"You won't find a better trailer for less!"
Why Iron Eagle?
EXPERIENCE
We built our first tiny house trailer in 2006 for one of the founding pioneers of the tiny house movement, the legendary Dee Williams. Since then, we have worked continuously with Dee and her organization PAD (Portland Alternative Dwellings) to improve the design of our tiny house trailers. We’ve become the absolute very best trailer you'll find.
SUPERIOR DESIGN
Trailers designed and built specifically for tiny houses. Every detail of the frame is tailored for supporting a tiny house structure and its contents. For example, the crossmember supports are recessed six inches below the top of the frame to accommodate 2x6 floor joists and insulation to eliminate thermal bridging without sacrificing any floor height. The frame is pre-drilled to anchor your floor joist ledgers and wall bottom plates. The axles are positioned significantly forward compared to a typical flatbed trailer. A tiny house distributes its weight on a trailer frame much differently than typical cargo so we've determined the optimal axle offset that's best suited to accommodate a tiny house. Our design isn't simply a modified flatbed; it's designed from the ground up for one purpose only . . . to be the ultimate foundation for your tiny house.
MAXIMUM STANDARD WIDTH
Maximize your tiny living space with a trailer designed for optimal efficiency. The overall width of the fenders are built to the maximum legal width for road towing without a permit—8'-6" (102"). To further expand your usable space, we’ve extended the frame in front and behind the fenders to 8'-4" (100"), ensuring every inch is utilized. The frame extensions are deliberately kept 2 inches narrower than the legal limit to accommodate exterior siding and trim, keeping you within the highway width requirements. Need a frame width other than 100 inches? No problem! We offer frame widths of 102", 98", 96", 94", 92" or 90" at no extra cost. The dimensions of our 10ft wide frames are on the second page of this PDF.
OVERSIZED 10FT WIDE FRAMES ARE AVAILABLE
Our not so tiny, tiny house frames. If you need a bit more room, our 10ft wide version might be the solution. It's the same general design as our standard with trailer with the exception of an additional 18" of width. The crossmembers and tongue assembly components are a bit larger as well. The dimensions of our 10ft wide frames are on the second page of this PDF.
Towing this trailer requires an overwidth trip permit for each state traveled in. 10ft wide is the maximum width allowed to be towed without the requirement of pilot cars.
STRONGER
Nearly 100% of the frame is constructed of square and rectangular tubing. There are many types of steel that can be used in the construction of a trailer frame. Tubing has the most resistance to twisting compared to other common types of steel. We've chosen tubing as the main component for the frame due to its superior ability to remain flat and rigid despite the inevitable uneven loads that your tiny house will impose on it.
LIGHTER
The less your trailer weighs, the more your house can weigh, it's that simple. A standard flatbed car hauler type trailer is structurally built with far too much weight where it's not needed (between the fenders) as far as a tiny house is concerned. They're built well for their intended purpose - hauling cars & equipment - but not for a tiny house. The structural weight of our tiny house trailers is concentrated at the outside of the frame to support your walls and roof. The inside of the frame requires very little load bearing load bearing support so we install smaller and lighter cross members to minimize weight. Our 20' tiny house trailer weighs less than 1800lbs. A typical 20' equipment hauling flatbed trailer weighs in excess of 2300lbs and it's still much narrower than our dedicated tiny house trailer.
ENERGY EFFICIENT
A tiny house built on a trailer that has not been designed to minimize the effect of thermal bridging will cost more to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Steel is an excellent conductor of heat. Any metal framework that's in direct contact with your subfloor, no matter how much insulation is installed will reduce the energy efficiency of your tiny home. Our frame design significantly reduces the proximity of steel framework to your living space.
MORE SIZES
We build an extensive selection of tiny house trailer sizes. All of our standard width tiny house trailers have a frame width of 100 inches (8’-4”). Our 10ft wide version have a frame width of 118 inches (9'-10"). The trailer lengths vary, ranging from 10ft to 30ft in 2 foot increments.
SUPERIOR VALUE
We're simply the best at what we do and we do it for less. We've seen a lot of tiny house trailers over the years so we know what's out there. We've talked to hundreds of tiny house builders about their needs and concerns. We've collaborated with experts in dozens of organizations dedicated to tiny house construction. All of which has helped us to create the best design available anywhere. In essence, we are the best choice for your tiny house trailer.
Look around and compare us to all others ... You won't find a better trailer for less!
FREE TWEAKS
No two tiny houses are the same. You may want french doors on the side of the trailer behind the wheels but the fenders are a little bit in the way. You might want larger overhanging eaves but the frame side extensions are too wide. No problem. If we're building your tiny house trailer and you need the wheels and fenders positioned forward or backwards a bit or the side extension width different from our standard width, just let us know and that's all there is to it. If you need either or both of these tweaks for your tiny house, just let us know and consider it done! The best part of these tweaks is ... they're absolutely FREE!