hugh's off road traile

[hugh]

A quick few shots of my trailer build. at present its on 31's, if all goes well 35's spring of 2010. The shots start with the frame then go to the semi finished product camping.

 

[Tucson T4R]

Pretty cool, nice job. Do you have any pics of the inside?

 

[jeepersjeep]

Very good job!
Me likey:sombrero:

I also would love to see pic's of the inside.

 

[hugh]

Yes, a couple. The seat slides down to become a 6 foot long bed. Unseen is the end piece that fits on the removeable table legs. There is a small storage space under the bottom of the seat, the GFI for the 11ov is there along with the fuse box for the 12 v lights. Over the rear window is an open storage area, a CD/radio is fastened there. It goes across the entire back and is about 8" high and 10" deep. Over the passenger wheel well there is a small storage box about 5" deep that covers that wheel well. At the front is a metal cabinet for storage of dishes, propane bottles, coffee pot, etc. A 12v power booster fits to it's left and a carbon monoxide detector is on the wall nearby. 2 speakers are in the front top corners. It has 5 opening windows and 1 fixed window in the door. I did not want a window in front. There are 3 folding coat hooks from Lee Valley tools. No galley but with the table set up 3 can sit at and eat inside if necessary. However it will only sleep 2, maybe a 3rd on the floor in a pinch. It is solid enough that the last time I used it it was just below freezing with about a 20mph wind, once inside there was almost no wind noise and my body heat alone kept it fairly warm inside

 

[lx450landcruiser]

what are thr dimentions of the trailer? say the inside platform?

 

[hugh]

inside length a bit over 8', width 5' 2", interior height 5' 2". I,m 5' 9 1/2" so I can stand up hunched over a bit. Makes it nice for getting dressed in the morning. Plus in the evening if your sitting inside it actually seems quite roomy. The roof slopes down a bit in front to eliminate the box look and also aid in water runoff when parked. I used the roof from a wrecked tent trailer, it's a 1" thick foam core piece and it fit on top of the frame once I trimmed it. Then I sealed the seams with rv type roof sealer and then butyl tape over that then my friend made the alum channel to cover all the seams and corners.So far it's completley watertight. The floor is 5/8 plywood with 2" rigid insulation, the walls are 2x2 frame which is really 1 1/2 and 1/4 good ply outer and 3/8 rough ply inside covered with grey indoor/outdoor carpet from Home Depot. The walls have 1 1/2 rigid insulation. The door came from an old motor home and I gutted it and cut down and reused the aluminum frame. The windows are whats called jalousie style, some from e bay and a couple from a local guy. The rears were a gift from a neighbor. The roof is roughed in for a fan or vent but so far it,s not needed.

 

[XJBANKER]

How comfortable is it to pull offroad? It looks really top heavy. Cool idea though.

 

[hugh]

It pulls really well, having said that the trail I was on is so rough I had to crawl as slow as I could. The trailer is not so much top heavy as the axle I used is to narrow. It's a 2000lb 4' from hub face to hub face. This coming spring I will buy a 3500 lb axle for the thicker tubes and bigger bearings in a 6' hub face to hub face. A little mod to the frame and then the wheels will be outside the body which will help stability and reduce that tippy look. It is all glued together plus a couple thousand wood screws so it's very solid. Plus the frame is 2" thick walled tubing so it too is solid. I enjoyed building it so much I am in the planning process to build another using a completley different technique.

 

[jeepersjeep]

You did an awsome job!
How long did it take to build?
I'd also like to see more pics of the Jeep. Are thore tj fender flares?

 

[hugh]

thanks. It took off and on 4 months. Heres a couple of shots of the jeep. It has a 6 1/2 iron rock long arm kit, 4.56 gear, detroit locker in the rear. And yes those are TJ flares

 

[jeepersjeep]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

That is a Wonderfully Awesome trailer you have built!

There must have been Many Sleepless Nights dreaming that up!

Awesome Job!....:sombrero::costumed-smiley-007:victory::ylsmoke:



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