I honestly think a 35 gal tank would be perfect, only hesitation i would have would be lesser force of gravity with a lesser amount… but a belt drive will pull so it shouldnt matter i guess???
I will add that i used a 3/4” hose and the float valve would stay off unless on the SC for a long time… i switched to flexzilla 5/8” and itll need water for just a minute or two here or there and then shuts it down.
I went with 55 gal drum just for smaller footprint.
He was pretty adamant about it and I have a buddy that has a 55 gallon I can have, so going to just go with it and as you say, smaller footprint and with that small trailer, that is a help!
Need to dial down the bottom material for trailer. It is currently that cheapo diamond mesh.
Weight is a consideration until I can afford a truck to pull it with. I am not much for chemistry at the moment but sure I will learn over the next couple of years!
2x4s or 2 x 8s add too much weight at the moment.
Rubber horse stall mat is close to 100 lbs. read somewhere where someone was using it and was able to drill through it.
Plywood is about 55 lbs for 3/4 sheet.
One better than the other? Seems the horse stall mat would help reduce vibrations but be harder to drill through to secure PW and other stationary items/tie straps.
Some other material?
Many thanks!
It seems like a lot of wells around here lose pressure after you draw 150 gallons or so. They don’t go dry, but they’ll drop from 4.5-5 gpm to 2.5-3 gpm. Most houses I wash require 250 gallons or so to clean properly. So by the time I’m in full-on rinse mode, the water tank starts depleting.
They are just rubber, use washers or backing plates and shud be fine id think.
Ohhh, i understand… dont deal with wells around here.
You can drill through rubber with a regular drill bit no problem.
If the mesh it so thin and cheap it doesn’t support your equipment very well go with plywood. If that’s not an issue the rubber mat would be fine. The rubber mat won’t really serve any kind of purpose except for cosmetic but will help a little with vibration. Vibration isolators are cheap though.
Either way definitely use some backing plates as Donut suggested or, at the very least, some big fender washers. I know IBS always says old mower blades make good washers or backing plates. You could always just make your own out of some steel plate if you feel like you need some bigger ones. It just really depends how flimsy that steel mesh is.
Yes, this 
That’s a slick idea! For us side mounted reel folks, we just gotta make sure we’re distributing the weight and rotating the trailer tires every 6 months or so.
Thanks @squidskc . I appreciate it. I thought it turned out pretty good and it works very well. And yea, you have to account for the weight difference and hadn’t really thought about rotating the tires so good call there. Nice to know some fabricators that can knock that stuff out quickly and what I considered inexpensive. I’d love to have made it myself, but I don’t think I could have made it for the price he charged me. You gotta put a price on your time!
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Sorry to revive an old thread, but I want to thank @PWW for making this post. I am planning on getting started this coming spring. I don’t have a truck yet and will have to use a small trailer with my 6cyl sedan until I can get the truck. Great info and support in here. Thank you 
What size trailer…I have a 2.4l 4cylindee equinox so I know the feeling. I have a 3.5x5 lmao the smallest of small !
I have a 200’ hose reel on way gonna get the $75 liberty garden hose reel and build an L style platform on 2x4s to mount pw and reels on.
That way under the table so to speak I can use for storage of chem and whatever else…Haven’t thought to much about what else but it seems day by day I have a new idea 
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