Would I use the trailer as it sits now? NO. But it does have a lot of potential to be converted into a nice trailer of some sort.
Look at the length of the trailer and then look at the balance point. There is a lot more wood sticking out behind the axles than in front of them. I think instead of having fold down ramps he had "stick straight out the back ramps". My FIL bought a trailer years ago that was built like this, although it was welded steel, not wood) to haul his riding mower on. He had 4 different properties to mow and his was a tilt back. When connected to the truck, tilt unlatched, nothing on the trailer, it stayed in a tilted position, slightly heavier in the rear. When you drove up on the trailer, the weight of the mower tilted it forward/down. You could tilt it down with two fingers, well balanced, but designed to stay tilted so you could drive up on it. It looked weird but worked great. I think this guy did a makeshift job of copying that design. Although his doesn't look like a tilt but by raising the front it would tilt. Makeshift job for sure but it worked for him.
