16g. or is it 18g. idk anymore lol. I've got top, one side, back 2 doors, bottom, and tongue box all sheeted. so all thats left is the passenger side and passenger side door to do. then I can move on to making fenders. tongue toolbox turned out really nice. as annoying as it is to drill and use...
tongue box is mostly finished up welding, and the draw bar with the 45's are welded as well. going to use .25 plate at the intersections for extra reinforcement. had some time while it was raining yesterday to get the wiring harnesses all made and in some split loom. i'm at the point where i...
yea thats the plan now. we already have a great sleeping setup in the 4runner but if we wanna take the kids with us, the RTT will be next. Might risk it on a cheap $800 one.
funny tho....remove all the gear throw a mattress down, you could sleep in the main box of the trailer.
the convenience these trailers give is so underrated. hook up, throw the ice chest in, fill the water jugs and leave. plus, clears out a shelf or two of camping gear in the garage for other hobbies. Nice work dude.
productive weekend.
all my electrical showed up as well. so this week after work i might get going on that. noco battery tender, main circuit breaker, fuse panel, switch panel, and snazzy 4usb and 1 12 volt plug setup. I love blue sea systems parts.
sounds good to me. you're gonna just screw the unistrut to the plywood/1x1? run some rtv gasket maker clear on it. otherwise butyl is fantastic as a sealant. it doesnt dry like silicon sealants do, and its what is used to seal our windshields in. seal the penetrations, and then run a bead of...
main box, axle setup all tacked together. next up is to work on the front electrical box and tongue. waiting to order wheel adaptors as well from BORA/motorsport-tech
probably run wires as well before i throw too much sheet metal on.
found 255/75-17 bfg KM's on some 4runner sr5 wheels. I think...
I joked with the wife....she can use it to pull plants and soil to job sites i'm at to help with installs. on board water makes watering new plants easy.
trailer is going well. i ditched the idea of a teardrop/square drop. Didnt want to put that much cash into it. Doing another version of the one i built before. 5x7. 3' tall. 2 doors, one for the rear with 2 slide outs. one on the side with one big slideout for the gear. small box on the front...
looking like 8k all in. this is 16g sheet metal, 2x2 and 1x1 square tubing, 16 gallon water tank, tankless water heater, leaf spring axle, electrical etc. or 9k for the same setup with timbrens. PRICEY. trailer 1.0 was cheapppppp but it was also a glorified storage tote on wheels lol.
learned...
what is this "pay someone to do it for you" nonsense????
thats a good point tho.
i'm not too worried about weight however....4runner pulls 3-4 easily (rated at 5k). last trailer was 2k super max'd out. and it was overbuilt with 1/8" square tubing.
so use the cnc files and do it all outta steel....I will absolutely hate my life if i take on that big of a wood project (hah). any reason this is a bad idea?