5x8 Utility Trailer Set Up, Help........

I did a couple searches and followed a few links, but didn't find much on utility trailer set up, just enclosed set ups.

I just finished the basic platform for my economy bike hauler. Just a plain, simple 5x8, built a little heavy . (double duty for work). I'd like to keep things on the cheap side as I have around 200.00 in the trailer and funds are tight. I'm going to fab to Condor knock offs and I have E track available free at work.

Where to mount and how much E track would be functional? Rails around the perimeter, any ideas? Trailer nose, this is still unfinished and I have a huge aluminum cargo box from the side of a semi, problem is, it's to big and a bit heavy way up on the tounge. And my retarded ass mounted the jack so the topwind interferes with the box, so it's a bust on that box. I have two nice,long aluminum ramps, any tricks on storing them on a flat bed trailer? Any help or ideas would be much appreciated as I'm fairly new to track based riding and my primary use will be track days for some time before I decide to take a jump into club racing.

 

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I think I would place the E/R, left side, center and right. Running front to back. For now, can you build a front shield to prevent rocks kicking up and hitting your bike. Once you get things up and running, make sure you go for a test ride before you get out on the open road. Safety first!:up:

 

you should get a pitbull trailer restraint. it opens up room to put a lot more on your trailer.........

 

I'd love one, but they're too rich for me. I could probably make one if I had the specs.

 

I would weld some U bolts or something similar to tie down your bike and/or other needed things at the track. Maybe get yourself a removeable wheel chock to immobilize your bike.

Good Luck

 

I'm a professional cobbler, and I'm not planning on marketing them.
Do I have to buy shiny expenssive stuff to fit in?

 

Put 4 eye bolts through the deck and you'll be fine with some ratcheting straps. Make sure you use some big flat washers and lockwashers. You'll spend too much time and money screwing around with E track on that trailer. Make a box out of 2 x 6s for your front wheel, ratchet down the bars and foot pegs and you'll be fine.

If you have your heart set on E track you can put 2 strips down each side on the floor. There's an E track loop you can buy and then you ratchet to the D ring on the loop.
Follow this link http://www.kinedyne.com/hardware/track-fittings.asp

I also didn't see a spare tire. Get one if you don't have one.

Look into Northern Tool for some tongue boxes, they should fit, will keep stones and debris off your bikes, and hold enough to get by unless you plan on going pro. Follow this link.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/NTESearch?storeId=6970&N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=tongue+box&Nty=1&D=tongue+box&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial

 

Thanks Tony. That small plastic box from Northern looks pretty good. I'm not dead set on E track, we use it at work, I'm familiar with it, and its free minus the D rings. We have plenty of straps from kinedyne. I'm working on a spare.

 

same here with the E track.

I've got about a lifetime supply but all the accessories get expensive after a while.

You can build your own tongue box as well, but by the time you build a piece of shit plus 30 trips to the hardware you'll be pretty close to what you could have spent to buy one.

 

Harbor freight has some wheel chock things. A friend of mine has them on his trailer and I went with him to the track a few weeks ago and there were pretty cool! He just bolted them down and the bikes were more stable than you could imagine!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97841

or if your looking for something a bit cheaper, they also have this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96349

 

These are the way to go! Add a couple hooks for your tie downs and a big tool box on the front and you should be ready!

 

So, who was first, STS or Pitbull? Baxley or Condor?

 

I saw somewhere where the ramps to load the bike were slid in under the trailer out of the way.

sounded like a good idea to me.

 

Harbor Freight always has 20% off coupons, and I've seen coupons for these chocks for $40 in the back of Cycle World and/or Motorcyclist.

 

Can you store the ramps under the trailer like on Car Haulers?

 

I just have a stud sticking up w/a clip, bungey on the rear keeps ramp from moving around.



If the front of your trailer lines up w/the bumper on your tow vehicle you're probably going to mash that jack soon enough. Then you can mount your box.