Recent content by Viny

As an option, if you don't want to start from scratch, Swagoffroad.com sells kits that you assemble. I got the 20ton kit and love it. Good luck!

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Here's some pictures of the progress. Note the removable A-frame. Also note one of the large casters that the eventual table mode will roll around on. My steel for the rest of the trailer should be here early this week!

I'm also posting progress videos on Rumble if you prefer. Here's the link to the first video: https://rumble.com/vcce1l-welding-trailertable.html

Total agreement on everything you said. The original height of the pickup bed frame held my focus for some time as the height was, as you say, pretty nice. However, in the end, I believe for this purpose, that height causes more problems than it solves. I'm totally going to trick it out with...

Currently, (emphasis intended) I intend to set this up for primary use/time/lifespan as a table, in which the frame will end up on these ginormous casters I have. I plan for one at each corner, minus the A-frame. To set the frame height, I will mount up the new Timbren/drop axle setup and...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNlk1siUP_wlpbbh5qEQ_A Now, I'm new at this, so the videos won't be the polished, wonderful works you've no doubt gotten used to watching others. But, hopefully that will improve with time. Let me know if this doesn't work. Thanks

My description of the plans is confusing? LOL I have a set of goals in my mind, you are reading some of them in conjunction with the ever changing plans. So, yes I want to attempt a trailer that converts to a table. Or, you can look at it the other way around. So, I'm gonna try again. I...

Now at the risk of sounding odd, I'm not really looking for simpler. One of the main themes of this project is the repurposing of stuff I already have. I've been researching the age of this frame on a Ford forum and it appears to be from the mid to late 60s. There aren't any requirements for...

Gary, thanks for the reply. This project is a combination of thought exercise, organization of my barn, utilization of stuff I've pack-ratted and utility. The truth of the matter is that as this will spend most of its time in the barn, I want to make the table config as useful as possible. I...

I will definitely look into that. Thanks for the suggestion!

My current thought (and hope) is that as the bobcat is so heavy (around 500 lbs) I could position it far enough back before mounting that it could help with tongue weight without encroaching to much on the work space. Your idea is one I'll keep in mind if that won't work. Thanks

So, I've got this old truck bed trailer which I've had for many years. I believe it was a ford, but don't exactly remember as the bed was in bad shape and I tore it off and scrapped it years ago. I've decided to make it into a welding trailer to consolidate my equipment and make it portable...

Just last year, I built a rolling stand to hold my grinders, clamps, etc. It has a power strip on it that everything plugs into. I can now position it in a good spot relative to the project and it is so handy and keeps the work area uncluttered. I have gained so much time not untangling...