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Thanks man. I like the idea of the I beam for the tongue. I can imagine that having it track right along with the FJ makes it a ton easier on the trail! Right now the length of the tongue allows me to fully open the rear door of the FJ and still have room for a 16" tongue box. I was...

Adam, I'm getting to the point in my build where I'm going to be adding the RTT rack system that you have pioneered. I was wondering if you have noticed any fatigue issues with the pull pins you're using? I saw that there isn't much steel there supporting the frame/tent/bodies once lifted and...

Well, tire were mounted this morning and I finally got a chance to pull it around the block. I noticed that the right tire is cambered out a bit, while the left is virtually level. I took it for a drive and it seemed very stable behind the vehicle (I was only doing 25mph though). When I...

One of these days my welds are going to look like that. Interested to see where you go on this.

MROON, that was the one thing I was concerned with as well when I started and I appreciate you mentioning your lessons learned. I upped the wall thickness to 1/4" rather than the 1/8" that I originally had planned. What wall do you have with your current setup? How did you overcome the flex...

Jah310, thanks for the encouragement man! Sam, that is a beefy looking frame. I do like the addition of the tractor as well! Nice acquisition! Well, I was going to try and wait until I had a chance to pull the trailer (see if it tracked straight) before I started adding the rest of the...

Man, that frame is really nice! I would assume that it has a bolt on bed and you'll be moding that? I hear what you're saying about using the 2" tube to help square things up. Not that it was terribly difficult to get things together, but I think I would have felt more comfortable with the...

Sam, sounds like you have a good plan forward. I thought about using a 2" tube as well, but there's so much steel already above the units that I figure the flexing should be minimal if any...but like I said before, I'm a PoliSci maj so what do I know. Got a bit more accomplished today. Finally...

So, I'm kinda stuck. I'm getting ready to put the suspension on, and I've got the tips of the spindles equal distance to the centerpoint of the tongue (96 1/16"), but when I then measure the spindle mounts to the back of the frame (or front) they're off by about 3/16" from each other. I know...

Made a bit more progress today. I was hoping to get the suspension mounted, but didn't quite get there with due to some other distractions. However, I did get the tongue in along with the angle arms from the tongue to the box and the gussets welded (at least on the top side, still need to...

Wow. That's good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

That's good info to have. I'm figuring that the weight of the trailer (without travel gear) will be around 800 - 850lbs. With around 500 lbs of additional gear (fridge, water, electrical, etc.) that'll put me around 1300, which is where you're saying the sweet spot is. The one thing that was...

Those were the ones I had looked at, but was wondering if they would in fact be too short. I've got an FJ as well and I didn't think they would be long enough for the ground clearance I've got going with the trailer and FJ. You've confirmed what I was thinking. Thanks for the info and again...

So, it's been a bit slow going. I did get the mid section bracing complete today and dry fit the suspension, but I'm going to wait until I get the tongue installed before I actually mount the suspension. I decided to up the wall thickness from 1/8" to 1/4" based on some interesting reading...

Thanks for the info. I've been looking at your other pics of the wiring and it does look pretty straight forward. I was also wondering what size water tank you're carrying and where you placed it in the trailer? Thanks again!

Looking really good so far. If you don't mind me asking, what stabilizer jacks are you using? Looking for some myself on my build.

Man, that turned out really nice! I just started my trailer a couple of days ago, so being able to see what others have done is awesome. Any chance you have a diagram of your electrical system? I'm planning on powering a fridge and some DC lights, but would like to have an inverter (just in...

Thanks guys. This should be an interesting experience. This will only be mildly interesting for the wife!

On Thursday I put my order in for the trailer hitch assembly. Went with the Lock 'N' Roll because of the ability to choose a trailer end that fit the 2.5" tongue, but could also select the vehicle end to match a standard 2" receiver. Today I had sent an email to the company because I had...

For a while now I've been looking through the forum at all of the great expo trailer builds that are out there. There are some fantastic builds out there and the more that I saw the more I wanted to get one put together. I guess my wife saw that look in my eye every time I would look at the...