Anyone Build an MJ Bed Trailer?

[holeski]

Was wondering if anyone here has built a trailer out of an MJ bed. I have an extra MJ I am thinking of taking the cab, placing it on an FJ 60 frame I have and truggy the rest. I would like to make a trailer out of the bed for my other MJ.

[jpnjim]

I cut a longbed MJ in half, closed out the end of the frame, added a hitch, and made a longbed-trailer.

 

I never finished it (didn't triangulated the tow point = left it as a big long 2x2 coming out of the center of the frame), and used it as a junk shed more than anything else (had a cap on the back).

 

 

 

After a few years, it hit the scrap pile. :eek:

 

 

(yes, that tailight was broken, and the tailgate was mashed)

 

Don't everyone start hating me all at once :(

It HAD to go, and no one around her wanted it at the time. :dunno:

[holeski]

Here is what I'm working with.

 

 

I am about ready to go cut now. I would like to make the back half into a camping trailer or something like that. The cab I want to build a truggy out of my spare parts. I was thinking about leaving the gas tank attached to the bed to carry extra gas on trips. The other thing I was wondering is if I could take the front 2wd axle, lock the outer knuckles and use that for the trailer axle in place of the Dana 35.

[jpdocdave]

i'd be worried about alignment of the wheels on the front axle to use it as a rear axle for trailer.

[Geonovast]

I'd think it'd be easier(and safer) to just get a trailer axle if you don't want to keep the D35 back there.

 

You could mount a generator to the pinion and install electric trailer brakes. :thumbsup:

[holeski]

 

 

 

 

I could set up a hydro quick lock system and set it up to turn with a center lock. similar in rear steer on rock crawlers or monster trucks. OK one thing at a time. This is to be a zero dollar project.

[holeski]

Thought more of you guys would be interested in this project or would have made one. Might not look like I did much, but I have planed out a lot of what I need to do. I also looked around at some of the parts I had laying around. I plan on mounting a spare tire, propane tank, jerry can(most likely for water) and a battery on the tongue. I also have to racks I might try to add in there some where. One is a cargo rack for a wrangler, fits a cooler real well. I mounted the 30" Mud Rovers I took off the MJ since no one seems interested in buying them from me.

 

The Tacoma camper shell is like a few inches to short. right now I have $0 into it and hope to get it rolling without spending anything.

 

 

 

[Pete M]

I've seen a few others, not sure if any of those guys are still around though. There was a super sweet one for sale in Colorado a while back. I wonder if I can find that picture anywhere... :hmm:

[CWLONGSHOT]

I like the idea. I LOVE the look, but the more I looked into doing it I found the down side and only the looks withstood my alterations. SO, I decided to build my own. The biggest thing for me was the width and extra height being a bed on a frame design.

 

BTW, I cannot view your pics???

 

CW

[holeski]

Can everyone not see the photos?

Here is the thread on my sight, might be able to see the pics there.

 

http://norakor.com/simplemachinesforum/ ... sg8914#new

 

I am planing to use the area under the bed for things like maybe gas tank or water tank.

[Pete M]

I see them. :dunno:

[86FUBAR]

suprise no one remembered this one , this is my favorite so far.

http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6762&p=65776&hilit=comanche+trail%2Cr#p65776

 

[Pete M]

Yup, that's Tracker's. Too bad he hasn't posted since last year. :(

[HOrnbrod]

Hey Pete. Bet you're drooling over that super clean Cali bed. :drool:

[Pete M]

Lil bit. :D It used to be worse until I got my very own rust free bed (on my empty shell MJ in Georgia). I've long given up on any hope of owning a shiny MJ though. :drool:

[holeski]

Things are a dime a dozen here in Alaska and unlike the East coast( I'm from NJ) They don't use salt on the road here. The two red ones I have I bought for $700 for both. I also had another on I bought for $700 all running, not well but running. I have a few other buddies building them too. Now parts, even from XJ's are impossible to find in any junk yards. Our bodies stay in great shape, but the cold kills mechanical things like motors and drivetrain.

 

When I was living in Bremerton WA( just outside Seattle) I use to go to this one bone yard. They had a load of MJ's back there. Some in nice shape body wise. I show up one day to see that they are all gone so I ask the owner. He told me he never sold parts off of them, but the XJ sold stuff like crazy so he crashed them and sold it for scrap metal. I told him that they where identical up to the cab and he looked like he saw a ghost.

Peat that one you posted is Rad, i really like how he used the subframe. I wanted the cab for another project or I would have done that also. Really I searched the site, must be because he didn't spell trailer correctly. If you guys come by anymore send me the links please.

[Pete M]

Good news is that I found the pics of the Colorado MJ/trailer. Bad news is the pictures won't really help you much since they are CL shots and the guy never did send me better ones. :fs1:

 

 

 

[Pete M]

There's also this one done by one of our members (who's screen name unfortunately escapes me).

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

I am really liking these bed trailers!!!

 

CW

[akamcbird]

whats up moose creek! here's a pic of mine workn hard

thats whats left of a 90...catchen a ride on whats left of my 86

 

i just realized ive no pics of my 89 or of my 90 after lift...ile have to fix that

 

ok so the trailer has the uni rails wedged and pulled together and a sweet receiver basket slapped ontop really crapily executed build... but its strong as heman!

 

ive pulled 2000lb loads of gravel, in town a to b runs. as well as ones like the above pictured which ran down the hwy for an hour.

 

i worry more bout the truk breakn before the trailer.

[holeski]

That last on is high tech. :yes: Thanks guys, they are all a help.

[akamcbird]

high tech is the way to go if your guna drop cars on it...

[holeski]

I made some good progress over the last few days. This is where I stopped Thursday. I didn't take any pics from Friday.

Here is the end of the frame rails cleaned up.

 

I made two of these brackets. Would have been faster to just cut flat plate and weld it, but I thought this was cooler.

[holeski]

Remember this is all out of things I had laying around and scrap steel. Right now it's balanced really well.

 

 

 

 

 

[whowey]

I always wanted one... but I never had the space for one. Now that I have a bit of extra space.. I have no money to build one... And there is a 92 carcass on CL here.... :grrrr:

 

But then I would have a hard time justifying having it. With a full-size truck, a Metric Tonne Comanche and a 16-foot 7k lbs. Utility trailer.. I don't really need any more hauling capacity.

 

 

But keep the pictures coming... I really like the idea and execution. The price is complete bonus.