Trailer Dimensions - Too Short!
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 20:52
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Member - Ivan (ACT)
guys,
Is anyone up to speed on industry practice for trailer dimensions??
I've just had a 5' x 7' trailer built, primarily to cart dirt bikes from one place to another, but also just as a household mover of 'stuff'.
I have recently been using a borrowed trailer and the bikes fitted fine - now I find, with the new one, that they only fit if:
1. front wheel is planted in the corner (on an angle)
2. rear of bike is on an angle
3. stacks of physical stuff to close the
gate..
Turns out that the " 7' " that I was after is the outside dimensions, not the inside dimensions - like I said, anyone up to speed on industry practice (just interested tonight - will no doubt be making some calls in the morning...
Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:01
Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:01
Ivan, just raced outside and measured my 6'x4', the internal dimentions are as stated. I don't know the industry standard but I would presume a 7'x5' should be the internal dimentions...
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Reply By: Diamond (Vic) - Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:02
Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:02
iv been led to believe from previous experience the measurments are out side.
a bit like a shed out side measurements.
cheers
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Reply By: Lone Wolf - Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:04
Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:04
There is no industry standard. It's all nominal.
Here we go...
7 feet is really 2130 mm.
Did he make it 2130, or 2100?
Does the front & rear
gate encroach on your real estate? What I mean is, does the size include, or exclude the doors?
What is the new height of the gates? 300 mm. is the norm, but 450 makes it hard to close against
wheels, because the wheel would normally have a little extra front & rear to overhang the
gate.
What is the ACTUAL INSIDE length of your new trailer, and what is the ACTUAL INSIDE length of the old trailer? I't's the only way to compare apples to apples. You may in fact, find that your old trailer may have been longer than seven feet.
Cheers
Wolfie
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Reply By: OLDMAGPIE - Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:19
Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 21:19
i thought trailers originally went on weight ie. payload capacity?
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Reply By: sudsy - Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 23:02
Sunday, Oct 23, 2005 at 23:02
As Lone Wolf said the dimensions are sometimes nominal but load capacity is rated by
wheels, tyres, axle(s), design, steel thickness etc,etc....
I've worked for 2 trailer manufacturers in the past and trailer dimensions stated were always internal as that's what most people expect.
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Reply By: Member - Ivan (ACT) - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 06:18
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 06:18
Thanks for the follow ups guys - the trailer is 2060, so I think no matter which way you measure it, it's short of 7'. Gates are 300.
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Reply By: Member - John C (QLD) - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:13
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:13
Sounds like a 6'-9" (2060) trailer to me :-)
hope you got a discount for the 3" you lost, works out at 3.5% 8-)
I know, you would rather have the 73.6mm.
I have been caught too with this metric/imperial problem.
The couple of trialer people I have worked with use inside, but that was a few yeras ago now.
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Reply By: Member - Ivan (ACT) - Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 12:02
Monday, Oct 24, 2005 at 12:02
Well boys,
Gotta recommend old Scott down at Better Trailers..
I'll cut out the lengthy chat we had, but at the end of the day, instead of the ends butting between the sides, he's going to whack them on the ends of the sides.. - will give me an extra 80mm.
A bleep load of work, and all I need to pay is for materials (shouldn't be much) - and - will be sorted by Thursday!!
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