Tradesman Trailer (Model 28571)

Model 28571 is a 2.4 m x 1.5 m top tradesman trailer organised the way a working van is organised: three lockable doors with T-locks and gas struts, front and back drawers, a dedicated compressor box, ladder racks on top and tie-down railings, all on a heavy-duty checker-plate body with hydraulic brakes.

The layout is built around the fact that a tradesman does not unload at every job. Tools, fittings and consumables live in the trailer permanently, and the trailer is organised so the compressor has a home, long stock rides on the racks, and everything else is behind a lockable door with a gas strut that holds it open while you work. Front and back drawers take the small, high-value items that otherwise end up loose in a crate: meters, crimpers, drill bits, plumbing fittings.

Heavy-duty checker plate is used for the floor, guards and doors, so the trailer can take dropped tools, metal offcuts and rough loading without the surface failing. Tie-down railings run around the body for strapping machines or material, and the whole unit is fully primed, sealed and finished with two coats of hammerstone - a textured, hard-wearing coating that hides the knocks a working trailer collects.

Running gear is built to carry a permanent load: seven-leaf slipper suspension, hydraulic brakes with a handbrake, new light-truck tyres and a spare wheel bracket. It tows behind a bakkie without fuss, sits level when loaded, and because it is a trailer rather than a van, your vehicle stays free for passengers and site access.

It is the trailer for plumbers, electricians, builders, painters, welders and service technicians who need a mobile store that arrives organised and locks up at night.