Well, since there's been a little more activity here on the off-road trailer thread I thought I'd give a quick update on my progress. Here's some refresher pics of my beauty...
So far it's been mostly parts gathering. I've taken the suggestions I've gotten here, spent a lot of time on ExPo, and come up with somewhat of a plan. I've already purchased a
MaxCoupler from Adventure Trailers, a
3" Simple Swap Kit from RuffStuff, a set of what are supposedly lightly used OEM replacement Metric Tonne MJ springs, and a Dexter Trailer Axle (Dexter 3500lb Axle w/ 3" Tube (60.5" Hub Face to Hub Face), Straight Spindles w/EZ Lube, 5 on 4 1/2" Bolt Pattern, 10 x 2 1/4" Electric Brakes w/ Parking Feature, Internal brake wiring) from a fellow
member who happens to be a Dexter dealer. So much for this cheap trailer build remaining cheap!
I'll be building a box steel tongue with room for 4 jerry cans, a 20lb propane tank, and a
tongue box for storage which will also serve as a stone shield and a battery/electrical compartment. Storing water in the old fuel tank was determined to be a bad idea (for a number of reasons) so I plan to use it for fuel storage and the jerry cans for water.
Other details are still floating around in my head and probably won't be determined until I make a little more progress on actually putting this thing together. So far I've tacked the spring perches to the axle beam and... well, that's it. Sorry for the lack of pics, figured a pile of parts would be boring anyways...
Any comments, suggestions? Please post up. My main concern right now is obtaining the proper balance between overall length, tongue length, tongue weight, etc.
