4X4 Trailer, my first build

[rromeo]

ivanimal, nice project! I love those little trailers! What kind of welder do you have for that project?


Would that be long distance help from Virginia? . What a guy!

My friend still has a fab shop at Sears Point.

[r08ert209cali]

looking great let me know if you need anything I own a full fab shop and willing to lend a hand.

[cannon]

Ivanimal, Some random thoughts for your project.

1. If you can sandblast on your property. A Harbor Freight sandblaster may save you money. If not just enjoy the zen of a wire wheel being careful not to overheat the metal.

2. A shorter hitch bar will handle weight distribution better which improves over all handling.

3. With a short hitch bar like on a military jeep trailer. Trash your usual trailer backing style. Rock the steering wheel left-right as you back up and the trailer goes straight. I don't know why but it does.

4. Your trailer looks like it will handle 2-3K pounds easily so please use triangulation on your hitch bar and consider some reinforcing at the mating points. No bueno when the draw bar breaks off on the highway.

I pull an M416 with my JKU. Trailers are handy as heck for a jeeper.

Have fun!

[sunborder]

I get to delete a lot of negativity on this board. A thread as innocuous as this gets replies that are just demeaning. I tire of the perceived superiority of the people that would have you scrap an idea if its not theirs. I will keep this going and just delete the bombs.

Please. Folks like me learn a lot from these innocuous little threads.

[bsg]

Good looking project.

^^^ it surely is. it's a great old trailer and a wild guess tells me it's not all that common to find.

[ivanimal]

I have not seen another. The beds are available for1500- 2K and beyond.

[bsg]

I have not seen another. The beds are available for1500- 2K and beyond.

^^^ with the passing of time, a trailer like this only goes skyward in value. nevertheless, i see a labor of love here and that in part is what makes this project a special one.

[TrailerparkTrash]

ivanimal, what's the latest update on your project? How's she look?

[FatCity67]

ivanimal, what's the latest update on your project? How's she look?

Seriously. It's like waiting for Downton Abby's new season to start. Wait....... uh I mean Walking Dead.

[Falstaff]

For 800 bucks OTD i bought one of these M1101 trailers from uncle Sam:


Not my trailer or jeep but i have the exact same trailer- Its made almost entirely out of Aluminum, even the frame. Comes with monster 37" run flats which you'll hafta swap to get it lower. The government paid $9,600 for them, mine's literally like brand new, not a scratch on it when i picked it up. Its heavy at 1400 lbs empty but it has a 4200 GVW so you can put (literally) tons of stuff in it... Tows very nicely