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mhansen
June 20th, 2007, 02:20 PM
Overhaulin' (Offroad Trailer)

Finished my trailer project (more or less) I have a few things I have left to do with it, but they can wait untill after the Rally, and weather gets bad.

I can post more photos and details of the build if anyone is interested.

Cheers

Mike
brn24whl
June 20th, 2007, 02:39 PM
Mike
It looks good. Congrats on having it back on the road.

Eric
cgalpin
June 20th, 2007, 03:06 PM
Yes, I'd love to see them!

thanks
charles
Billakris
June 20th, 2007, 03:50 PM
I would love to see the write up too.
Looks great
Oxcart13
June 20th, 2007, 05:45 PM
(2) Hannibal's, Mike. Kids for one, adults for the other. Very nice!! Mark
lrnasd90
June 20th, 2007, 08:55 PM
That is really nice. Please post more pictures. I love the 5 bar all over it.
mhansen
July 2nd, 2007, 12:51 PM
That is really nice. Please post more pictures. I love the 5 bar all over it.

Thanks, I'll do a write up when I get some time.

The top is made out of all 5 bar tread plate. 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. I now have alot of respect for the guys that weld up aluminum boats for a living.

Cheers

Mike
mikeslandrover
August 21st, 2007, 03:56 AM
Very nice indeed, what's it tow like off road?
Is it braked?
What's it's all up weight?
Do a write-up soon, I've plans knocking around in my head for a coil sprung off road trailer when the 110 gets finidhed :)
KevinNY
August 21st, 2007, 09:46 AM
Nice, I just bought a Sankey wide track to do something very similiar.
shawnpalmer
August 21st, 2007, 10:08 AM
Looks awesome. What kind of trialer did you start with? Model number, etc...
JimC
August 21st, 2007, 01:34 PM
Do the axles on those Sankey's come standard to take a 5 on a 6.5 bolt rover bolt pattern, or did you have to convert it somehow?
KevinNY
August 21st, 2007, 02:42 PM
Regular rover pattern 16" rims come on them. If you want to run alloys you have to relieve the back edge a bit to clear the hub.
Chaucer
August 21st, 2007, 03:04 PM
Stupid Question: Your trailer and the Adventure Trailers all seem to have a roof rack to hold the tent. Why do it that way? Why not just attach it directly to the lid of the trailer? Are there advantages to doing with a rack?
mhansen
August 21st, 2007, 10:24 PM
Thanks for all the feedback

I will do a write up, just need time

1 Mike, No its not braked, Has not been an issue (yet) but it pulls and stops well.

2 Shawn, I started with an M101 Canadian model

3 Will, The rack allows me to attach and detach the tent when not needed and I can use the rack to haul other stuff (Raft, squirt boat, Xmas tree, etc)
Chaucer
August 22nd, 2007, 11:06 AM
Thanks for all the feedback

3 Will, The rack allows me to attach and detach the tent when not needed and I can use the rack to haul other stuff (Raft, squirt boat, Xmas tree, etc)

That makes sense, thanks. Looks great!

BTW if anyone's interested, there's a raffle for an AT; money goes to a good cause. I bought a ticket (of course I hope to win, but here's everyone's chance):

http://www.africanconservationfund.org/content/view/77/5/