on level ground setting up landing gear

 

{{I just got the landing gear today for it. A little overkill but free.}} If they are free they ain't overkill, I would say that is great and if in a jam they look like they would lift the truck up for flat work. Looking good, I like the extra space the toolboxes give up on the rack with the spare in the middle. Goodluck,,Rick

 

placing a deck over the 5th wheel is nice as well. it works great if you want to stand (or sit) up there to watch a truck pull or some sort of event like that.

 

I also thought of building a box up there. I've seen two with boxes up there and they place their pickup caps when they hall them. The box is the same size as the cap base.
It does look a little goofy though and adds alot of weight to the tongue.

I like to follow the KISS plan.

K ----Keep
I -----It
S ----Simple
S ----Stupid

I have the winch for the front and the boxes with chains and tie down straps. I've got a hydraulic pump and cylinders to make it a partial dump box in the future.
I don't want to be pulling something that only has the capacity to pull it's own weight with accessories and NO LOAD.

I had alot of PM's with suggestions and ideas, but I do wanna watch the weight. It's bad enough I gotta watch MY weight.... let alone the trailer's too.

 

If you put too much more weight on there, you land yourself in a place of having to add another axle on there, or getting some heavier load axles. Maybe I missed it, but did you give out a weight rating for those axles on there now?

 

No. Once I'm done, it's going to the spring and alignment shop for some work anyway.

 

Be sure and post some finished photos when you get it done. Goodluck,,Rick

 

Has there been any recent progress with the trailer?

 

Unfortunately no. I booked 3 weeks vacation til the end of the month cuz I'm moving and spending a ton of time fixing the new house and packin for the move.
And now the new house isn't equipped yet for 220v for the compressor and welder. Once I'm settled in, I'll have to wire that up and this garage is much smaller than my old one. So I definately won't be able to even fit the trailer in the door let alone all the way inside to work on it for the winter.......

I think I'll see spring before paint and plates on the trailer.


The good news is "I'm not moving far....... I'm only moving next door"!!!!!!