Building your own Dragster - One part at a time - Tilt Deck Trailer

Home built Digger needs a homebuilt trailer - here's my answer to both.
Trailer uses on board air to tilt the deck as well as support the car chassis during transport. My buddies make fun of it being overbuilt - but that was all done with a purpose - I am very happy with the way it pulls!!!

[@WHRU2011]

very nice trailer. love the digger too.

[@ExMxer3]

Great video, excellent ingenuity!

[@GeriOhMy]

awesome trailer, I need that for my FED, thanks for sharing

[@ysrfreak87]

Pretty slick setup. Verry cool and very well thought out.

[@laserracer6]

Very nice like all the features

[@RacinJacin392]

@laserracer6 , Thanks!! Always an adventure!

[@RacinJacin392]

Thompson mostly.

[@andyjarrett4065]

Do you have measured drawings on this trailer? I would love to build the same for my rod. Great design and well manufactured. Let me know. Thanks Andy

[@RacinJacin392]

If you like my trailer - you might like my lazy man's engine stand - the hieght of laziness!! ;-)

[@CATERPILLER30]

U should go to quaker

[@karfitter]

Sweet,,, Now I will be busy (Borrowing) your inovations for use on my trailers. Tongue jacks and manual chassis supports Suck!!! LOL

[@RacinJacin392]

I sketched it up in Autocad only - it's too narrow and a bit long for a door car. Everything (calculation wise) was set up around my dragster's weight. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[@thomasmaloy6723]

Nice Trailer. Did you roll form the corners or weld them in. I looked for weld ins and can't find any. Also would like to know you got the latch, can't find anything like it. Designing a Trailer for my Sand Drag.

[@RacinJacin392]

Thomas, Sorry to have appeared to ignore your comment - obviously I don't keep up on this - my bad. On the slim chance your not done with your trailer yet - to fab the corners on mine - I cut out 3 of the 4 sides - leaving the outside flat with the top and bottom edge radius, then by hand I bend the outside radius. Next I take the piece I cut out and slice off the inner piece - again leaving the edge radius still on. I stick this in my press and bend it to match the inner radius - trim the length to fit and weld it in. Next you are left to put in the flat caps - I match the gage and puzzle a piece in to fit close - bevel all the edges to insure 100% penetration since I know I will grind them flat when done. I hope that makes sense. As for the latch - I don't know of any commercially available - I made that from scratch too. I hope this was helpful - sorry for taking so long to reply.

[@CATERPILLER30]

Were do u race at in ohio?