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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    I'd like to do the same. 6' wide can be a bit cramped, but it's narrow enough to never need extended tow mirrors on most vehicles.
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    It cost around $650 for a month. Yes, it was expensive, but at the time I had oodles of extra income, so the cost didn't phase me. I am pretty sure they gave me a discounted rate since they only had this huge unit available, and nothing smaller. It was important to get going on the project as...
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    Salvaging a drowned jeep

    Grit, sand, mud, dirt will get in to every nook and cranny, and ruin nearly every electrical component, and likely most of the drive-train too. Even if I had all the time in the world to complete a total rebuild, I still wouldn't do it. I could accomplish it with the exception of the engine...
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    Here's some interior photos: Interior features: Diamond plate flooring The black along the side walls is carpeting Four 4' fluorescent light fixtures L track on the floor 30 shorepower connection RV style roof A/C 3 interior 120vac outlets Onboard battery to run the DC lights
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    The drive through NorCal was pretty scenic. The previous trip through the area was in the dark, when I was returning from OX11, in cold temps, with less than desirable roads. The previous owner used the trailer a lot. He used it to haul some sort of a mini race car that his son raced, on...
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    The next morning revealed some light snow had fallen the night before in the Siskyous. THERE IT IS!! Hooked up and ready to make the trek home: The owner told me the brakes worked really good, and that they'd stop the truck when manually activated. I asked him if he'd ever serviced...
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    It was a 600+ mile road (each way) to get it. I drove down from the Tacoma, WA area President's Day weekend to get it. Fueling up, ready to hit the road: Gotta love a DPF equipped truck - REGEN TIME! Somewhere in Southern OR (Medford I think), the weather was taking a turn for the...
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    A different kind of trailer build: 20' enclosed "support trailer"

    Back in 2012 there was a 3 month time period where I was re-evaluating my trailer needs. I had a 6x12, which I used for camping, to haul camping gear and a motorcycle in. I towed it behind my truck and camper, and occasionally would haul it on local runs to Home Depot, etc with my Jeep. I...
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    Standard ball-and-hitch design limits

    Standard ball and coupler won't survive long at much of an angle, from my experience. I do RV transport as a part time job. One manufacturer I haul for has extremely high hitch heights, so high that I had to buy a new piece for my weight distribution hitch so I get get the ball high enough. I...
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    Your most appreciated camping equipment

    Throwing a different piece of "gear" in this thread..... this is my favorite..... my hotel on wheels. I'd like to get a bit more adventurous with a smaller camp rig, but tent camping isn't my thing. Someday I will have a small tear-drop style trailer, or I will build a bed in this (my...
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