ebrabaek
Adventurer
Up front like I did mine.
Smittybilt Scout Trailer Reviews?
- Thread starter Tkhawk
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Up front like I did mine.
Catalanbull
Member
This is the new kitchen drawer from Smittybilt (part number 87400-14) and you can have the drawer wall on either side or no walls. It was around $110 if I remember correctly.
honda250xtitan
Active member
Run a fill tube up somewhere easy, actually mount my RV fill thingy i bought. Make the tank easier to remove, some sort of bracket with a hinge that is latched so it can swing down and away. Problem with my trailer is there really isn't a good spot to run the 1.25 fill line. I suppose i could do PVC and on the inside, up the side, then to the RV fill spout. also 10 gallons is great for dishes, not so great when you start rinsing yourself off lol. This next weekend i'm gonna bring a piece of hose so i can refill the tank with my 7 gallon spare tank. Water pump is so dang nice lol. Cant be bothered with a ball valve and letting gravity work its magic.
honda250xtitan
Active member
Basically yes, if i could id do everything just like your setup lol. absolutely amazing. Mines the crude caveman version ?
ebrabaek
Adventurer
But you see.... mine started like that as well.
I mounted the 12 gallon tank right in front of the box in the open space.
It worked great and it was easy to fill.
They make bigger tanks than the 12 gallon (valtera)
An all you have to make is a bracket to hold it in place.
Kraxler
Active member
I was messaging Matt Westhoff at smittybilt. Mwesthoff@4wp.com.
He has been very helpful. Sometimes it took several days to get back. Be patent and if you don't hear back send again.
Kraxler
Active member
I got the replacement draw for free. They actually sent me three and after several months trying, I got a return label for the two I didn't need.
misubisu
Active member
Made up the adaptor plate and fitted the articulating hitch today.
The setup is longer than the stock ball hitch, so now I can open the rear door on the Wrangler while the Scout Trailer is hooked up.
I had to fit longer safety chains. Can now go off-roading with the Scout Trailer!
The setup is longer than the stock ball hitch, so now I can open the rear door on the Wrangler while the Scout Trailer is hooked up.
I had to fit longer safety chains. Can now go off-roading with the Scout Trailer!
ebrabaek
Adventurer
What was the math regarding arm and moment. That looks crazy long. Also I presume the single bolt in the front is at least an 8.8.
SnowZone77
Member
I think I’d want to run the vertical pieces at least 3/4 of the way towards the front of the adaptor, there’s a lot of force concentrating at the rear-most bolts on the hitch. I’m not an engineer, but I would be worried about that plate breaking/bending.
What’s the plate thickness? Good effort but I don’t know if I would trust that.
honda250xtitan
Active member
What about unbolting it from the plate, bolting it to a piece of receiver tubing that will fit inside the trailer receiver tubing?
misubisu
Active member
This is a good suggestion, and I may do this. I'll be taking the trailer for some test expeditions and keeping an eye on the plate to see if it does bend.
The setup is based on a friend with the Scout Trailer who did a similar thing (with a different brand of articulating hitch that is actually slightly longer).
And he has taken his trailer off road quite a bit.
The bolt that was mentioned by someone else is 8.8 and is 25mm diameter so is definitely strong enough.
I have considered bolting it directly to an extended hitch tube rather than onto the tongue. It will shorten it by around 120mm but this I don't think, will make much difference.
The whole setup is approximately 400mm longer than the original setup. This includes the mount on the car side, that sticks out further than the original ball.
I will be running it through its paces gradually, to see how it holds up.
I'll post my results as I go along.
misubisu
Active member
10mm
Tkhawk
Adventurer
This. ?
I am a mechanical engineer and from first glance that scares me. There's way more moment on the drop hitch you have your adaptor bolted to than what it is designed for. It might hold but i wouldn't trust it.