Have a BWS air tilt tag with ramps that I want to shorten between 4'-6' in length as it's just a bear getting around in tight residential areas with a 42' OAL tag trailer, and I don't use the whole deck anyway. Being that it's a tilt deck I figure best way is cutting off the front apron, then cut frame etc and reweld apron, only other welding would be for the tilt hinge, air bag mounts and chain limiters.
What i'm trying to figure out is how short I should make it. I have 28' deck 6' beavertail now, BWS goes up to 4' shorter. I will measure but I believe right now hoe is about 7' from front, I would be ok with loading it right to the front after cutting and making trailer as short as possible. I also considered would it be wise to shorten the tongue? It seems excessively long at 7', is there some reason it's better to keep it so long?
When I was looking up axle spread to make sure I wouldn't get too short there (cutting 6' off would still be good that way) I realized the trailer is over legal length, it's 41' here so 1' over. Never had a problem but who knows if one day that could change so it's another reason I would like to shorten it.
Here is the trailer I have. There is not much that connects the trailer to the tongue so I can't see it being that bad to do other then making sure the two parts are lined up and the hinge is welded really well?
https://www.bwstrailers.com/trailer/air-ramp-tilt/
What i'm trying to figure out is how short I should make it. I have 28' deck 6' beavertail now, BWS goes up to 4' shorter. I will measure but I believe right now hoe is about 7' from front, I would be ok with loading it right to the front after cutting and making trailer as short as possible. I also considered would it be wise to shorten the tongue? It seems excessively long at 7', is there some reason it's better to keep it so long?
When I was looking up axle spread to make sure I wouldn't get too short there (cutting 6' off would still be good that way) I realized the trailer is over legal length, it's 41' here so 1' over. Never had a problem but who knows if one day that could change so it's another reason I would like to shorten it.
Here is the trailer I have. There is not much that connects the trailer to the tongue so I can't see it being that bad to do other then making sure the two parts are lined up and the hinge is welded really well?
https://www.bwstrailers.com/trailer/air-ramp-tilt/