Post favorite pics of your rig and trailer
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bikemanx2
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Nd4SpdSe
Adventurer, eh?
Probably how it works, and if it's manual or if there's an assist/mechanical system to it?
MTD
Observer
Did you use gas struts? I think that is what I will be using for mine. I got the idea from boxrocket. I originally was going to use electric linear actuators but thats too much electrical work.
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bikemanx2
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It is designed to raise 24" using electric actuators on 2 diagonal corners and the other 2 corners are assisted with gas struts. For the wiriing I use the 12v pass thru on the 7 pin trailer plug from the vehicle for power, it goes through a fuse, spst rocker switch, and then I used a wireless actuator controller which uses a wireless key fob for up/down. One challenge I came across was sourcing gas springs that had 24" stroke and weren't crazy expensive or custom order. So I ended up coupling two 13" stroke struts (that are standard of the shelf units) together and sleeving them externally to prevent failing the joint thus creating the overall stroke I needed. All in all it works quite well. By only using 2 actuators I eliminated half the wiring, weight and complexity. I also didn't want to have to get really creative in figuring out how to compress some potentially really stiff gas springs in the middle of nowhere too so the actuators do a really nice job of taking on that task for me.
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Maxcustody
Explorer
Here is a pic of my new trailer....picked it up on the 17th and used it for the first time last weekend...worked great!!
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MTD
Observer
Cool, so pretty much a combo of the two things I have looked at. I think I am going to peruse the gas strut only path though. The more I think about it using 4 50 lb struts to lift the tent 16 inches should be plenty and since I am a big guy I should have no problem getting them to drop.
I would be interested to see any pics you may have of how you assembled the 2 struts together.
bikemanx2
Observer
I can send you pics of how I coupled the struts together. Give me a few days since I am of town.
I haven't had any issues with uneven distribution of weight. Sometimes when lowing the load it oscillates a couple of times but after that it works just fine. It hasn't caused a situation that resulted in a bind yet. I have raised and lowered it both with the tent folded up and deployed and haven't had issues.
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Beamer pilot
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Maxcustody
Explorer
Yes but made in the usa and very well built. The attention to detail and customer service is second to none IMO. I am impressed with the whole setup
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richjeeps
Eagle
Maxcustody
Explorer
Used it last weekend and it was awesome!!!
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RockRanger
New member
www.kodiakap.com Coyote trailer and my wife's CJ7 last week near masonic mine on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada range.
IMG_0331 by dresselhausfc, on Flickr
IMG_0331 by dresselhausfc, on Flickr