Ultimate trailer

[The Garagemahal]

I have always wanted to build the ultimate trailer , One with lots of storage , kept my stuff dry , a place to put a canoe or boat , ohhhhhh and it needed to have 35 in tires . Today I started this trailer

Here are a few pix , of where I hope to be heading with this trailer , so you have an idea of what I want

Shaped like the old army trailers





And some newer ones











Here we go

All the pieces cut up . I used 2X2 1/8 wall and the tongue is 1/4 wall





It felt great to use my Miller again , its prob been 6 months since i used it last







The brackets for the Leafs were $15 bux at P.A. I couldn't make them that cheap , they came with the shackles and the bolts





The 2000 pd axle was on sale at P.A for $109 reg $175 60 Wms to wms with the jeep bolt pattern

These saddles needed to go





35 in KM2's















I picked up a tonneau cover 60 in X 76 in to be the cap for the trailer . I'll prob build a basket to bolt to it too



In front of the tub is gonna be a rack to hold my 4 36 in TSL's

The blue prints lol



I still have to make up the pintle hitch point for the MJ and the trailer , then start the tub

[gettinwiggy]

Looks sweet Scott. There was a build of a similar trailer on the Jeep Forum site........

www.jeepforum.com/forum/f37/scratch-off-road-trailer-aka-reason-buy-welder-905224/

[Hawkes]

Kind of late now but I think I would have used the torflex axles. That axle will bend if you hit it on a rock, then your tires get out of line and will peel the tread off in a few miles. BTDT. It might help if you weld a piece of angle to it for strength. The torflex might not flex as well as the leafs though.

The long tongue is nice, really helps when backing up.

[Steve-O]

Well on the Steve-O to do list before Jam... Wire Scotts Trailer lol

[The Garagemahal]

May 16, 2010 21:48:04 GMT -4 Steve-O said:

Well on the Steve-O to do list before Jam... Wire Scotts Trailer lol

You forgot , Reflex the tub of it too

Hawks , I am not really planning on running the trailer on the Curse , But I do plan on beefing up the axle tube . Its more a place to store my gear , and maybe go into the woods for a weekend on fire roods , etc , or light trails .

I will be trying it out on a club run soon , just to say I did

[Hawkes]

May 16, 2010 21:55:38 GMT -4 The Garagemahal said:

May 16, 2010 21:48:04 GMT -4 Steve-O said:

Well on the Steve-O to do list before Jam... Wire Scotts Trailer lol

You forgot , Reflex the tub of it too

Hawks , I am not really planning on running the trailer on the Curse , But I do plan on beefing up the axle tube . Its more a place to store my gear , and maybe go into the woods for a weekend on fire roods , etc , or light trails .

I will be trying it out on a club run soon , just to say I did

Sounds like you have it under control. Once you bend them you really can't get them straight again. I peeled off 2 new tires in under 100 miles after bending the axle tube.

[Steve-O]

Its gonna be pimpin

[The Garagemahal]

May 16, 2010 22:22:06 GMT -4 Steve-O said:

Its gonna be pimpin

Stone Cold Pimpin

[Trever]

Very cool Scott! I want one now! lol

Looking forward to seeing it complete.

[The Garagemahal]

May 17, 2010 17:39:09 GMT -4 Trever said:

Very cool Scott! I want one now! lol

Looking forward to seeing it complete.

I may have to " trail test it " at the Jam lol just for future sales , Ummmmmmmm , I mean for sense of security ;D

[itsakeeper]

May 16, 2010 21:35:49 GMT -4 @gettinwiggy said:

Looks sweet Scott. There was a build of a similar trailer on the Jeep Forum site........

www.jeepforum.com/forum/f37/scratch-off-road-trailer-aka-reason-buy-welder-905224/

built in bbq and cooler
built in bbq and cooler
built in bbq and cooler

[The Garagemahal]

I got the bulkheads cut and the sides bent . I tacked it all together

Mock up





There is gonna be a rack to hold my 4 - 36 in TSL's in front of the tub









The sides are made from a galv door 16 ga





I was originally going to make the sides 24 in high , but after i got it tacked together , I didn't like it , so I took it all back apart . I cut 2 in off of the top , and 4 in from the bottom















Made the drop hitch for the pindle










I am still trying to decide if I should put in a tailgate ?

More pics to come

[Shiny]

yes on tailgate! you gonna wish you had one if you dont!!

it'd be a nice place to sit on the trails too haha

[yotaman]

Looks faw-some!! Did jan cut out the pattern or was it a free hand deal?

Bends came out good too!!

[Steve-O]

Tailgate please it'll be a bitch to Reflex it if i have to hang from the ceiling above the trailer. Also it looks like it needs a giant auger for chewing up bodies in it!