Westernhunter
Active Member
Looks good Carl.
Build (?) thread...offroad trailer
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DAA
Well-Known Member
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
Looks like what's left of the MKT.
- DAA
- DAA
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Still some secrets there if you know where to look 
CobraNutt
Active Member
- Location
- Salt Lake City
Does this mean you're heading up an excursion to show us some of these little secrets? Sweet! I'm in! [emoji12] [emoji106]Still some secrets there if you know where to look
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Little update--since I seem to be dragging this behind my 4runner rather than my Jeep, I can't share a spare tire. So I picked up another one, and made this little clamp-on mount for it. It has a little sheet of rubber underneath, so it shouldn't disturb the powdercoat. I also made the "wingnut" on the front to mostly match the one on my Currie tire carrier on the Jeep, just because. :greg:
It won't really hold any weight at all, the tire rests on the tongue and is held by this strap. The bracket really just has to keep the tire from wobbling front to rear.
I also made the "wingnut" on the front to mostly match the one on my Currie tire carrier on the Jeep, just because. :greg:
It won't really hold any weight at all, the tire rests on the tongue and is held by this strap. The bracket really just has to keep the tire from wobbling front to rear.
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
That's neat!
CobraNutt
Active Member
- Location
- Salt Lake City
Safe to assume that the Jeep and the 4Runner share the same diameter tire, too, right? Pretty cool idea!
Nope, the Jeep is 33's on 5x4.5" rims, the 4runner is 31's on 6x5.5". The trailer is 32's on 5x4.5", which is why I intended originally to just share the Jeep spare tire. Being behind my 4runner is the reason the trailer needs its own spare.
Deweyxj
Invisible, on purpose!
- Location
- In my own private Idaho
Nice build! Makes me want get going on my stalled prodject!
I really like the gate latches, where did you get them & how are they holding up?
I really like the gate latches, where did you get them & how are they holding up?
Ebay. They're Chinese knock-offs of a DeStaCo latch. Smaller than I expected them to be, but so far they've been just fine.
Did you have pictures anywhere of your trailer with that canvas cover on it? I'm thinking that I might try and do something like that for mine before a trip next week to try and keep some of the dust out. How has it worked for you Carl?
It worked great the one trip I used it on. I'm looking for a picture, I'm sure I took one or two....
If I were to do it over, I'd do the "box" style top instead of the flat one I did. Think of your trailer as a shoebox, and the lid is made of canvas or vinyl. Then you just need tie down points down low on the outside of the box, and some bungee balls to hook it all together.
If I were to do it over, I'd do the "box" style top instead of the flat one I did. Think of your trailer as a shoebox, and the lid is made of canvas or vinyl. Then you just need tie down points down low on the outside of the box, and some bungee balls to hook it all together.
Thanks for adding those pictures. Yeah I think I'm going to see if Kirkhams has a heavy canvas tarp thats a little oversized for my box that I can drape over and tie down on the sides. I don't know that that would keep all the dust out but if it helps a little it would probably be worth it.