Super Jet Trailer Conversion 5 Stand Up's

[JSD Welding]

I finally got rid of our sit down ski's and converted our 16 Ft Trailer to hold all (5) of our stand up ski's. I do welding and fabrication as a business www.JetSkiDan.com, so after reading this and you want to customize your trailer over the Fall, Winter, Spring, give me a call or PM. I am located in Prescott Valley, AZ.


I started by removing the bunks on the trailer:

Next I cut off the welded bunk brackets and ground the welds smooth down to the original frame.

Then I welded in a new Center Support Brace to add additional strength to the trailer to hold the skis up front:

Next I fabricated the new bunk brackets for the new bunks and welded them in place:

Next I welded in a divider section that serves to secure the bows of three ski's in the rear:

Then it was time to paint the new brackets and steel braces I welded to the trailer:

Then I made the new bunks out of 2x4's and new marine grade carpet and installed them:

And here is the finished product, just in time to tow all of our ski's to the World Finals at Lake Havasu:

 

[OCD Solutions]

Nice setup! That Miller 211 is a sweet little setup.

 

[JSD Welding]

Nice setup! That Miller 211 is a sweet little setup.

Thanks!! I love the Millers 211's, great welders!!

 

[98gti]

Nice!

 

[Matt_E]

What's the tongue weight on that?

 

[JSD Welding]

What's the tongue weight on that?

Not exactly sure of the tongue weight, since the two ski's towards the front sit between the axle and the Fuel Rack/Box I am not sure how much the axle absorbs vs. the tongue. I would need to weigh the tongue to get an exact weight.

This trailer used to have (2) Honda Aqua Trax F-15's (Rental Ski's) on it (before I bought the trailer) and those weight roughly 830 Lb's each = 1660 Lb's and take up 11 Ft of the 16 ft Trailer. My 5 Ski's weigh a total of 1500 Lb's, and the axle is rated for much higher. I towed this from Prescott, AZ to Lake Havasu, AZ and back which was roughly 500 miles round trip and it towed excellent.

 

[KTM434]

What's the tongue weight on that?

Looks like a lot of tongue weight for sure. It's a killer setup but you may need to push the axle forward. Put the tongue jack on a scale with all the skis on the trailer and the gas jugs full and loaded then compare that weight to the tongue weight rating of your hitch and the ball receiver of the trailer. I'm not bashing at all, just trying to help avoid a broken tongue jack or trailer.

 

[jduplease2002]

looks killer

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Its probably not that bad most of the weight is over the axle and the three heavy ass Superjets in the back should pretty much offset the weight in the front, unless he had the box loaded down with heavy stuff it should do ok.

 

[ADDict]

Its probably not that bad most of the weight is over the axle and the three heavy ass Superjets in the back should pretty much offset the weight in the front, unless he had the box loaded down with heavy stuff it should do ok.

Two SJ's and a 750 kaw on back, not three heavy ass Superjets.

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[KTM434]

Its probably not that bad most of the weight is over the axle and the three heavy ass Superjets in the back should pretty much offset the weight in the front, unless he had the box loaded down with heavy stuff it should do ok.

If the "heavy" Superjets were behind the axle to offset the "lightweight Kawis" near the tongue then your statement would make sense but the Superjets are centered on the axle with the engine slightly forward of the axle and the full gas tanks forward of the axle. I only made that statement to help the OP, I have a similar setup that I quickly threw together when I moved from NH to FLORIDA and it works great.

 

[98gti]

If its too much tongue weight maybe try putting the 3 skis on backwards, just a thought. Thats what I like about the trailer I built, the axle slides back and forth.

 

[mattyboy89]

Ktm434 what bars are those on your blasters??

Sick trailer. I wish I had a set up like that

 

[orangefinger]

you guys passed us the last day , trailer looks great, great work, worried a little about the axle on these...just my 0.2

 

[aytee]

why are we discussing tongue weight?? the easiest way to determine how much tongue weight you have on a trailer is hook it to the pickup that will be pulling it, and note how far the rear end squats... the way that last picture looks, it's fine... get too much weight on the trailer axle or to the rear of the axle on a short trailer like that the trailer will sway... them tundras have a tow capacity of 6600lbs without the tow package and 8100 with tow package... tongue weight on this would be the least of my concerns... just make sure your receiver is rated for 2000lbs min... just my 2 pennies...

 

[FearMyWrX]

If its too much tongue weight maybe try putting the 3 skis on backwards, just a thought. Thats what I like about the trailer I built, the axle slides back and forth.

Thats what I was thinking. It would offset the weight a bit more.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Two SJ's and a 750 kaw on back, not three heavy ass Superjets.

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sorry it was hard to make out that third ski, so two heavy ass Superjets and a 750SX it is !

 

[JSD Welding]

you guys passed us the last day , trailer looks great, great work, worried a little about the axle on these...just my 0.2

Thanks. I am not concerned about the axle as I researched it before I did the conversion. Here is a link to the manufacturer and the specifications for my exact model:

http://www.playcrafttrailer.com/pwc...ailer/?phpMyAdmin=SlnDrMVvkHcW9C6qi0MF8mUAfm8

Axle is rated at 3500 Lb's and the trailer has a carrying capacity of 2300. My 2011 Tundra has a tow package, I tow a 26 Ft travel trailer with it that weighs over 6000 Lb's. I appreciate the concern from some of you, but as stated this is well within specs of my trailer, axle, and tow equipment that I have.

 

[KTM434]

I'm not doubting the truck or the trailer axle at all, Im strictly talking about the hitch and more importantly the thin stamped steel tongue of the trailer that is usually held onto the trailer with 2 bolts as well as the tongue jack. I'm sure the hitch can handle it as well. The previous statement about testing tongue weight by watching how much the truck squats does nothing. That is more related to the leaf spring capacity and spring rate.
Like I said, the trailer is badazz and I have a similar setup but it's just some friendly advice to check how much tongue weight there is with the trailer fully loaded and the tongue jack on a scale. A buddy of mine had his trailer setup for 3 skis with one near the tongue and he kept going through tongue jacks since they couldn't handle all the extra tongue weight. I'm not trying to offend anyone but it's just something that is often overlooked.

 

[xsnoman]

great job