Team Trailer Ideas?

[ChuckDickerson]

Thank you all for the great ideas and suggestions. We are currently working on mounting brackets to weld two tongue type trailer jacks at each back corner (one on each side) so we can stablize the trailer when it isn't connected to a vehicle. This way we can load/unload and just go in an out through the back without the front flipping up when not connected. We are going to make an aluminum floor pan to cover the whole bottom underneath the plywood floor to keep road splash, etc. of the bottom of the wood. We have located the HDO plywood so the floor should be done soon. We plan to install one of those triangular trailer tongue tool boxes on the front to store a tire tool, jacks, wheel chocks, cargo ratchet straps, etc. as well. The tires that are on it are OK for local use but I wouldn't feel comfortable making a long road trip on them so we are going to get two new tires and rims and put the old ones on tire carriers in the tongue as well for spairs.

Mark, thank you especially for the advice on the E-Track. The site you linked to was one of the places we were looking. Can you provide more information on how you would install the E-Track flush please? We were planning to screw plywood back to the inside walls and then attach the E-Track to the plywood but that would leave the E-Track raised on top of the plywood. Are you suggesting we attach the E-Track directly to the metal wall substructure first and then fit horizontal strips of plywood between the E-Track to make the metal surface of the E-Track more or less flush with the plywood? We like the idea of several strips of horizontal E-Track better than verticle as well.

We are thinking some strategically placed D-Rings flush mounted in the floor for certain things like our pit lift cart might work well also. Sort of box/crate/tub like items around the sides stacked and secured to the walls with E-Track and rolling cart like items positioned down the middle and secured to floor with chocks and ratchet straps the D-rings in the floor. Is this how others do it? We certainly understand the need for securing the load and want to plan well and do it right!

We also have a nice aluminum ramp to help roll stuff in and out that will work perfectly with either the double back door or single side door.

I guess our "standard" tub size right now are the tubs we all get with the KoP simply because we have collected quite a few of them over the years. We will have to measure and see how well they work in the trailer and may decide to standardize on something else in the future.

Good stuff! Please keep the ideas coming!

Thanks!
-Chuck