Tough Terrain Fabrication

The 3-axis swiveling hitch allows you to traverse uneven terrain without having any damage to the hitch. We feel the Tough Terrain Trailer is the worlds best and most highly developed off road trailer. The technique used is known as a stressed skin semi-monocoque construction stands it apart from all other off road trailers. This technique makes for a light weight trailer which is many times stronger than a ladder frame design. Utilizing computer aided design and finite element analysis, our staff has created a trailer that can withstand the rigors of traversing the outback without a whimper. Our trailer is built on precision surface plates, the same as our race car chassis, this insures that the trailer does not distort during the fabrication process. They are welded by certified welders that are members of the American Welding Society. Our designers are members of the Society of Automotive engineering and are the same group that designs/fabricates race cars for customers such as, the Legendary Carroll Shelby who demand only the best.
Each trailer is built with the same perfection that we put in our championship winning race cars. The tongue is an excellent place to look when determining the strength of a trailers design. When designing our trailer we used the same finite element analysis methods we employ on our off road racers to determine the best chassis layout and optimal strength to weight ratio. The area between the box and the tow vehicle hitch is subject to bending load that can be greatly increased momentarily by the sometimes very violent action of traversing rough terrain. Knowing this, we have reinforced the square tube with stiffeners from the hitch past the triangulated section. This alone added much more rigidity. The next area to be addressed was the stress created where the box meets the tongue. The three tubes at this point are sufficient to support the weight, but do show a measure of deflection when shock loads are introduced. While this would show no sign of problems at first, it would after being cycled many times create fatigue in the metal, eventually cracking and worst case completely failing. To prevent this fatigue we incorporated a 1020 dom round diagonal tube from the top of our semi-monocoque down to the triangulated area. This tube triangulates the tongue in beaming load, completes the structure and greatly increases the strength in this area. Each area of the trailer has been evaluated with the same methods to create the best trailer so it will last years in a harsh environment. While these trailers are not our only product, they are equally important to us and we take great extremes to insure that the Tough Terrain is the best.
The original Tough Terrain Trailer was designed/fabricated for our own personal use. We also we concerned about the durability and ruggedness needed for an off road trailer, that is why we chose to build our own. We have tested our Tough Terrain Trailer for 11 years now and we have trailers from New Hampshire on the East to California on the West and have never had one failure. Now that you know more about my trailer than you ever hoped to know, you must realize that this is why I have enjoyed my trailer for the past 15 years. I know you will enjoy yours too. If you have any further questions, please let us know.