- If placed half way down we now have a full 4'x8' working bed.If you haven't noticed the trailer already had rust on it before I even stated building it. Off-Road Highway Features Financing Rentals Store & Kits Gallery Contact Build Yours!
I also added an aluminum sheet to the top of the RTT rails behind the tent, which provides security, weather protection and a platform on which I can carry a pair of 7-gallon plastic water containers for longer expeditions.I could really wax poetic about the SkyRise Poler, but I won’t.
You also have to make sure the trailer doesn't weight too much.A vehicle can only take so much load on the ball of the hitch and if a trailer doesn't have enough weight forward of the axle it looses stability. About: Nothing to see here, move along, move along. It is a simple thing to do but something you need to plan for.We decided to take a 2"x1/4" flat bar and plate the ends. The trailer is sized and outfitted to match the footprint of the Jeep it ran behind. In my case, I’m using Yokohama Geolandar A/T 17×265 tires with a highway tread pattern. Very nice build, but it seems awfully overbuilt (1/4 inch material) and subsequently heavier than it needs to be for such a small trailer with such a small load potential. I’ve been towing a trailer off-pavement since 1975 when we explored deep into Baja California’s Sierra de Juárez, which is Baja’s major mountain range. Kept the wiring down and fewer holes to drill. We toyed with the idea of boxing the whole thing in to be a square drop trailer with the tent on top for the kid but we are probably not going to go that route. Purdy Adventure Teardrop Kit. In TX I was able to licences this trailer as a equipment trailer as it was under the weight and not technically designed as an RV.
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