Multi use Trailer

A small engine show I always go to lets you ride around with lawn tractors or other motorized stuff if you want. Some people have a small trailer with a seat for a second passenger. I decided to finally build a trailer to haul a second passenger, but I wanted to have some hauling capacity also, in case I buy any engines or anything. It's mostly made up of scrap pieces which would have been thrown out anyway.

I started off with a section of T beam from a garage door opener system and what I think was a craftsman front axle. Welded the spindles solid with a slight bit of toe-in (which turned out to be a bit too much but it'll work)


I welded the spindles at the top, but also I welded some sections of bolts between the axle and spindle at the bottom. They should stay put.


I made everything pretty beefy, just in case I ever use it over rough ground or anything


Agway tractor being used for lining up the hitch.


Added some thin angle pieces I had to box everything in and up front I added a wood floor.


The seat is hinged to allow access to the storage space below. The steel crate and seat can all be removed from the trailer by removing a U-bolt which holds the metal plate at the bottom. Then the trailer can be used as a flat bed with a board fitted in place of the crate.


Behind the axle will be another flat area for storage which isn't done yet. Paint and testing soon...

Looking good! So this is for the Simplicity?

Also, you gonna keep the mismatched tires or get some mild offroad ones?

Looks great!

Thanks people. Yeah I plan on pulling it with the simplicity but this isn't the off road trailer I want to build. This one I just wanted to put together quick and I'll probably just keep the tires that are on there as long as they hold air.I think one has a plug in it. I plan on making another trailer with the same tires as I have on the front of the simplicity. That one will sort of be a copy of a military style trailer.

Needs leaf springs. Haha just kidding, it looks good mr.mod!

Simple and functional! Excellent!

Looking good. Could extend the 'bed' out towards the hitch to give you some more cargo space.

Making good use of all my junk lol. Yeah thats a Craftsman GT front axle, best axle there is. I couldve given you more of those operator T rails...

remove the seat... mount a toilet... TRUE multi use.....

All new meaning to porta-loo.

At first glance of the thread, I thought you was going to make the passenger sit in the basket, kinda like a shopping cart thing, LOL. Looks good though and relieved there is a seat.

Someone should make one with a toilet....but maybe not me lol. I can't extend the front part out too much further because If I want to back into a tight spot it would hit the rear wheels of the tractor. But I plan on adding some more space for storage in the rear.

It looks like I might not be testing it out this weekend at the engine show because I didn't get a chance to paint this thing yet and it's been raining. Might have to just go on foot this time, but I'll get it finished up as soon as I get some good weather.

Finished welding the rear storage area on. A view of the bottom.


Some expanded steel tack welded to the rear area and some paint.





A few stickers for advertising purposes...


Some shiny paint makes anything look better

Nice! Looks pretty professional with the paint on it.

Sweet! Black makes everything look good!

Your trailer does look mighty nice. The only thing I would add is a handle of sorts for the passenger to hang on should the need arise.

Thanks, and yes I agree about the handle. You can reach down and hold the handles in the crate but it's a pain. This is for slow speed crawling through swap meet rows but I was thinking I could make one built just for off roading with a passenger and have that designed better for rough ground and higher speeds.

Did a bit of testing today with it and it works pretty good. Pics of it hooked up soon.