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An example on why to choose straight axles is for me im looking to take my 24 foot trailer to areas in the mountains to unload my atvs and ride. Scrapping the back end on rocks and dirt mounds is not good for my liking. Thanks for the video
Do you build trailers where the house can be removed and stand alone, like a slide off camper? An example is the NZ mob, I think, Geni Stevens. She describes is as being like a cargo box being attached to a truck for transport systems.
@ catmichael7820, an excellent point, and my sentiments exactly, I'm surprized your post didn't receive an answer. I've watched countless Tiny House videos. It seems an absolute waste of cash designing an expensive trailer with one purpose, to tow the house to site, then it sits under the house, possibly for years. Why not have a system similar to that used on commercial containers where the tiny house is unlocked, raised and the trailer removed to be used on another house. If the original tiny house owner wants to move, then he calls the company with the trailer.
@@Visionery1 part of it is because some people use these nomadically, moving several times a year. Another part is that the trailer Foundation is used to skirt around local codes that prohibit construction of homes this size (codes which are slowly improving, but were still especially bad back when this was filmed)
I'm also very curious how they are building on these trailers. I am using a 100" trailer and am looking into bringing the walls slightly in on the deck to make room for a 2" roof overhang. I wish there were more resources for these sorts of questions.
YES most defiantly, I ran into that recently while planning my walls. I set my bottom wall plates back from the edge 5" (6" if u plan on any 1" foam board external insulation board) that way I had enough room to add the sheathing, firring strips & cedar siding ;) Forget eves because of the size BUT.... I am trying to come up with "bolt on" eves so I can take em off when mobile :D
Lower ground clearance is the main disadvantage, especially because your axle is sitting lower. Another disadvantage for drop axle trailers in general are the slightly wider fenders, but I think for tiny houses you can ignore it. You gain much more space in height. Something else for utility trailers, where the space between the fenders primarily limits your usable space.
If you are going to build a tiny house, and leave it parked most of the time, the drop axle has some space advantages. But if you plan to travel with your tiny house (like an RV) then you will want the extra ground clearance of straight axles. A long, drop axle trailer will drag on rough roads and even in and out of fuel stops. That's why many boondockers with standard RV's actually flip their straight axles ABOVE the springs for a few more inches of clearance.
If you choose to build the tiny house with the same roof height from floor the drop axle has the advantage of having a lower center of gravity. Important when towing. You want the center of gravity as low as is practical. If you'll be traveling on major highways the loss of ground clearance isn't an issue. Don't try taking it off road though. Poor idea for ANY tiny house. If you plan on making the tiny house a permanent structure, on a foundation, the axles can be sold for a nice chunk of change once the house is set on the foundation. Many people are buying lots and placing permanent tiny homes on foundations in Spur Texas, the first community to WELCOME tiny homes and they have (and require you're hooked up to) utilities. They also require your home be on a foundation, or wheelless and anchored to the earth. I expect that idea to spread, as it's a way to revitalize dying small towns all across the country. Tiny homes are here to stay, a VERY good thing. Even if on grid they use a fraction of the energy conventional homes do. And kinda FORCE you outside, a good thing. With kids, maybe not so great. But retirees? We should ALL be on board.
