How to make a cheap PPC trailer
 If
you're not lucky enough to have a large pasture or lawn to use as an airstrip,
you'll need a way to get your PPC from here to there. The trailer I use
was built for about $250.00 complete, and does the job well. Note that
the measurements below are for the Six Chuter SR7. Other models will require
adjustments. Click on an image for a larger version.
 The
trailer starts with one of those ubiquitous $199.00 discount store trailers.
I bought this one at Fred Meyer in Oregon, and understand that many other
stores sell them. You'll find them advertised as "4 X 8 folding utility
trailer"
 The
trailer is a bolt together kit that comes complete with lights. You have
to supply the 3/4 inch plywood bed yourself. Gross weight is 990 lb., plenty
for a PPC and accessories.
By adding a structure built of 3/4 inch thin wall conduit,
this trailer will support a PPC securely. Click this image to get a larger
photo with measurements. The ramps are two pieces of conduit screwed to
a piece of 3/8 inch plywood.
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