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Dump Trailer Plans – And Build Video

October 4, 2022March 24, 2022 by Mechanic
Build from Dump Trailer Plans

Need Plans to build a better built Dump Trailer?  How about a 7′ x 14′ dump bed with 14,000 lbs trailer capacity.  I can tell you where to get them, and we know the plans are great, because Synthesis Engineering did them.

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Car Hauler Trailers — New Trailer Plans

February 22, 2023March 5, 2022 by Mechanic
Looking At Car Hauler Trailers

Where do you get plans for true, tough, Car Hauler trailers.  After a ton of market and product study, we are stepping in and stepping up.  Our niche is engineering better plans for DIY, so read on to learn about our approach to Equipment Transport

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Categories News Tags Build, Calculation, Car Hauler, DIY, Plans, Strength, Trailer 2 Comments

The Concept of “Strong Enough”

February 11, 2023February 12, 2022 by Mechanic
Is It Strong Enough?

I’m not sure how to categorize this Article.  It’s an answer, but more than that.  We get questions once in a while something like “My trailer is X long and I want to haul a Y.  Is 3 inch angle iron strong enough?”

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Easy Gantry Crane Lift Conversion

November 29, 2022January 22, 2022 by Mechanic
Gantry Crane Lift Feature

The beauty of a gantry crane is the beam overhead, and the clear access for lifting things.  To make them more useful, telescoping legs put the top beam at a height appropriate for the job — in your garage, or outside, or wherever.  One of the challenges

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Categories News, Plans Info Tags Conversion, Customize, Gantry Crane, Plans, Safety, Strength Leave a comment

Tilt Top Trailer Conversion Plans

October 10, 2022January 4, 2022 by Mechanic
Trailer Conversion to Tilt Top

It’s time to welcome the tilt top trailer.  You, as customers and readers, request this a lot, for a while.  So, now we have it.  Rather than revisiting the design for all our trailers in all the sizes, we now offer conversion plans.  These are an added option

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Categories News, Plans Info Tags Build, Customize, Plans, Tilt Top, Tongue, Trailer Leave a comment

Why No Plans For Aluminum Trailers?

March 4, 2022August 23, 2021 by Mechanic
Example aluminum trailers

This question comes up often — because there are not many good plans for aluminum trailers out there.  We have great trailer plans, but none for aluminum.  Why?  As one of our Frequently Asked Questions, this one deserves a good answer. 

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Categories Plans Info Tags Aluminum, Cost, Plans, Steel, Strength, Trailer 2 Comments

Why Special Order Axles?

April 1, 2022May 5, 2021 by Mechanic
What Is The Right Trailer Axle Size?

Some Trailer Plans don’t use a standard axle size.  Why not?  Good question, along with the also common “Why should I special order the trailer axle?

There are a few common-ish axle sizes

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Categories Plans Info Tags Axle, Best Practices, Customize, Plans, Spring Leave a comment

Wide and Wider Tiny House Trailer Plans

October 25, 2021February 13, 2021 by Mechanic
Wide and Wider Tiny House Trailer Plans

What if . . . You want to live Tiny, but not “that” tiny?  Sure, there are a lot of attractive elements with living Tiny, but to some, the 8 foot width is just too tight.  If that’s you, go with a wider tiny house built with these new trailer plans!

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Categories Plans Info Tags Analysis, Plans, Tiny House, Trailer, Triple Leave a comment

Introducing Plans For Deck-Over Trailers

March 4, 2022November 26, 2020 by Mechanic
New Deck-Over Trailers Plans

More new plans, and even more coming.  You’ve been asking for robust Deck-Over Trailers, so that’s what we’re working on.  Now they are here, and we’re not talking about another “Me Too”.

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Categories News, Plans Info Tags Analysis, Build, Deck-Over, Plans, Quality, Tandem, Trailer 2 Comments

A Tiny House Size Quandary

November 9, 2022June 11, 2020 by Mechanic
Living Tiny In A Bigger Way

OK, so you want to Live Tiny.  That’s awesome.  What can you do without?  What do you really want to have?  And how about that claustrophobia?

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Which Trailer Plans Should I Buy?

December 15, 2022May 26, 2020 by Mechanic
Which Trailer Plans To Buy?

I want to build a trailer, but there are so many possibilities – and some things are mutually exclusive.  How do I narrow my thoughts?  What things do I really need?  And, most important, How do I choose which Trailer Plans to buy?

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Categories Plans Info Tags Best Practices, Customize, Options, Plans, Trailer 6 Comments

More Trailer Plans For Torsion Axles

February 19, 2022March 14, 2020 by Mechanic
More Trailer Plans for Torsion Axles

More New Product Announcements:  The Mechanical Elements line of DIY Trailer Blueprints has just expanded – AGAIN – with more trailer plans for torsion axles.  These new trailer plans fill

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Do You Have Plans In Metric?

October 13, 2021February 11, 2020 by Mechanic
Plans In Metric

Virtually everything on the internet is by definition “World Wide”.   Even though Mechanical Elements (Synthesis Engineering Services) is physically located in the USA, we have a world audience, so it’s a fair question

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Categories Plans Info Tags Calculation, Measurements, Plans, Testing Leave a comment

How Much Will It Cost?

October 8, 2022January 30, 2020 by Mechanic
How Much Will It Cost To Build?

Before starting a project we always want to know — or at least have some idea — how much will it cost to build?  If you’re like me, resources are limited, so knowing how much you’re going to sink into a project is smart.

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Building A Trailer — Customer Video

June 17, 2021December 23, 2019 by Mechanic
JTP Building A Trailer

We’ve been working with the great folks at Johnson Trailer Parts for a while.  Their business is primarily selling trailer parts, but they understand the greasy hands-on Do-It-Yourself paradigm!

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Categories News Tags Build, DIY, Plans, Quality, Video 4 Comments

Where Is My Plans Download?

November 16, 2021December 14, 2019 by Mechanic
Order Received

This is a Frequent Question about downloading, and saving plans after placing an order.  We’re here to help!  If you are not yet able to get the plans after your purchase, definitely, read this.

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Categories Plans Info Tags Best Practices, Online, Plans 3 Comments

Making Changes To The Plans

February 19, 2022July 20, 2019 by Mechanic
Custom Changes To The Plans

I can’t find quite the right plans for the trailer I want to build.  Can I make changes to the plans at Mechanical Elements to fit my needs?

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Categories Plans Info Tags Aluminum, Customize, Deck-Over, DIY, Plans, Torsion Leave a comment

What is a “Specialty Trailer”?

October 25, 2021May 24, 2019 by Mechanic
Specialty Trailer ??

When someone asked “What is a Specialty Trailer?”, I had to really think about it.  Words are important in descriptions.  Certainly it does not mean “Special”, as in “Unique” because almost all DIY

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Categories Plans Info Tags Customize, Plans, Quality, Trailer 2 Comments

Why BUY Plans, If You Can Get FREE Plans?

October 11, 2022May 1, 2019 by Mechanic
Engineered Trailer Plans Are Not Free Plans

It’s a big dilemma.  Why buy trailer plans (or crane plans or whatever) when you can get Free Plans?  Some websites have free plans, other places charge.  So what’s the big deal? 

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Categories Plans Info Tags Cost, Free Plans, Plans, Quality, Wires Leave a comment

Practical Safety With A Crane

November 9, 2022April 2, 2019 by Mechanic
Spring Foot for Gantry Crane Safety

Nothing ruins a pleasant day quite like a goose egg on your head, or a throbbing finger pinch.  Avoiding those things (and, of course, the much more disastrous potential events) is the context of this gantry crane safety article.

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Force, Gantry Crane, Plans, Safety, Strength Leave a comment
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