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I got to sneak a little more work in on the trailer today. I got the hitch figured out. My fj40 has a home made tire carrier/bumper combo that I made last year to get a 35” spare out of my rear bed. I planned on using a pintle/hitch combo that I have used for years, but failed to realize that...

I have no plans for brakes at the moment. This thing should come in around 1100# fully loaded up. I plan on converting the fj40 to rear disks however ;) My axle has the flanges prewelded for brakes if I decide down the road the brakes need some help. Thanks for the compliments! Drew

I have a crazy summer travel schedule so progress will be slow, but I welcome your comments/suggestions. THanks! Drew

A run to the local steel yard netted all the steel needed for the chassis. I am using: 2 x 3 x .125” for the cross members, the frame side rails, and the triangulating tongue supports. 2 x 4 x .125” for the rear bumper. 3 x 3 x .25” for the main tongue (chassis portion). 2.5 x 2.5 x .25”...

Today I mocked up the axle. I needed to get some hard measurements before starting to cut and weld. I got my axle from Randy at www.abctrailerparts.com they are a great business and I highly recommend them. I wanted to see what kind of clearance I needed between the axle spring perches and the...

Since there is so many folks here that don't ever get over to mud, I thought I would cross post my trailer build and get the opinions of non-Land Cruiser owners. Enjoy! Here we GO! After nearly 9 months of planning, designing and gathering parts, I am ready to start my scratch built...

Thanks for the info, that is what I was looking for. My prayers are with the ill woman. I appreciate your time. Drew

mikE- I was the dude who asked you to post up some shots... THANKS! "just a trunk" a very cool trunk indead. Drew

I give!... What are they? Drew

Nobody is disagreeing with that! :D I have decided on the single draw arm, I have 3" square tubing with .25" wall with a 2.5" sliding tongue... It will be triangulated but not to the coupler. As soon as my travels slow down I will be starting. Thanks! Drew

Looks like a piece of scrap and this clamp from Mcmaster... part #13435A61 Shouldn't be too hard. Drew

Thanks guys, mine is tall and skinny. Maybe 9ish inches in diameter. I like the band clamp that should work well. I like how it sits above the weld seam to keep it in there. Anyone else? Thanks! Drew

Very Cool Trailer mikE! I would love to see some shots of that thing, how about starting a new thread?

Agreed, but with proper gussetting, you would be fine to run the draw bars of the front corners... AT does it IIRC? Can't wait to see this come along. Drew

I have an 11# propane bottle that I am trying to figure out how to secure, searches left me looking for more. I want to hard mount this tank externally. I have looked at several RV mounts but none look that solid. What have you guys done/seen? Thanks for your time. Drew

I am in the process of doing the same thing. I am excited to see your results and the progress on the way! Drew

Very cool Mike! Drew

Estwing Large Camper's Axe 26" These are great axe's, I bet you couldn't tell the difference between the two, nice sturdy tool. I love their hammers too! Drew

WOW!:wings: The Icon, and an AT together! I might have dreams about that tonight! Great combo... oooooh, to have unlimited funds! :D THanks for posting! Drew

I looked into this for a long time before deciding to scratch build. I bet you could make something work, but I found that the truck boxes that did fit would be so heavy they would loose their advantages quickly. Jobox and Delta both had really nice sizes, but they ended up in the 350lb...