show us your truck bed trailers

[Mark Harley]

Loren85022: I think Ford and the aftermarket wheel companies conspired to change the bolt patterns to sell more wheels.
The 8 bolt hubs were the same 8 on 6.5 for ages then ford threw a wrench into the mix. I don't think you will find any 5 to 8 lug adapters
due to liability issues. There is always some CNC operator who could use cash? The trailer looks great keep us posted on the progress.
Mark

[austintaco]

This was Jeff's (JSMarine's) trailer until I bought it from him. The picture is one I borrowed from his write up.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...yota+truck+bed
pic:


I had previously bought a crappy truck bed trailer that I would have tried to build like this, but the bed had too much rot to save.

I plan to swap the axle out for a 6 lug trailer axle at some point and run 255/85/16's to match the tow vehicle. I might cut the lower skirt of the rocker panels to clean up the truck lines like this:


I am not sure what my plans are after that. It's usually just me, the future Mrs. Austintaco, and our two dogs, so we don't really need a trailer to camp. We will use it for hauling decomposed granite for our back yard work this Fall, and if I decided to take a trip back to Big Bend with my buds, we can use the trailer to hold our bikes and gear.

I want to keep the trailer versatile.

[java]

OOH! I think I'm going to like this thread.

So, I'll start off, even though I don't have mine done yet. It's a work in progress, and really, only about 50% complete at the time of this post.

i think i saw you in bellevue last week maybe? i remember the trailer. its TALL!!

[Mark Harley]

Here are a few I found.
On Flicker there is a page or two about pick up trailers.
Anouther is Matching Trailers.

[Pooch72]

i think i saw you in bellevue last week maybe? i remember the trailer. its TALL!!

this is pretty wild. My trailer isn't yet licenced, so I had to get a 3 day trip permit so I could use it during my move. Oddly enough, it was last week. I used the trailer. It was piled high. and, I drove through Bellevue! And, it was hooked up to the Tahoe.

I must say, you are an observant "Expeditionist"! (not sure if that's a word... but I'm coining that term if it isn't)

You're right. It's TALL. 37" tires, 13.5"wide. 4" lift springs. You make the call...



Hopefully, by the end of summer, I'll have it completed enough to go down to the State Patrol for an official inspection, and I can get it licenced and registerd. Looking forward to that day. Until then.... it sits in my driveway, just dreaming of dirt roads and the great outdoors.

Keep an eye out for me. I'll be towing this monster soon enough.

[java]

yeah thought it looked pretty sweet and was sitting in traffic with nothing else to look at!

[Xtreme XJ]

I've always like Elmo's and Loren's looks really clean... I also like trimming the lower section of the bed...
Here are a few of my MJ bed slowly coming together... sits a little high so I need to reconfigure the leafs...

Curt



There is a backbone all the way F. to R. & if need be I can pull the tongue from the front & slide it in the back receiver.

[Curmudgeon]

Here are a few of my MJ bed slowly coming together... sits a little high so I need to reconfigure the leafs...

Maybe you've already done this, but you probably should try putting a full load in the trailer before lowering it. It might sit about right once loaded.

I made the mistake of setting my trailer's height unloaded. I guess I didn't realize how much all of my gear was going to weigh, and once loaded it was sitting much lower than I expected.

JP

[Xtreme XJ]

Maybe you've already done this, but you probably should try putting a full load in the trailer before lowering it. It might sit about right once loaded.

I made the mistake of setting my trailer's height unloaded. I guess I didn't realize how much all of my gear was going to weigh, and once loaded it was sitting much lower than I expected.

JP

10-4 I agree... but I also had the ball platform in the raised position in these picts. so in reality it'll be even lower and I believe it's easier to build up as opposed to lowering... so as the load increases I can modify the pack to suit the needed payload.
Thanks for the input...

Curt

[Chili]

This was Jeff's (JSMarine's) trailer until I bought it from him. The picture is one I borrowed from his write up.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...yota+truck+bed
pic:


I had previously bought a crappy truck bed trailer that I would have tried to build like this, but the bed had too much rot to save.

I plan to swap the axle out for a 6 lug trailer axle at some point and run 255/85/16's to match the tow vehicle. I might cut the lower skirt of the rocker panels to clean up the truck lines like this:


I am not sure what my plans are after that. It's usually just me, the future Mrs. Austintaco, and our two dogs, so we don't really need a trailer to camp. We will use it for hauling decomposed granite for our back yard work this Fall, and if I decided to take a trip back to Big Bend with my buds, we can use the trailer to hold our bikes and gear.

I want to keep the trailer versatile.

Man, I tried to buy that trailer from him back in January but he had decided to hold on to it for a while. After plenty of watching on CL here locally I just picked up another trailer locally. It's a mid 70's Ford Courier bed. Still has the truck axle but has already been gone through pretty well. It has rhino lining in the bed, on the front and wraps all the way over the original tie-downs. Locking tool box inside as well.



My only real plans right now are to repaint to match the Bronco, and flip the leafs to the top of the axle so I can get 33's on it to match the truck.

I am researching on here right now but will post a build thread for my mods when I get to that point.