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It pulls it just fine when fully loaded. Before we put the aluminum box on it we took it to Alaska/Canada for a few weeks and lived out of the Jeep and trailer. Here's a few pictures from that trip, and one from another trip that shows what all we had in the trailer (it was a weekend...

Thanks. We're extremely pleased with how it came out. We're looking forward to take it out on an adventure (which is the whole reason for building one of these).

Here's my build - use what you want. I kept it light to pull behind a four cylinder Jeep TJ. http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/mini-harbor-freight-type-trailer-ultimate-build-up-thread-1180456/ http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/70824-My-little-Harbor-Freight-trailer-build In a...

Yes I did. I had to trim the bottom off and re-drill the mounting holes so it didn't interfere with the angle iron that mounts under the box and up 2". But other than that it was a very simple install. On one of the pictures above you can see two pieces of channel mounted inside to the back...

Here we are 99% completed. I put some aluminum diamond plate fenders on the trailer after painting them black. Keeping them silver was too much silver, and you almost didn't see the fenders. Anyways, we're very pleased with how it came out. Now we need to take it on an adventure!

They shipped it from their shop in NC to Nashville, and then I drove to Nashville and picked it up. It would have been (almost exactly) 1000 miles round-trip to pick it up at the factory. To Nashville and back was 100 miles round-trip. We're thinking of putting a shortened minivan roof-rack...

A place in NC called Diamond Deluxe custom made the box - price was $860. They make animal transport boxes (dog boxes) and it was a modification of two of their dog box styes: http://www.diamonddeluxe.com/r_style_dog_box.php http://www.diamonddeluxe.com/yy_style_dog_box.php The company was...

So this weekend I finished extending the tongue 10", putting the cooler tray back on, and placed the box on the frame to see how it looks. I still need to mark where to drill the mounting holes in the tub, mount the fenders, spare tire, gas cans, etc. But I'm liking it. The box seems huge...

Thanks. I just finally had to bite the bullet and spring for the box. I helped design it, and then the company built it. I definitely wanted the Army trailer look with the flared sides. For about $200 less they could have built me a box with all four sides going just straight up (still with...

Wow; it's been a while since I've posted on this link. Updates: I took the Jeep and trailer up to Alaska and Canada mid 2012 http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f312/alaska-canada-jeep-adventure-1371427/ (check it out), then right after that the Army moved me from WA to TN, then I went to...

I use Kolpin fuel cans mounted to the sides and back of my little trailer. Two 1.5 gallon cans and one 4 gallon can = seven gallons. Here's my trailer build: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/mini-harbor-freight-type-trailer-ultimate-build-up-thread-1180456/ Alaska/Canada trip where we gave...

I prefer the pintle/lunette set-up. I did not find it to be noisy, and it has a much better range-of-motion compared to a ball mount. We took the Jeep and trailer up to Alaska and Canada for three weeks, and every evening when setting up camp we would disconnect the trailer and reconnect in...

How about one of these - a NATO hitch? In its normal configuration it's a reguar fixed pintle hitch. Pull the pin at the base of the hitch and it'll swivel 360 degrees. This is my current set-up; I'm hoping the bolt pattern on the NATO hitch matches the pattern I've got on my receiver's...

Click here and scroll down just a little bit to post #273: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/mini-harbor-freight-type-trailer-ultimate-build-up-thread-1180456/index19.html It'll give you an idea of what a little Harbor Freight type trailer can hold.

Thanks for the compliment. And a trip like the one we took to Alaska doesn't just happen - you have to plan it and make it happen. http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f58/alaska-canada-jeep-adventure-1371427/ Yeah; my wife's just not the camping kind of chick. And going to Alaska for a couple of...

Thanks for the compliments. I'm not a big fan of RTTs. They look good in theory, but I prefer a larger tent. The one I've been using is a 10x13' tent. That way we can put two oversized Army type cots in the tent, and still have plenty of space between us. We can pack our duffel bags under...

Yup; it's got the 2.5 four cylinder engine (all stock). With 33" tires, it's the 4.88 gears that make it work well.

This is from our trip to Alaska and Canada May/June 2012. The Jeep is a 1998 Jeep TJ 2.5/5-speed/3.5" lift/4.88 gears/33" tires. Here's the write-up on the trailer build: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f27/mini-harbor-freight-type-trailer-ultimate-build-up-thread-1180456/ The trailer is a...

I never did weigh it. All I can tell you is, it isn't heavy at all, and pulled very easily even when loaded. And somehow I posted this picture twice. Sorry. It's from our Alaska/Canada adventure tour. We would not have been able to bring near the amount of gear we did if we didn't have the...

Those are actually Kolpin fuel cans and mounts, although they do look similar to Rotopax. And we did take the Jeep and trailer to Alaska and Canada. Here's the write-up: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f58/alaska-canada-jeep-adventure-1371427/ The trailer did awesome!