- Location
- Central Scotland
What thickness of chassis using 150x 250 box would be the norm for a 14 tonne (max) twin axle tipping trailer?
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Tipping trailer chassis thickness
- Thread starter Giles1
- Start date
Speedstar
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
most will be 8 mm
- Location
- Co. Fermanagh
I'd second that, 8mm wall would be what I'd use too.
- Location
- Central Scotland
OK thanks.Not what I was hoping to hear! Big £ differential between 6mm and 8mm,certainly for 250 x 150 box. Tried googling it,hardly any manufacturers, two I could find, mentioned it in their specs. One was 6mm,the other 8mm.
And before we start, the penny is starting to drop..
when you price everything for your home brew trailer build, and i mean Everything, from the steel to the stickers on it you will find that its going to cost as much in a pile on the floor as a bought one from a reputable manufacturer delivered to your door and that more than likely wont include your labour or consumables.
as i said to a man one time, if you have Nothing to do, and i mean Nothing then go and build a trailer but if you have anything at all to be at, don't be silly and buy yourself one.
when you price everything for your home brew trailer build, and i mean Everything, from the steel to the stickers on it you will find that its going to cost as much in a pile on the floor as a bought one from a reputable manufacturer delivered to your door and that more than likely wont include your labour or consumables.
as i said to a man one time, if you have Nothing to do, and i mean Nothing then go and build a trailer but if you have anything at all to be at, don't be silly and buy yourself one.
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
This ^^^^
I priced all the steel to make a 28ft bale trailer and I was over 5k with steel, axles ,paint etc before I even thought about cutting or welding it
- Location
- Central Scotland
Completely agree..
Don’t bother what’s mentioned in spec,ring or email.
10mm wall box is the daddy,but ouch it’s expensive stuff.
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Don't use box weld two u beam together, much stronger
Why would you want flex?
On a bale trailer you don’t want flex,tipper wouldn’t really matter as the body’s rigid.
How strong do you need? 250x150x8 box is good for about 50% over the legal weight limit.
Cost of it is about £9/ft
- Location
- Central Scotland
That seems remarkably cheap,where are you getting it from?
Ill add,
what others have said about the satisfaction of building your own trailer i also get, seeing something you made yourself there's nothing better ill admit.
and on that line, why not use suitable channel and plate the open side of it with 8-10mm plate.
lot of trailers built that way and would be stronger than the box with the thicker flange.
what others have said about the satisfaction of building your own trailer i also get, seeing something you made yourself there's nothing better ill admit.
and on that line, why not use suitable channel and plate the open side of it with 8-10mm plate.
lot of trailers built that way and would be stronger than the box with the thicker flange.
That's from Metalhub.com, £216.37 per 7600mm length.
Strangely, 6mm wall is about 50% dearer
That's from Metalhub.com, £216.37 per 7600mm length.
Strangely, 6mm wall is about 50% dearer
Fair sure my 250x150x10 was £100/m
