looking for manufactured home trailer frames the steel carraige under the house?

Answer 1

Not a trailer like for a boat or car. I-beam construction for integral framing throughout. 'Tongue' / triangular tow piece at one end is connected by carriage bolts to the bottom part of the I-bean framing. Originally these manufactured homes were called trailers because the whole house IS the trailer (enclosed carriage). Got a bad rep, hence called manufactured. Still all trailers unless modular constructed.

Answer 2

Here are a few places you can look for older mobile home frames...

Dealerships -- often will take these in as 'trade-ins'.

Mobile home communities -- on occasion, you find a community that is in the process of updating all the homes in their community. The old homes that need to be removed... you can normally have just for hauling them away. There are companies that do just this sort of thing. You might ask mobile home movers, or dealerships, if they know of anyone doing this in your area.

Insurance companies - unfortunately, some mobile homes are not allowed to age 'gracefully'... they come to some demise, either by fire, or storm damage. You might also look around for a community that has had severe storm damage, there may be several mobile homes available.

Last but not least, you can always contact a manufacturer, to talk about having a new frame built to order.

Some homes you will find the axles and wheels are still under them, even if they are not attached... but it is quite common for the homeowner to sell the axle and wheels back to the dealership, when they purchase their home... so.. you may need to talk to a local dealer about getting some axles, wheels, or even tires.

Good Luck!

By the way, I'd like to add something here -- In some states, it is illegal to use these mobile home undercarriages on the highways, because of the wheels. A mobile home wheel is more of a 'doughnut' than a standard wheel, like you would find on a vehicle. Ironically... it IS the same type of wheel you find on the rear end of many semi-trucks. The wheel, instead of bolting at the center, actually bolts around the rim -- I don't know how many mobile homes Ive passed on the highways, because they 'lost' a wheel due to it's not being properly attached, hehehe. I do happen to know that in southeast missouri, these old mobile home frames are many times converted to 'farm trailers' or 'hay wagons'.

Good Luck

Answer 3

I found some on ebay. here's a link to them