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Tiny House

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

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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Categories Adventures Tags Build, Cost, Plans, Quality, Tiny House, Trailer Leave a comment

What Do You Want In 2020?

October 25, 2021January 1, 2020 by Mechanic
What Do You Want for 2020

A new day, A new Year, and a new Decade!  We don’t get to say that very often, so it’s kind of cool.  Anyway, as we look to the near future for Mechanical Elements, we want to know what you want in 2020.

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Categories News Tags Best Practices, DIY, Solutions!, Tiny House 5 Comments

Old Time Tiny House Trailers

June 18, 2021June 4, 2019 by Mechanic
Looking At Old Time Tiny House Trailers

The Tiny House Craze is cool and feels New, but it’s actually one of those things that has come around — though with a twist.  There is a lot to learn from the past if we take a few minutes

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Categories Adventures Tags Axle, DIY, Foundation, Tandem, Tiny House, Trailer 7 Comments

Value & Pitfalls Of Low Trailer Deck Height

November 1, 2022October 10, 2018 by Mechanic
Plus and Minus of Low Trailer Deck Height

To some people a low trailer deck height really matters, to others not so much.  Yet you read about it in trailer descriptions a lot.  So, what are the trade-offs for a low deck?  And how do you achieve it?  Is it even worth it?

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Axle, Tiny House, Tire, Torsion, Trailer 2 Comments

Trailer Build: Where Does The Axle Go?

July 13, 2021November 24, 2017 by Mechanic
Learn To Calculate the Axle Position

Trailer axle position?  This is a good question.  Unfortunately, there is some popular, but misleading information around.  So, how do you know proper trailer axle position?  Here’s the whole answer,

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Categories Mechanics Tips Tags Analysis, Axle, Build, DIY, Force, Tiny House, Tips, Trailer 62 Comments

The Wise Man And The Tiny House

October 4, 2022August 16, 2017 by Mechanic
20ft Deck Tiny House Foundation Trailer Plans

There’s an old song comparing the wise man and the foolish man.  It might just be talking about a tiny house foundation!  Goes something like this:

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Categories Plans Info Tags Build, Foundation, Plans, Tiny House, Trailer 4 Comments
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