It's funny! I'm planning my own Cargo conversion. I watched another video where the owner built his shelf using "L" brackets. It's funny because last night I'm wondering about using e tracks and how to do it, and here you are! Thanks man! Another great idea!
Dude! You read my mind three years into the future! This is exactly what I was looking to add to my trailer. Just wasn't sure how to go about it. Being the moron that I am, I never though to look for the "single" E-Track piece. Thanks for posting this.
Appreciate your video. I just bought a 7x14 enclosed trailer with extended height. I put 2 strips of E track down the sides, and now with your video I am going to put 2 shelves up front using the single e track and 2x4 e track brackets like in your video. I buy storage units so having the 2 shelves will give me storage for all my packing supplies and handling items. Thanks again, Tim in Kentucky
I plan on a very similar nose using vertical e-track basically where you have single pcs and horizontal. I'd like to bring it out to side door and make it so whole shelf can be moved up near ceiling if needed and make cushions for to use as couch or bed too. I'd hide spare and related stuff on floor underneath most likely. Nice though!
Now that's how to make a DIY video! Precise and to the point with fantastic and clever ideas on how to make the shelves. My wife has been wanting me to make floating shelves for her for a long time and now I know how to. Thanks so much for posting this video. 2:41
Would it be easy to adjust the height of the surface (for ex.) by removing it and then refitting it in to identical e-track hardware mounted higher/lower? Enjoyed this, thanks!
Walls are paper thin wood.....only true "structure" is the narrow flange on each side of the steel frame....these trailers are a step above a tarp. If you want to do it right...get rid of luan..Insulate with foam between steel.....sheet with 5/8" ply.
Thank you. Would never have thought to use e track the way you did. Makes a lot of sense. Is that the painted grey e track? How's the paint holding up on it?
Hadn't had any issues with paint, but they're in a "permanent use" setup, if I was continually taking e track accessories in and out I'm sure the paint would wear out over time
@@shenaniganswoodworking3678 oh no problem I have been a carpenter for 23 years but I think a carpenter trailer looks tacky built out of wood lol bit the front of a v nose has to be I had a snub nose before I used light steel
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I used E-track, you can get single slot E track on amazon or you can get sections of it anywhere, even at harbor freight. I also used the e-track board holders (I got mine on amazon) and a couple 2x4s and some plywood for the shelf.
@@shenaniganswoodworking3678 I can't seem to locate the silver bracket that you screwed in the nose that the 2x4 bracket clips into. What is that called?
@@artsolis5091 I used a different brand of etrack, so I measured the bottom of the etrack opening. If you use the same brand the bottom plate would be fine! You could use a 2x4 as a spacer also to ensure you have the same distance between them
I wish I had seen this comment before, I apologize! We recently moved to a new house (Aug 15) and had stacked boxes of stuff underneath the shelf as well as on the shelf all the way up to the ceiling. If I had seen your comment in would have weighed all the items I placed on it! We moved to the mountains in Virginia and the trailer pulled great with no issues with the shelf! I also get on the shelf and I weigh 130.. so I feel confident that itll do well with 135lbs =)
Probably because you can't anchor the Simpson hangers into the small studs behind the thin plywood walls of the cargo trailer, like you can with the e-track.
