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[Pete M]

do it! . :MJ 1: .

[jimoshel]

Pete.

   Are you looking for something special or just pics in general? I had one one trailer I made out of a MJ bed but sold it a year ago. No pics. Getting ready to build a couple more since I seem to have a couple extra beds lying ,laying? around. It'l be a couple days ,weeks? before I get around to them. Jim

[neohic]

Finished product... bare frames... whatever you've got, Jim. I don't think there's a whole lot of science that goes into any pickup box trailer regardless of make or model, but even just the basics are fun to look at. Just like anything else, there's mild to wild. Simplicity, I really like how the frame of Rob's trailer turned out that it was just the back half of a Comanche frame with a tongue welded on...

 

 

... others have utilized more of the original frame too...

 

 

... and then when I built mine, I started completely from scratch out of stainless...

 

 

The bottom line is that people love pictures regardless of how it's built!  :popcorn:

[jimoshel]

The biggy on using the truck frame is where does the axle fit? If it sits to the rear of the center of the bed, great. If it sits directly in the middle it's still OK. If it sits in the front of the bed you will have a tail heavy trailer, a whipper.  Idealy you want a 60/40 ratio with 60 percent of the trailer weight

 resting on the ball.

[Jeep Driver]

The biggy on using the truck frame is where does the axle fit? If it sits to the rear of the center of the bed, great. If it sits directly in the middle it's still OK. If it sits in the front of the bed you will have a tail heavy trailer, a whipper.  Idealy you want a 60/40 ratio with 60 percent of the trailer weight

 resting on the ball.

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You can hardly see in this pic but I cut down the tailgate and lengthened the trailer to accommodate the length of my tractor and mower. Essentially creating a dovetail.

This changed the entire attitude of the trailer. Now when pulling empty I have to keep the tongue down or it gets all kind of squirrelly. Trailer is almost perfectly balanced.

It doesn't take much to effect the way a trailer pulls.

[neohic]

The biggy on using the truck frame is where does the axle fit? If it sits to the rear of the center of the bed, great. If it sits directly in the middle it's still OK. If it sits in the front of the bed you will have a tail heavy trailer, a whipper.  Idealy you want a 60/40 ratio with 60 percent of the trailer weight

 resting on the ball.

 

Agreed. I had to mount the spare and a toolbox on the front of my camper to get the tongue weight just right.

[Pete M]

now, I know there are more out there...

[daking]

Here is my MT, "Master Trailer", with my MJ, "Master Jeep" on it    :)

 

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Actually, I'll be building an off-road trailer for my MJ soon. It'll be a short tandom axle trailer. out fitted with a small tool complement, fuel, recovery stuff, camping stuff, and room to load an ATV. I'm going with tandom axle, to put more of a foot print in the sand.

[Pete M]

now that's a big trailer!

[HOrnbrod]

Freaking A!  Hope you only drive it around in flatline country. Looks like you do. 

[Minuit]

That is a very big trailer indeed.

[Blue XJ]

That's a nice setup, but it would never make it into my driveway or most park in lots around here without dragging on the ground.

[daking]

Thanks, Its my new pride. I actually just bought it. I'm building the enclosed part as a full shop, and part RV. Just some fold out beds, sofa, and table. Tool wise, it'll be outfitted with everything needed to take a whole truck apart, and put it back together. I'm installing a 15,000BTU cooler this weekend, about 3 times the size needed, so should be nice n chilly. 

 

That's a nice setup, but it would never make it into my driveway or most park in lots around here without dragging on the ground.

 

Yea, It has rubbed a bit on the back when going on some drives. There is a shelf in the rear that holds the ramps, that shelf as acted like a skid. I may be adding some trailer casters, there is enough room on each side of the shelf. That way the caster won't stick down that low. I think there will only be an inch or so below the frame. Besides, toss that 2500HD into 4-low, and it'll drag that trailer, even with all 6 wheels off :brows:   :) (I would never drag that trailer, by the way)

 

I have a few other trucks that would ride this trailer, it is not just for my MJ. I have a 600+ HEMI 4X4 RAM that will fit the deck fully, and a 70's Power-wagon.

 

I have a second smaller trailer with larger tires. It sits higher, and can go on decent un paved roads. If I need to go off-road, and don't need all the cool stuff, I'll use that one. :)

 

 

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Sometime later this year, my son and I will build a trailer like the one below. For the MJ to pull. This is just to give an idea of my plans, it would not "look" exactly like that. I want a tandem axle design for a larger foot print on sand. It may be more of a flatbed build, with a small enclosed part for tool storage. I want to be able to pull a quad on the little trailer. Not looking for "Camping" build. But something to pull behind the jeep to carry supplies, and a quad or ATV.