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Build is looking great. Love the use of aluminum. Doing a similar tank in mine.

Damn cool build!

Why do some of my inserted images populate as attachments? What am I doing wrong here?

Couple of other projects including adding Tazer to Gladiator so it knows what size tires it has and killing the annoying stop/start. Did not get much done on the trailer. Did found some old motorcycle shocks and stripped off the springs to use the dampers. Should take the edge off the couple of...

Few steps closer. Second pic shows the drop axle. Will likely run a little longer shackle Blue tape is next tube, which will tie all the verticals together.

Using pop pins to lock the vertical sliders in position. 1/2" pin connection should keep it pretty solid and allows me to unlock them and lift/lower rack. Here's a pic of the initial rough mock up. Verticals will have to be redone out of stainless (can't paint if they slide), so for now the rod...

Upper body strength, if it fights me, maybe gas struts.

Working on schematic, not sure I have this dialed yet.

First time out of the garage. Raise/lower functionality is solid. May relo the rear jacks inside the frame to raise them up a bit.

Doing something similar. Looking good!

Mock up of the upper rack. This will raise/lower roughly 24" and support the RTT and solar panel

Got a little further and added water tank mount. 23 gallon Amazon purchase. Should be fine for what I'm doing, but does not feel super thick. Built a floor for it, so tank is 100% supported below straps, but may add another strap to deal with the weight. Pump will mount to inside frame rail and...

Updated the design as well. Round tube upper rack (1.75" .120 wall DOM steel) Pivoting on heim joints. Floor will now be expanded steel (to reduce weight) and water tank is moved closer to axle to balance weight. Also better defined fold down table.

Made some progress. Struggled with axle location. Factor in the 24" kitchen box or not? Ended up splitting the difference. Tank will also move further back. 35" tires on a trailer are just silly.

Here's what I'm starting with for the trailer. 3500lb, brake capable and 73" Hub face is super wide, but factory Jeep wheels have a crazy offset, so it brings effective width back in. Should roll out just under 80" wide with Jeep sitting at 75". Spring seat will need to be moved inboard a bit...

Got the wheel/tire combo sorted on the Gladiator. This defined final width of trailer (looking to keep is as close to Jeep as possible. Factory steel spares, color matched to rig, wrapped in 35x10.5 Kenda Klevers. Super skinny old school feel. Sits on Mopar 2" lift with a 1" spacer in front...

This thing came out great! Keep the pics coming

Love this build. No bind raising rack? I'm looking at something similar and know I'll have to do it alone, so I'm overthinking the hell out of the design.

First trailer build, so I'm certainly looking for input. Roughly 5x8 rolling on Gladiater spare steelies and 33" tires and beefy enough to hold gear, RTT and two Groms. Current estimate with full water tank is just under 2k. Build starts over Christmas break, so I'm in the last stages of...