i wanna build a trailer!!!!

[Von Stans]

does ne one have a trail how to or has built one them self please give me some idea's??

 

[skyrider]

These are pics of a trailer I just completed for a Urban Farm Project for them to haul produce to a food bank.
The head of the project gave me the plans that he printed off of Howtofixbikes.com .I didn't stay to the plans because I needed to make sure it would be strong enough.It's a little heavier than the plans but it pulls great. Also I spent less than $20.00 in it total.The hitch in the pics isn't permanent because this is not the bike that will be pulling it.

 

[GodHatesCleveland]

I haven't done it myself but I've heard it's easy to strip down a kiddie trailer like the one listed below and stick a Rubbermaid storage box on it. That or keep it like it is, the zippered sides would keep stuff from falling out and also protect your groceries from flies.

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/bik/728708837.html

 

[ratdaddy]

here are a couple that look interesting.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle ... 30-for-pa/

http://drumbent.com/trailer.html

http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html It says bamboo, but you could us pvc as well I think

http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/

these should give you some ideas for some cheap trailers and get you away from being dependent on a car. Up in Fort Collins, there is a group that picks up recyclables on their trailers. Newspapers, cans, that kind of stuff. They even help folks move to new apartments. I once saw a picture of one of the guys moving a full-size refrigerator on one of the trailers.

jeff

 

[bigredddaddy]

I haven't done it myself but I've heard it's easy to strip down a kiddie trailer like the one listed below and stick a Rubbermaid storage box on it. That or keep it like it is, the zippered sides would keep stuff from falling out and also protect your groceries from flies.

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/bik/728708837.html

I got one last summer and used wood from work they toss out. I take it to the beach with chairs and a cooler, went to the grocery store yesterday, and picked up my new Craftsman shopvac monday after father's day. It's purdy handy, and somewhere I seen a canoe hooked up to a MTB. Here's last October's pumpkin pick-up

 

[xddorox]

Man I'm always amazed when one of those trailers gets built. You did a fine job of it skyrider, thumbs up man.

For those who want the article, here's the link to it: http://howtofixbikes.blogspot.com/2006/07/big-homebuilt-el-cheapo-bicycle-cargo.html

 

[bigredddaddy]

I seen this site: http://tonystrailers.com The tent trailer rocks, got me thinkin.........

 

[stephen]

I took this photo of a cool trailer http://www.flickr.com/photos/65587945@N00/391346168/ I don't know how to build them though.

 

[Buck Masterson]

I just got this one off of http://www.Freecycle.org for free. My daughter is still small enough to fit in it so it's just gonna stay like this for a while. 3 and still only 28 pounds (was a preemie), but as soon as she is too big for it, I plan on breaking it down to make it more utility.