Hello all, I just wanted to share my trailer mod with you. Not to brag, but rather to inform some who may still be on the fence about such a build.
Many believe that a dump trailer/angle iron trailer is not strong enough to withstand the rigors of off-roading. I am here to dispute such a claim (for the most part).
I fully understand that this trailer may not be able to withstand MOAB or other such intense terrain, but I guess we will never know until I make it out there to try.
I began with a standard 4x8 texas bragg dump trailer:
And in a nutshell, chopped 2ft off the rear, narrowed a dodge caravan axle, attached, supplemented the frame in select spots with additional box steel, angle and unistrut (yes, unistrut), and added diamond plate truck tool boxes for storage.
My plan was to make a cost effective (cheap), lightweight trailer that would satisfy my need for additional storage on and off road.
Make no mistake, this was a PITA to assemble due to the metal prep (downside to using an existing trailer) but it did cut down on cost. I truly feel that modifying existing is more challenging than building from scratch. Just my opinion.
Though she is not finished, I came up with this in two weeks for around $675 total. (thanks craigslist)
behind my Rig.....
questions?
Many believe that a dump trailer/angle iron trailer is not strong enough to withstand the rigors of off-roading. I am here to dispute such a claim (for the most part).
I fully understand that this trailer may not be able to withstand MOAB or other such intense terrain, but I guess we will never know until I make it out there to try.
I began with a standard 4x8 texas bragg dump trailer:
And in a nutshell, chopped 2ft off the rear, narrowed a dodge caravan axle, attached, supplemented the frame in select spots with additional box steel, angle and unistrut (yes, unistrut), and added diamond plate truck tool boxes for storage.
My plan was to make a cost effective (cheap), lightweight trailer that would satisfy my need for additional storage on and off road.
Make no mistake, this was a PITA to assemble due to the metal prep (downside to using an existing trailer) but it did cut down on cost. I truly feel that modifying existing is more challenging than building from scratch. Just my opinion.
Though she is not finished, I came up with this in two weeks for around $675 total. (thanks craigslist)
behind my Rig.....
questions?