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Trailer Tongue Design & Function
How the trailer is loaded and towed; Tongue Design. There are 3 main styles of tongue - - The straight tongue - The Compound tongue - And the “A” frame tongue. Straight Tongue. This design harks back to the old horse and cart where you had a horse tethered to either side of the tongue.
Info for tilting & breakneck tongues for trailers
With a quick flick of a latch or two, and a push down on the back of the trailer, the rear of the trailer will tilt to the ground making removal of loads easier and less back breaking. Tilt tongues can also be used for loading and unloading a ride on mower, a …
Trailer tongue strengthening and bracing
Trailer Tongue Strengthening & Bracing. Bracing of the tongue adds vertical stiffness to the tongue section and should be used on trailers where the tongue length exceeds 5’ or 60” (1.5m) or where the tongue section has been built using undersize material, particularly on square section steel (SHS) or light wall section material.
Glossary - Trailer Sauce
Each country has its own particular abbreviations and terms for weights and measures as well as components and parts of the trailer. Listed below are some of the more common ones you may find. Coupling - The connector to attach the trailer to the tow vehicle.
Building a Trailer Axle - Dropper Plates :: Trailer Sauce
BUILDING A TRAILER AXLE - DROPPER PLATES. The simplest and quickest way to build a dropped axle is to use pre fabricated dropper plates. Dropper plates come in various heights and can be custom made to suit your specific requirements.
Steel Trailer Decking
Steel Trailer Decking. Where a tough, hard wearing deck is required, especially where heavy machinery, pallets of material, engine blocks, scrap metal or similar is dragged, pushed, slid or driven onto the trailer, a steel deck is a good choice.
Fit an extendable tongue to your trailer to help carry long or ...
Fitting an extendable tongue to your trailer can increase its versatility, particularly if you occasionally require transporting long lengths of material (building materials, pipes, joinery, etc..) or even if you want to throw a kayak onto the trailer.
A how to guide on building trailer axles.
How to select the correct components and find the best method to build your own trailer axles.