Split-dovetail car hauler trailer

[countrybumpkin]

Might want to double check on the towing double trailers, a lot of states require the first trailer to be a fifth wheel style hitch not two tag style. As for a pin style drop leg, they can be a lot of trouble sometimes, if you lower it to far its impossible to remove the pin to raise it back up with out using a jack under the trailer. I have two , one on each side of the trailer at the rear corners at the point where the dove tail starts, like in the pic above but sidewind style instead of top wind. Fully adjustable and if they have pressure on them after loading trailer just crank them up and then swivel them out of the way.

 

[franklin2]

I have seen trailers that mount a swivel implement jack on each back corner. Swivels horizontal when not in use.

This reminds me of a idea I had awhile back but have never done it yet.

I have one of those type jacks for the front of my trailer. I have the mount on the driver's side front on the A frame. I really like this setup, you just have to crank the jack up just enough that it's free from the ground, pull the pin and turn it 90 degrees and put the pin back in. No more of that endless cranking so you have plenty of ground clearance.

Back to my idea; I was thinking about taking some short pieces of pipe, and making a couple more "receivers" for the jack at the rear of the trailer. If I had a flat tire, I could pull the pin and take the jack off the A frame and move it to the rear and use it to jack the back corner of the trailer up to change the tire(it would still have to be hitched to the truck of course). It might come in handy one day.

 

[buggyman1]

I ordered some open wheel caps a few weeks ago because the caps that came with my wheels were too shallow. I never received them so I cut these out with my lathe. Worked out pretty good.

 

[buggyman1]

Some pins I turned on the lathe.

 

[buggyman1]

Welded on my safety chains.

 

[buggyman1]

I also made these to keep the chains off the ground when unhooked.

 

[buggyman1]

Tapped a couple of holes for my onboard charger.

 

[buggyman1]

I made a wrench (modified one) that fits the nuts that holds on the tandem receiver bracket when not in use.

 

[buggyman1]

I got my Anderson connectors crimped and soldered on for the winch.

 

[Paul Thornton]

Nice job, the caps look great, as does the rest of the project.