Logistics of Attaching Skid Ice House to Drop-down Trailer? Am I Crazy?

[Cobber]

Alright so I feel like I may be crazy here since I can't find anything about it anywhere.. but maybe those out there can help me with this one?

I have a Skid Ice House that is decent and I've been thinking about a project to build a house from the ground-up on a dropdown trailer that I picked up.

The frames are the same size, and the house would fit inside of the pre-existing frame-

Is there anything to keep me from attaching the pre-existing house to the drop-down frame?

Are there any major challenges that would make this impossible, or how does a guy even go about this?

Thanks!

-Cobber

[Eric_Kruger]

I would just take the skids off and as long as everything is structurally sound, drop it on the new drop down frame.

[Cobber]

Eric,

That's kind of what my initial thought was- but is a guy supposed to attach it to the trailer in any way?

What is to stop it from flying off as you're rolling down the highway?

[dan z]

Eric,

That's kind of what my initial thought was- but is a guy supposed to attach it to the trailer in any way?

What is to stop it from flying off as you're rolling down the highway?

Sounds like a simple few nice bolts through the floor and the through the frame should be alright but this would make it very weak around those points eventually. That's all I got as I'm a portable gut myself. Good luck and I hope you find a resolution to this issue

[otterman91105]

This what i did with my house that i use around cites. It was a skid house that i had a frame made for and set the house on the frame. I bolted it to the frame and it is very sturdy.

[Cobber]

Thanks for the input, guys-

So from the sounds of it, you just drill a hole through the frame and use those holes to bolt through the house frame, or is there more to it?

[Hawg]

when I did it I put angle iron on top of the frame so I could lag bolt it from the side also, plus the house sat in kind of a fram that way also. never a problem.

[otterman91105]

This is the same thing i did. It worked great cause then you don't have to put holes in your frame. Then you can just bolt the house through holes in the angle iron.

[Eric_Kruger]

I would guess putting the angle on will make it a little easier as well.

[Tom7227]

You might want to consider the soundness of the structure of the house itself. As you trail it there will be wind resistance that will push it in ways that it hasn't been pushed before. If it is cheaply built with chip board and minimal framing it is likely to get torqued around, loosened up and maybe even fall apart. How is the roof attached? Again the wind resistance could be a big issue if you just have something that's nailed down a bit. If it is built with good materials and fasteners you probably will be OK.

[mallardnwalleye]

4 Ubolts holding the skids down to the trailer in each corner and a ratchet strap or two over the top and you're good to go. Not rocket science.

[Hawg]

One of the biggest reasons to take the skids off is to limit the distance from the floor to the ice. If your house is solid you won't have any problems. I put a v on mine also when I put it on a wheel frame.