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Off road utility trailer, very coolhas been my camping and dirtbike hauler. building a new one now so this one has to go. 31" MT tires 5x5.5 lugs (iirc, i can measure if needed), angle iron frame, all the wood is solid. bed is slightly less than 4' wide by 6'. a sheet of plywood makes a perfect...

So ive been looking for a good toyota bed to build myself a trailer from, well i finally gave up and a datsun followed me home..... plans for right now get it cleaned up and fully funtional, eventually ill swap axles, build a rack for my RTT and add a fuel tank. here is what i started with...

Picking up the back half of a pickup to build myself a trailer from. its a toyota frame in trying to tie into. i was thinking 2x3 1/8" wall tubing for the tongue, too thin? any tips for tieing into the frame? google isnt bring much inspiration today

im thinking about a truck bed trailer. its quick and easy, will be a bit more weight than if i build from scratch but i get longer truck springs, a gas tank for fuel transfer, and a good sized bed. ive found a 85 toy longbed, (i need the longbed for my dirtbikes, if i were to build myself it...

i was planning on using 2x2 .120 (1/8) wall tubing for my frame. But i found a few sticks of 2x2 3/16 on CL for a decent price. it seems like most people use 120 wall. 3/16 will add about 75 lbs to my trailer. im trying to keep it light, but is it worth saving 100 on steel for the weight...

i want an axle with 6 on 5.5 bolt spacing. i can get an off the shelf 5200lb one with 12x2" brakes that has the correct pattern or a 3500lb axle with 10" brakes and adapters. is there a huge weight different in the 5200 vs 3500lb axles? im trying to keep the weight down as much as possible...

Bad idea? I don't want to take the basket off since it has lights and antennas on it and the tent will probably end up on a trailer but we want to try it out for a weekend. It with be mostly pavement travel but a few hundred miles each way. Its a 4th gen 4runner

I have two sets of Accuride 500 lb 42" drawer slides for sale. Were used in a cargo drawer project, but the project went a different direction, they were in the car less than a month, with nothing in the drawers. Basically brand new expect they were mounted. One set is locking, accuride...

Im wondering what your guys custom trailers ended up weighing? Im debating between buying a m101a or building my own trailer. a m416 is too small for my needs, but im wanting to keep weight to a min, as well as costs. The m101a is a bit bigger than i need and heavy. if i were to build my own it...

Im looking for a way to be able to use the changing room with the tent on a trailer. ive seen where people will put the tent on a rack on the trailer but id like to be able to keep the COG and drag less by having the tent low when driving. I thought of the idea of having it be able to raise and...

I currently have a basic utility trailer that is lifted on 31 's that I use to haul my dirt bikes and dump runs etc that is getting worn out that I would like to replace. So here is where the questions and your opinions come in. I would love to have a camper for the winter camping skiing etc...

ive been usin backcountry navigator for thr last few days (free trial) pretty good, topo maps downloadable to the phone for non data navi. the gps overlay is very accurate.

Hope people dont find this a stupid question.. Im wondering how much people have spent building their DIY off road trailers? Im trying to replace my current trailer, which is built from angle iron with something a bit beefier. this is what im trying to replace. works great but is too short...

I sleep in the back of my righ sometimes and its a pita to open the back hatch from the inside. so this adds a pushbutton on the inside of the rear hatch to open it. use at your own risk, if something frys its not my fault. Materials: 2 ft 18-20 ga wire 1 momentary pushbutton 1 toggle switch...

looking for opions on a hood lip vs. roof rack mount. im leaning toward a comet fold over antenna and i think the roof rack is a good spot because i can then just fold it down and leave it, but its aweful tall when its up. there are alot of trees around the PNW. the hood lip just doesnt fold up...

Im in the process planning my tire carrier. It will be a somewhat short term thing untill i can get a real rear bumper built. That being said im trying to keep the costs down and will be using a trailer spindle. (rockstomper, AtoZ, 4x4 labs style) Where in running into problems is the latch, i...

i know some of you have drawers with out slides. how do you like it? get to be a PITA when the drawers are full/heavy? i dont like the idea of slides eating up so much space and they are expensive! im builing some soon so if you have any tricks/tips LMK!

so i have been watching CL for a small trailer to carry my dirtbikes and camping stuff, all the while not finding waht i was looking for and thinking i would end up building my own. well i found one that fit the bill last night. it 4.5x6ft new tabs, lights, tires. no idea waht axle or springs...

Picked up a new 4Runner to replace my 85 PU i sold. its a 03 V6 4x Sport Many pictures in the beginning of this thread are now dead due to poor old photo hosting. Here is a current picture! before taking the running borads off After. Much better Installed my CB And a Red top...

Since you guys seem pretty knowledgeable i figured id ask. i have a most;y fiberg;*** roof, so i plan on mounting my antenna on my roof rack. i was thinking of putting a piece of copper on the floor of the roof rack to use as a ground plane, however the antenna wouldnt be mounted in the middle...