jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
I have been looking for the perfect trailer for awhile within a certain budget with the usual requirements, things like a 4x6 base, steel channel side supports, long tongue, tucked lights, and hinged rear gate. So 2 weeks ago I saw a listing in the classifieds and called the seller who is just a few miles from me. I chat with him and he gives me the address to look at it even though he is out of town. I drove over and knew I wanted it the moment I saw it. He got back in town a few days later and I went over to buy it. The seller was a Jeep nut and has owned 7 Jeeps over the years, but his current hobby is piloting his jet boat up and down whitewater rivers. His father built the trailer about 20 years ago specifically to go on Jeep trails. Here is the description:
Small utility trailer. This trailer was designed and built to be towed behind a Jeep. It has even been to the Doll House in the Maze District of Canyonlands. It is also perfect for yard waste etc. The bed is 48in. X 62in. X 22in. deep. There is a channel around the top so that a 48in. wide piece of plywood can be used to seal and lock the contents. There are also mounts for a Yakama roof rack bolted to the top rail.
After chatting about Jeeps for over half an hour and his jet boat awhile longer, I handed him the money and went on my way. He even loaned me an air saw and threw in a straight hitch mount that made the trailer tongue perfectly level.
All I have done to it so far is a good scrubbing. Last Saturday I hauled 1460 lbs of mulch home with it and was nice and smooth. Picked up some FREE used off-road tires for it the other day and I am thinking about different paint schemes and will put new plywood on it over the summer, 1/2in sides with 3/4in bottom marine grade. It will fit a 33 laying flat on the tongue without any interference, so I have options there. Next week I'm ordering water and gas can mounts. Eventually I will look at buying or building a roof top tent for it and utilize the roof rack mounts that are already in place, but I currently own 7 nice tents and will sell off a few first. I have some shocks for it but am also thinking of replacing the leaf spring setup with a torsion axle and shock setup.
Saturday I picked up a compact 1.5 gallon propane tank for $20 that was designed for compact campers.
It will be a fun project, but it will be easier starting with an already great platform. I have a lot of experience with trailers and have rebuilt one in the past, so I should be good to go. And my 90 amp welder should be adequate for anything I need to weld.
Small utility trailer. This trailer was designed and built to be towed behind a Jeep. It has even been to the Doll House in the Maze District of Canyonlands. It is also perfect for yard waste etc. The bed is 48in. X 62in. X 22in. deep. There is a channel around the top so that a 48in. wide piece of plywood can be used to seal and lock the contents. There are also mounts for a Yakama roof rack bolted to the top rail.
After chatting about Jeeps for over half an hour and his jet boat awhile longer, I handed him the money and went on my way. He even loaned me an air saw and threw in a straight hitch mount that made the trailer tongue perfectly level.
All I have done to it so far is a good scrubbing. Last Saturday I hauled 1460 lbs of mulch home with it and was nice and smooth. Picked up some FREE used off-road tires for it the other day and I am thinking about different paint schemes and will put new plywood on it over the summer, 1/2in sides with 3/4in bottom marine grade. It will fit a 33 laying flat on the tongue without any interference, so I have options there. Next week I'm ordering water and gas can mounts. Eventually I will look at buying or building a roof top tent for it and utilize the roof rack mounts that are already in place, but I currently own 7 nice tents and will sell off a few first. I have some shocks for it but am also thinking of replacing the leaf spring setup with a torsion axle and shock setup.
Saturday I picked up a compact 1.5 gallon propane tank for $20 that was designed for compact campers.
It will be a fun project, but it will be easier starting with an already great platform. I have a lot of experience with trailers and have rebuilt one in the past, so I should be good to go. And my 90 amp welder should be adequate for anything I need to weld.
