Scout Utility Trailer

[fj40fax]

I am in the process of building a trailer for our scout troop. We do not need to sleep in it, so all of the space will be set up for carrying gear. I do not have a site to host the picture, but it is an 8' utility truck bed, with a utility topper that opens completely on 3 sides. It will have room in front of the topper for a cooler and 2 5 gallon water jugs. We hope to put it on some old Land Cruiser lift springs (long, but not too flexy) with a 3500 lb axle and some 33's.

I have it all sketched up in sketchup. I'll go work on photobucket and see if we can't get some pics up.

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[fj40fax]

Here we go:

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[taquito971@yahoo.com]

Looks like a nice project. I'm looking forward to when my boys are old enough for scouts.

Brian

 

[fj40fax]

I hope to make a firewood basket up front by extending the frame rails by 2 feet. We may eventually build a spare tire carrier off the back bumper. we may also do a roof rack using the ladder rack (as seen in the sketchup) for a roof rack for canoes or additional gear (like lodgepoles for pioneering merit badge, etc.). Here is a pic of the truck bed from the sales ad online, we plan to paint the truck bed white with enamel paint to match the topper.

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[fj40fax]

As it sits in the driveway tonight:

Sorry, but it's dark outside.

 

[corbin8or]

what's up with the Jeep thing in the background???!!!

 

[corbin8or]

is that a jeep fc 150? 170?

 

[fj40fax]

The guy had a lot out back of his shop with a ton of cool old projects.

 

[nfunlimited]

Did you ever get this project finished?

 

[fj40fax]

Did you ever get this project finished?

As a matter of fact we just did. Took it to summer camp and it was a dream. I'll see if I can get some pics up sometime soon.

 

[nfunlimited]

Looking forward to it.

 

[Hill Bill E.]

Looking forward to it.

+1! Looks like a great gear trailer.

HB

 

[fj40fax]

Pics

Here it is:

This is the slide out for the camp chef, made out of an old bedslide a neighbor was throwing away:

The shelf for the cooler:

The fabbed up tailgate that locks when the topper's rear door is locked:

Ask away with any questions...

 

[JKDetonator]

Jeep FC

Would that old junker Jeep FC be for sale by chance?

By the way, nice trailer design! :sombrero:

 

[fulljam]

Nice work!

Will you lift your trailer?