camper trailer to flatbed trailer?

skinny_pedal · Mar 27, 2007

so i want to have my own trailer by memorial day. i was going to use my income tax on one, but decided to invest that money on the wheeler

so ive been pndering the idea of taking some hooptie of a camper trailer that is tandem axle with brakes and take the camper off it so to say so i have a good frame that needs decked? is this legal? anyone done it? hell am i crazy or a genius:masturbanana[1]:

blackcj71 · Mar 27, 2007

Your a genius.

skinny_pedal · Mar 28, 2007

blackcj7 said:
Your a genius.

thanks buddy:kiss: hows your trailer searching coming?

notstock · Mar 28, 2007

My neighbor has one. He bent one of the axles last weekend.

blackcj71 · Mar 28, 2007

I keep waiting for that good deal but i know more then likely ill end up going to either TNT or freeway trailer, getting tired of waiting. Got the cash just cant find the time

TreeClimber · Mar 28, 2007

If you're proposing taking an old (cheap) camper trailer and ditching the camper part in order to salvage a trailer frame for a car trailer, forget it.

Most of the older (cheap) camper trailers don't have the substructure to hold a rig on them, so you'll end up building a whole trailer anyway. Aaaaand, they often don't have trailer brakes and axles that can support the neccessary load. It's a waste of time, money, and effort. Either buy or build your own from scratch.

skinny_pedal · Mar 28, 2007

TreeClimber said:
If you're proposing taking an old (cheap) camper trailer and ditching the camper part in order to salvage a trailer frame for a car trailer, forget it.

Most of the older (cheap) camper trailers don't have the substructure to hold a rig on them, so you'll end up building a whole trailer anyway. Aaaaand, they often don't have trailer brakes and axles that can support the neccessary load. It's a waste of time, money, and effort. Either buy or build your own from scratch.

thats what i was propossing. you so just reined on my parade. o well...was an idea

TreeClimber · Mar 28, 2007

skinny_pedal said:
thats what i was propossing. you so just reined on my parade. o well...was an idea

Finally a totally misspelled word, that actually fit. :eeek:

Jeepasaurusrex · Mar 28, 2007

Been thinking about taking a goose neck trailer and putting my 10' camper on the front with the overhang over the tongue. Then I could haul the Jeep behind that. Once I get where IM going, unload the Jeep and have a big deck behind the camper to hang out on. :beer:

Nuzzy · Mar 28, 2007

Jeepasaurusrex said:
Been thinking about taking a goose neck trailer and putting my 10' camper on the front with the overhang over the tongue. Then I could haul the Jeep behind that. Once I get where IM going, unload the Jeep and have a big deck behind the camper to hang out on. :beer:

I think that's the way I'm leaning eventually