Originally Posted by BigKID

Sounds a lot like my trailer when I bought it a few years ago. I got a 20" dove tail locally off Craigslist that needed some work for pretty cheap. It had four different sized tires and one mismatched wheel, decking need a few new boards, light wiring needed fixing, had a bad hub and needed brakes. There were a few redneck renovations which I had to fix too (not unlike the welded tongue ballast on yours, lol). I have since put four new loadstar trailer tires, one new wheel, four new hubs and electric brakes, rewired entire trailer, replaced half the decking and made a few other misc upgrades for my personal use preference. Having a welding machine was really helpful in fixing it up. Some additional mods on the to-do list are welding in some tie-down shackles (since I use it primarily to haul the truck), adding a winch, spare tire mount, new left fender and a complete blast/paint job.

I would suggest a tongue box for your trailer. It will mount on the tongue where your rail ballast was. It is trapezoidal shaped so it will not interfere with your turning radius. The previous owner of my trailer had a full size truck bed tool box mounted on the tongue and it would contact the bumper if I turned too sharp. I have since relocated it to the front of the deck and the truck still fits fine since it is 20'. I have seen the in-floor boxes Cody mentioned and they are super nice but I can imagine they would be pretty costly to retrofit into the deck.

Originally Posted by FLREPOMAN

it would be nice if you rhino lined the entire trailer