That's a great idea. It never occurred to me, but since it is supported by just the frame, the lid will raise with no problem. Awesome idea!
C'mon Dan; Impress all of us!!
I can give you the way I did it. I verified that the bumper was strong enough to hold the trailer and that I could position it on the dolly without any bumper light contact. I then lifted it up on the dolly and let it briefly rest there while I measured. I estimated a 20" spread on the crossover piece to clear the tires and the spare tire in the center. I then figured an offset of 7" for my breakback pieces so that I could draw the trailer away from the fiberglass so it was totally supported by the bumper. The 2 riser pieces were cut at 57", which set the crossover piece at an excellent place to clamp the tongue. I then went and got 1 1/2" thick wall steel (about 18 lbs)and set my chop saw to cut 45 degrees. I cut all my pieces, using the same dimensions for left or right. However, one of the 45's for the offset piece cuts needs to be opposite so that the crossover piece will fit correctly. I then got my grandfather's steel 2 foot square and started tack welding it together. I then welded the assembly to the frame of the dolly. Last step was to clamp the tongue to the crossover piece. I then took a ratcheting tie down and connected to the largest part of the frame and then to the crossover piece and unloaded about 70% of the weight on the bumper. One other thing I did that I didn't mention was to cut a couple of feet of heater hose lengthwise and black tape it on the edge of the dolly where the bumper would sit. That will keep it from scratching. That's it. Pretty simple fabrication job compared to some stuff I do. Hope that helped.
I have three and I use 2 when installing engines, so that one was just sitting there.......
