Photographs of the process as described so far

Yes, this was all done indoors, in the dining room.
First we assembled the 4 subunits and the tongue assembly along the floor, and carefully bolted them all together to be straight...

Errors mean unbolting and reassembly. The springs and axle were the worst.
The goal here is for the trailer to roll straight when we are done.
Then it all goes up on  sawbucks for the next step...

 Once everything was bolted together, it was time to clean up and bolt on the axles...

 Then we scrape and/or sand the bearing surfaces of the axles and cover them while cleaning and packing the wheel bearings.

 After cleaning out and packing the bearings, we carried the trailer outside to mount the deck.

 I inserted 2" foil-backed foam into the voids and glued them in. Wood trusses were bolted to the sides and back to add 6" to each side and a foot in back. Eventually a top goes onto this build, using angle iron to frame the shell. The angle iron trapeze bolts to the wood and the shell bolts to the iron.

 After the foam, a 1/4" deck was bolted over the foam to protect it and the steel from road salt.
The wood deck was sealed with under body coating

On top of the tongue a sturdy platform was built to raise the surface level even with the deck.

This platform holds the composting toilet bucket and some storage space, and will be enclosed
as part of the living space. The front trapeze and the door frame will bolt to some 2x4s and to the edge of this structure as well, tying it all together.


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