Flatbed Off Road Trailer?
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seanz0rz
Adventurer
here is my m762: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28287
been a great trailer. ive had both wheels off the ground while it was loaded, never a problem with it. its 3/4 ton, origionally held a generator.
been a great trailer. ive had both wheels off the ground while it was loaded, never a problem with it. its 3/4 ton, origionally held a generator.
Ace Brown
Retired Ol’ Fart
I just saw a very nice flatbed at Expedition West HQ. Custom built by A/T to a customers specs but it looked to me like it could be reproduced by A/T fairly easy. This unit used Fox coilovers instead of the normal A/T airbags. Suggest a call to A/T is in order.
Ace
TJ Willy
Adventurer
The OP post was a few months back, but I wanted to mention these folks (if this is what they were talking about):
Jumping Jack Trailers.
Expo West did a review: http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/adventure_equip/Jumping_jack.html
There is website info there as well...
Jumping Jack Trailers.
Expo West did a review: http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/adventure_equip/Jumping_jack.html
There is website info there as well...
Colby Jack
Traveler
Martyn--
Admittedly, you have intrigued me with this promise of said trailer. I really like the idea of this thread! Please keep us abreast of your progress!
Hi Jack OFF
Colby Jack
deepmud
Adventurer
I pulled the old top out of the woods, performed some rehab on the worst rot (it's been off the trailer, sitting in the weeds and snow since 2000), screwed it down to the flatbed, and did a camping trip on the Denali Highway last weekend.
Still works
The tires need to be replaced - they are SCARY weather-cracked, but held air for me. I think the fact that the trailer rides smoother than the tow rig means I don't beat up the trailer or the contents much in spite of massive frost heaves and over 100 miles of dirt road. Bringing the trailer had a benifit for Alaska - the food was away from the tent and the rig so any bears would hopefully go for it first.
Still works
The tires need to be replaced - they are SCARY weather-cracked, but held air for me. I think the fact that the trailer rides smoother than the tow rig means I don't beat up the trailer or the contents much in spite of massive frost heaves and over 100 miles of dirt road. Bringing the trailer had a benifit for Alaska - the food was away from the tent and the rig so any bears would hopefully go for it first.
preacherman
Explorer
Do the wood sides of the top you built hold up ok on dirt roads?
deepmud
Adventurer
the Alcan was still a lot of dirt when I built it - in fact it was seriously chatter-bumped in a lot of places. The Denali Highway is dirt too, and it was fine. Again - soft riding Subaru torsion bars are so easy on equipment - even hitting frost heaves that bumped my head on the ceiling of my tow rig the trailer did fine. It has more travel and softer suspension than the Ford.
That box went 15 thousand miles the first time I built it - lots of highway but lots of dirt too, I'd guess maybe 2000 miles between the Al-Can and other locations across the U.S. - I went thru like 37 states in 7 weeks. The only downside for the wood was letting it soak in the woods, some sections got saturated and began to rot - I just cut the worst out and applied paint a couple weeks ago.
It's not fully open inside too - there are vertical panels that divide it, so on one side a big door opens, and I stuck the jogger-stroller and camp chairs in that side, while on the other you can see I made a cook-area for the camp stove, and the stove resides in there with fuel and cooking utensils. Under that is a long narrow door I where stick fishing poles and such. Access from the back gets you in a 4-foot wide by 8 foot deep cavity - there is a front access door too, makes a good place to put campfire wood.
somewhere I have my own thread on this thing here....
That box went 15 thousand miles the first time I built it - lots of highway but lots of dirt too, I'd guess maybe 2000 miles between the Al-Can and other locations across the U.S. - I went thru like 37 states in 7 weeks. The only downside for the wood was letting it soak in the woods, some sections got saturated and began to rot - I just cut the worst out and applied paint a couple weeks ago.
It's not fully open inside too - there are vertical panels that divide it, so on one side a big door opens, and I stuck the jogger-stroller and camp chairs in that side, while on the other you can see I made a cook-area for the camp stove, and the stove resides in there with fuel and cooking utensils. Under that is a long narrow door I where stick fishing poles and such. Access from the back gets you in a 4-foot wide by 8 foot deep cavity - there is a front access door too, makes a good place to put campfire wood.
somewhere I have my own thread on this thing here....
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