Choose Your Best Trailer Plans
Following These Simple Steps

Many websites have trailer plans, but how do you know what is good?

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Compare us to other Plans — Mechanical Elements trailer plans are more complete, have better instructions, include more options, more extras, and greater detail. PLUS, our plans are Fully Engineered for excellent performance. (Many plans on the web are chincy or less complete! You can choose better trailer plans with the steps below.)

Build your own Trailer, and make it awesome. Make it to last a lifetime! Make YOUR trailer exactly the way you want it. Our plans show a bunch of options so you can choose what works best for you.

Follow the steps below to find your best plans, AND click the many links for tons of supporting build tips and information. This website is here to help you build it great.

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1. Start With The Big Picture.

A Variety Are Available — **Trailer Plans** – the Best Around – Many styles available. Extras and Options in every set of plans.

What Style of trailer do you want?

We have trailer plans in many styles. Select one of the above categories to see the offerings! Look at the plan descriptions to compare if you are not sure. Choosing the style of trailer is the first step to finding the right trailer plans. So, think about it, then look at the next steps below.

For example, this is a deck-over trailer style with a pretty long deck. We have plans available for many deck lengths, and also several weight capacities. The ramps are just one of the many options we offer all included in the trailer plans. Choose what you want, then discard the others.

All of the above trailer styles have variations for deck length, or width, or height, or load capacity. We are also quite famous for offering a lot of extra options with our trailer plans, so you can build your trailer the way you want it.

2. Choose Your Trailer SIZE.

At Mechanical Elements, we have great trailer plans in many popular sizes. Use the links above for style, and browse the many sizes. Pick the size you need for the activities you do.

We understand, not all needs fit in the standard sizes, so if you need something more (or less), don’t worry. We encourage customizing to fit your needs.

You are not constrained by only the available sizes. If you want a slightly different size than we have listed, then please read this article about When is it OK to modify the plans. The article also talks about other ways to customize the trailer.

Build your trailer in the SIZE you want, with the OPTIONS you need.

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3. Find – Your – Trailer Plans.

Options on Utility Trailer Plans — Some examples of options included with the plans. Not all options are in every set, but every set has appropriate options for the purpose.

Finding the right plans for your project can be a chore sometimes. There are so many websites with plans — from FREE Plans to very expensive — or even something with a custom design for you.

TIP: Consider the source. Many trailer plans come from guys that just love building. They are good welders, perhaps, but they are not engineers. Some plans are copies of trailers from a cheap sales lot. Ours are Fully Engineered. Consider the source.

Plans at Mechanical Elements come from the minds and designs at Synthesis Engineering Services. With more than 30 years designing machinery, trailers, and products for companies like Ford Motor, Peterbilt, Deere, and many more, our plans are complete and they are done right. (Read more about What Makes Our Plans Better.)

Certainly one benefit is in the Engineering of the trailer plans. Another is the detail which we include. Still another benefit is the many options we include in the plans. Of course, you will not build all the options, but you can pick and choose the features you want for your trailer. Some examples are in the animated image here.

Summary: What makes better trailer plans? Engineering, options, variety, and clarity for build confidence and DIY success. Download the blueprints for your project in just a few minutes.

Make The Trailer Fit You

While we have plans of many types and styles of trailers, your trailer will be unique. We do the engineering, then you can make it yours. See the section above for titles, and direct links to those plans. Our selection of plans include many sizes and load capacities to cover a spectrum of needs. See the full list with this button.

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If you cannot find exactly what you want, consider Making Changes To The Plans. Make the trailer a little shorter, or narrower, or taller, or whatever. Use our Conversion Plans to make the trailer tilt, or to change the type of axle. Make a folding tailgate instead of a long tall one. We encourage customizing! Make the trailer fit you.

Or, for a custom trailer design, please read this article about design, then maybe contact Synthesis for Trailer Design and Engineering.

4. Now You are Ready!

Did you find the trailer plans you want? Select your plans, then download them, and start building. You can buy trailer plans online right now, then Save them to your computer immediately. Your project can start today. Enjoy Your Project!

See the info below for tips and helps with building. We have a ton of Tips and Articles to help make your project perfect.

Then, when you are done, please come back and tell us about it. Product reviews are always welcome. We love Customer Stories and Photos like these, so we made a page where you can share your own story. Please join in. Thank You!

Enough of that for now . . .

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5. Explore Tips & Tricks For Trailer Plans and Building.

To help you build your new trailer – and build it even better – we have a great Collection of Tips and Helps as pointers and education. Learn techniques to make building things easier, faster, stronger, and better. See Tips about choosing axles, wiring the lights, choosing tires, adding safety chains, and so many more.

Also, to find things quickly, use the “Show Me” bar at the top (or bottom) of the page, and type your question. We have many articles, so we may have one for the info you seek? Try it.

Another good source of information is our Frequently Asked Questions page. We have many questions there, so we might have the answer you need just with a click. This is all part of the journey.

Or, visit the The Mechanic’s Post for the full list of articles. It is a library of information on DIY stuff, building, and so much more. Oh, and the articles are all there – FREE for you to learn and enjoy.