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Brad,

The tongue appears to be channel but the frame is only angle iron. Angle is not that strong. Also with that jack location, you can not set the tailgate down safely on your truck. I can assure you that despite your best efforts, that style jack will hang on something going down the road if the trailer is set to ride level with a tongue height of ~18". When it hangs it will bend forward and bend the coupler frame. Also it is rated for a 2000lb load, but you will find it is barely adequate. I have found the removeable Bull Dog brand my current favorite brand.. but that's a loose use of love. I get the ones that you pull a pin out and it pivots on thick wall round tubing bushing. Jack can remove easy if needed for clearance or tailgate and it is also easy to replace.

The brake away battery hanging on the jack looks like an after thought. I like to mount them down on the inside of the tongue.

I use a trailer that has ramps like you show. They are VERY heavy and require 8' or so clear to the side to pull them out. Seems simple but often become a pain. The ramps with the angle on top of the channel are fine with tracked machines but play heck with tires. I have grown to love ramps that pivot on the back and have a smooth surface made of wood.

License plate bracket. Only place they have any life span is on the fender. I've mangled too many to remember that hang below the tail light like that at the back.

Other thing I've found.. get a pintle/ring hitch. You will find you have friends you didn't' know you had when you buy a trailer. A pintle ring is very solid and most people are scared of them.

That's a brief of my thoughts...
 
Thanks for the input. I'm exploring the option of building it with myself, along with a friend that runs a small fab shop on the side. I could address all of this issues. I would like to build it with rectangular tubing on 4" drop axles.
 
Thanks for the input. I'm exploring the option of building it with myself, along with a friend that runs a small fab shop on the side. I could address all of this issues. I would like to build it with rectangular tubing on 4" drop axles.
Drop axles are nice but as length increases, remember tail drag for getting into fair grounds and such. Building is rarely cheaper, but you know what you have.
 
Niiiice SC!

We are a Case family as well, 51 SC, 50 DC, 48 VAC. None of them look anywhere near that nice.

I agree with a lot of what has been said about the trailer. I've never had a problem with the angle iron ramps though. Tractor tires are pretty tough. The flip up ramps are great though.

I will say though, make sure you are out of gear when you start it. I drove over the tongue box and almost into my tailgate the first time I tried to unload the SC.
 
Also note that car trailers rarely make good equipment trailers and vice versa. There is a reason I have three and looking for a fourth. If I end up getting either or both of these tractors in the next bit trailer push will be greater.
 
Drop axles are nice but as length increases, remember tail drag for getting into fair grounds and such. Building is rarely cheaper, but you know what you have.
I'm going to limit it to 16' and no dovetail. I'm sure I'll spend at least as much building it myself. But, it'll be exactly to my specs and building anything yourself makes it more rewarding.

Very few commercial car haulers are built using rectangular tubing. Due to cost and ease of construction, most use 5 x 3 angle. I just don't like the idea of an angle main frame. The ones that I did find were using 4x2 .188 wall tubing. I'm thinking I'll go 5x2 .188, essentially making it a 10K frame. I'd rather over build than end up weaker than I want and regret it.

Here's an example of close to what I want to build. Mine won't be quite this low because these are using a 5x3 angle frame.
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Here's another.
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82x16LowProHD4.JPG
 
I'm going to limit it to 16' and no dovetail. I'm sure I'll spend at least as much building it myself. But, it'll be exactly to my specs and building anything yourself makes it more rewarding.

Very few commercial car haulers are built using rectangular tubing. Due to cost and ease of construction, most use 5 x 3 angle. I just don't like the idea of an angle main frame. The ones that I did find were using 4x2 .188 wall tubing. I'm thinking I'll go 5x2 .188, essentially making it a 10K frame. I'd rather over build than end up weaker than I want and regret it.

Here's an example of close to what I want to build. Mine won't be quite this low because these are using a 5x3 angle frame.
PW144850_3.JPG


Here's another.
82x16LowProHD3.JPG


82x16LowProHD4.JPG
You won't even need ramps with the tractor
 

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