Build Your Own Trailer
Start your trailer building adventure with Great Plans. We have them. Whether a newbie or a seasoned builder, our trailer plans deliver. They have Full Engineering, are more complete, with extra detail, build info, Tips and helps for those less experienced. Plus, our plans include options, so you can build it the way YOU want it.
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Complete Engineering in Every Set of Plans!
We start with Full Engineering for every trailer, including the Options for you to choose. Then, our blueprints and instructions give notes, Tips, and engineering insight so you know the trailer.
Build your trailer with confidence using Mechanical Elements Trailer Plans.
Pick a category below to explore the plans we offer.
Utility Trailer Plans – 24 Trailers
Single Axle or Tandem, Sides or Flat Top, 2000 lbs to 16,000 lbs. Many Feature Choices.
Tiny House Foundations – 5 Sizes
From Small To Oversize, Strong Perimeter, Low Deck, Made for Good Insulation, Fully Engineered for your Tiny House.
Deck-Over Trailer Plans – 9 Trailers
Tandem Axles, Flat Top or Add Sides, 7000 lbs up to 16,000 lbs. Options and features galore.
Car Hauler / Equipment Trailers – 7 Trailers
Flat Deck Standard, or Drive-Over Fenders, even Gravity Tilt. Choose your Capacity.
Specialty Trailers – 7 Plans
Off Road Trailers, Lightweight Camper Chassis, ATV Haulers, Dump Trailer, and Canoe Carrier!
Trailer Accessories – 9 Plans
But that is not all. At Mechanical Elements, we also have cool Trailer Accessories and extras –
Options for Suspension, Tilt Top Conversion Plans, a Folding Tailgate, Customizable Ramps, and Kayak Racks.
Get the extra function you want, when you Build Your Own Trailer!
You Can Do It !!
We get it, the unknown can make us hesitate or wonder if it is all “too much.” Do I have the skills to follow engineering plans? Just remember: Every good builder starts new sometime, and every good project starts with a plan. We have the plans – well-engineered, clearly documented, and proven by thousands of builders.
Our step-by-step instructions have explanations and practical tips. Bring some persistence, your fabrication skill (like cutting and welding), follow the process, and it will come together. Your trailer project is achievable.
We also have a growing library of articles for learning and perspective whenever you need it.
What Can You Expect?
Choose a category above, click the link, then choose your trailer. You can download the plans right after payment – which means you can start to build your own trailer in just minutes from now.
Our trailer plans are complete. You will receive a full list of materials, as well as a list of components for the build. Each trailer has many appropriate functional options – like ramps, or sides, or deck types, or tailgate, or jack styles, and a bunch more. Build them if you want, or choose to leave them off. It is all up to you.
Not all trailers have all options, and we encourage you to add your own ideas. The instructions include a section of Engineering Considerations to help you understand things about your new trailer – like where you are free to make changes, and where you should not.
Each set of plans comes with the drawings package (20 to 60+ pages depending on the trailer). The instructions document includes lists, tips, and Step-by-Step instructions with explanations so everyone has the information level they need for the build. Finally, for some trailers, there are extra files to get needed special parts made.
Build Your Own Trailer – With Mechanical Elements
With our plans, you can build your own trailer knowing the engineering is all done, and the information you need is all there. You can confidently choose the things you want, and know how to make it perfect for you.
Truly, with Mechanical Elements you get more – more information, more drawing pages with better details, more tips and explanation – because we want you to be successful. This is why we say these are The Best Trailer Plans available. Just look around, no others trailer plans really compare.
For more info, please read Why Our Trailer Plans Are Better, then to see what you get Samples of What is in The Plans. If you like the social side, here is a link so you can also visit our Pinterest page – Best Trailer Plans.
Oh, and we also have some great tools plans – Gantry Cranes and Accessories, Hydraulic Presses, and a Shop Cart. Great things for the workshop which we designed because they are so useful for our own shop.