Yet Another Bolt-Together Fiberglass Trailer Kit

[JAvendan]

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It's also possible that if I go ahead and build one or two, one of those could end up in the hands of "a company" to be used as master parts for making their production molds. It would be easy to deliver to them, I'd just tow it to their shop, then they could disassemble it and make molds from it .

If there's a lot of positive feedback and interest in these tubs/trailers in this thread that increases the likelihood of both #1 and #2.

if you decide to make one or two of the mini... make an extra set for me!

and i'm hoping there is interest in this!

good luck whichever way you go.

joel

[cobound]

One more jscherb thread to follow :lol:

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[jronwood]

I like that adjustable tongue channel Mark......I keep those in stock here to put on ANYTHING!!!
They make a very heavy version as well if you trailer is 6000K or greater (personal treshhold), second pic also has a Reese style reciever to mount a "mobile" Warn 8000lb winch. Third pic is the front of a log arch, a swivel caster HD gets mounted downward in the bottom box tube if needed.
Jronwood

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[Harald Hansen]

Since I live across the pond from you, I expect that the cost of shipping would be considerable. Do you have a rough idea of the dimensions and weight of a packed kit?

[jscherb]

Since I live across the pond from you, I expect that the cost of shipping would be considerable. Do you have a rough idea of the dimensions and weight of a packed kit?

One of the key design criteria for this kit is cost, which includes shipping cost, so I've already worked out the minimum shipping size. The largest piece of the tub is the floor, which is plywood that you would supply yourself, so only the fiberglass parts need to be shipped. The fiberglass parts "nest" together pretty nicely, shown below is the minimum width and height in inches for a shipping box for the kit without tailgate, allowing for some foam or bubble wrap to protect the parts (might need more packaging for international shipments, I don't know). Including a tailgate in the shipping would add probably 2" to the height, making it 12" high instead of 10". Since the kit accepts standard factory CJ and Wrangler tailgates, you might decide to source that locally, perhaps even a used one.



The length of the shipping box depends on the length of the tub kit, so the length would be either 2" more than 4' or 2" more than 6'. So a 4' tub kit without tailgate would ship in a 10" x 21" x 50" box.

The weight should be less than 100 pounds.

For domestic shipping in the US, even the 6' tub with a tailgate is well within the size and weight limits for UPS Ground shipping. I don't have any experience with international shipping so I can't tell you any more about that.

[grimbo]

You never cease to amaze me with your builds. Excellent stuff and surely a great option for many. Chuck in a fiberglass lid and you'd have the complete package. Nice thing with fiberglass is the ability to build in water tanks or water proof compartments etc into the whole unit.

Id love a 6' with lid, built in water tank and front battery box, swing out tailgate with integrated storage nooks and fold down table thanks.

[jscherb]

You never cease to amaze me with your builds. Excellent stuff and surely a great option for many. Chuck in a fiberglass lid and you'd have the complete package. Nice thing with fiberglass is the ability to build in water tanks or water proof compartments etc into the whole unit.

Id love a 6' with lid, built in water tank and front battery box, swing out tailgate with integrated storage nooks and fold down table thanks.

Thank you.

Well since you mentioned fiberglass lids...

...here are some hard cover concepts for the Mini-M416. This is the 4' Mini tub with 31" tires and larger fenders.

First, a simple flat cover that could either be made from plywood or fiberglass:



Here's a raised fiberglass one, which would provide a little more cargo space inside.



And here's the raised one with racks installed. These could either be used for cargo or for a roof top tent.

[jscherb]

You never cease to amaze me with your builds. Excellent stuff and surely a great option for many. Chuck in a fiberglass lid and you'd have the complete package. Nice thing with fiberglass is the ability to build in water tanks or water proof compartments etc into the whole unit.

Id love a 6' with lid, built in water tank and front battery box, swing out tailgate with integrated storage nooks and fold down table thanks.

And you also mentioned a swing-out tailgate with integrated storage nooks...

I've done two prototypes, I call it the StoreGate...

This one's got a lockable door that also serves as a small table. It also has compartments in the top that can hold drinks or small parts.





And the one I've put on my LJ's tailgate is an open version with a net. When the tailgate is closed and locked, access to the cargo in the StoreGate is secure - the StoreGate closes up pretty close against the trunk box. Here's what the open version looks like installed on a factory TJ/LJ tailgate:



At the moment the StoreGate is holding my recovery strap (in the black canvas bag) and two quarts of oil. There's room left for more cargo.

[Mark Harley]

I am ready for the fiberglass to fly!
New york is close too so I could drive up to get it.

[jscherb]

Those of you who own M100 or M416 trailers, could I ask a favor? I'd like to verify the tub width at the bottom/frame width - it's shown in this drawing to be 41". If I'm going to make molds for a tub that can be replacements for the military trailers, I need to be sure the tubs match at this dimension. If your tub width is different, let me know what model trailer you've got - official military M100, M416, M101, Spen, Willys, etc...