... can i know what type of colour you use for this trailer video? so nice...
Sure thing! It was just the Rustoleum black bed liner. It has texture in the paint for grip, but other than that it was just the standard black.
@@outdoortypelifestyle9489 tq for sharing
How much for the tubing
couldn't you have just added another spacer, or used a thicker spacer?
I initially looked at that with using everything I had. I would have needed to use so much that I would have needed to replace the studs for much longer studs. I was a little concerned with all the weight being on the studs and not supported at all on the lip of the hub. Probably wouldn’t have been an issue, but if it would have broken out in the woods it would have been a major pain to repair.