Getting started on an ATV trailer, which hopefully will also be roadworthy for towing behind a light auto.
Planning on a 4'X6' bed with side-posts, open on both ends so 4'X8' materials can be hauled with some overhang.
Axle is salvaged from a 200x Voyager, which was chosen because it looked like it would be easy to narrow down, and it has nice mounting pads where the leaf springs used to attach.
Plus I happened to have a pair of serviceable low profile 23" OD 15" tires that are short enough to keep the surface of the bed just a little over 24".
ATV is 48" wide, axle is 52" to the outer face of the wheels.
So my questions are, how long should the tongue be, and does tongue length affect how far back the axle should be?
Planning on a 4'X6' bed with side-posts, open on both ends so 4'X8' materials can be hauled with some overhang.
Axle is salvaged from a 200x Voyager, which was chosen because it looked like it would be easy to narrow down, and it has nice mounting pads where the leaf springs used to attach.
Plus I happened to have a pair of serviceable low profile 23" OD 15" tires that are short enough to keep the surface of the bed just a little over 24".
ATV is 48" wide, axle is 52" to the outer face of the wheels.
So my questions are, how long should the tongue be, and does tongue length affect how far back the axle should be?