Tiny House Trailer and more
Version 3 represents the culmination of years of development and refinement on a proven platform. The system offers high flexibility and is adaptable to a wide range of applications.
Features
Width and Length
Two common widths of 2.4m and 2.95m, can do any width up to 3.1m.
Lengths range from 3.6m to 10.8m at 0.6m intervals, can do any length in between. Intervals of 0.6m are designed around standard building materials. We also run the popular 8 and 10m lengths.
Wheel Dolly
The Smart Trailer uses a removable and adjustable wheel dolly in either a road legal or site configuration.
Road - Frame, wheels, axles, suspension, brakes and mudguards
Site - Frame, wheels, axles
Adjustable Wheel Dolly
Unsure about the center of gravity for your house? Or wish to build freely without concern for axle placement? Our adjustable wheel dolly can move forwards and backwards, ensuring the right weight distribution on the vehicle's tow bar for secure towing.
Detachable Trailer
The chassis simply unbolts from the deck/house to give you options.
Take trailer in to get a WOF without taking the complete house.
Use the trailer for an other use. E.g. pickup building materials
Reduce height to lover the house for truck transport
Low Floor Height
Strong low-profile wheels are utilized to attain a floor height beginning at 600mm, providing a flat deck for construction, simplifying and expediting the initiation of your house build.
Drawbar Mounts Both Ends
If you're attempting to maneuver your mobile tiny house into a challenging spot, we have the solution with a versatile drawbar that can be mounted on either end of the trailer deck.
Trailer with other uses
Why not utilize the investment lying dormant under your house for something practical, such as a 3.5T utility trailer?
Accessories
The 'Smart Trailer' platform offers a variety of pre-designed accessories ready for use. If lifting jacks are unnecessary, simply don't choose them. Desire a trailer without suspension or brakes? Or perhaps a water tank? The options are customizable to your needs.
Use Multiple Decks
If you're considering building two tiny houses, perhaps adding another later, or entering the rental cabin business, purchasing a single drawbar and dolly along with multiple decks can maximize the value of your system.
Lightweight
We believe that weight is the most significant challenge when constructing a tiny house on wheels (THOW). Our trailers employ 'smart design' with 3D modeling and strength testing software to guarantee durability while remaining lighter than other market options. We've implemented CNC laser cutting and folding to eliminate excess weight, which, in our opinion, also enhances the aesthetic. This ensures you start on the right foot, as every kilogram matters.
Thermal Sub-floor
The sensation of touching steel on a chilly day is familiar to many, which raises the question: why construct your floor directly on steel? Given that steel conducts heat approximately 350 times more efficiently than pine timber, the cold will inevitably seep into your home if built on steel. To enhance comfort and energy efficiency, it is advisable to use timber coupled with insulation. This approach not only keeps your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer but also helps in lowering energy costs. More info here. We can build your subfloor.
Accessories
Add all sorts of Accessories to make your trailer.
Quality
We place a large focus on Quality.
Configure
2.95m wide site trailer
2.4m wide road trailer
1 Width
Standard deck widths are 2.4m and 2.95m, allowing for a 75mm clearance on each side for cladding, guttering, and the like. It is possible to accommodate other widths up to 3.1m, though will incur additional cost.
A 2.4m wide, one-piece deck is hot-dip galvanized.
For widths of 2.55m or greater, utilize a removable pre-galvanized deck that is bolted onto a hot-dip galvanized chassis.
2 Length
Select length form 3.6m to 10.8m.
600mm increments also can do any length in between.
Deck joists are placed at 600mm centers.
3 Dolly
Will your house be transported on the road or by truck? We offer two options: a road-legal setup and a less expensive site wheel dolly.
Each dolly includes a robust laser-cut and folded hot-dip galvanized drawbar.
Width of dolly and drawbar does not exceed 2.3m
Generally, tiny houses exceeding 8 meters in length will weigh more than 3.5T.
Site
Is the same design as the Road dolly but with road going components removed. The house and trailer are designed for transport to the site by truck, yet they can be moved on-site on their wheels. Trailer can travel on road by itself in this configurtion with lights, wof and rego (we can supply).
No brakes, controller, suspension, lights, rego, wof or mudguards. We can add any of these items, please enquire.
Road
It is designed to be road-legal and is suitable for occasional to regular travel, with a rating of 3.5T including the trailer.
Suspension - equalising leaf suspension for a smooth ride and reduces wear and tear.
Brakes - electric with both axles braked not just one.
Brake controller - either hard wired or wireless brake contaoller not included but can be added as an accessory. Runs 2x safely chains standard. For the most part trailer by itself can travel without brakes depending on tow vechile.
Lightboard - removible pre galv bolted to rear of chassis.
Rego 1 year, WOF 3 years.
Basic
The Basic model is essentially the same trailer, just without the deck and at a width of 2.4m.
This trailer is designed to use 90 mm LVL for the sub-floor or similar structure, that we can do or a DIYer or builder.
This model saves cost on the trailer.
Has the advantage of a high R-value subfloor R2.6
Timber joists can be attached to the steel deck via drilling holes and bolting.
2.4m wide Basic trailer
Subfloor
We can build or supply materials for your Subfloor ready to start building. Get your build right using the energy efficient thermal subfloor.
Steel Framing
We can design and build Steel Framing to suit your new home laid flat on the trailer ready to stand.
Digital Plans
If you're interested in constructing a smart trailer on your own, or if you live too far from Napier to justify transportation costs, it's now feasible for DIY enthusiasts or fabricators to create their own Smart Trailer. We've constructed version 3 using the latest laser cutting and folding technology to minimize weight. The available plans are for version 1, which includes many of the same features and is designed around common steel members.