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https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/the-4x6-expo-trailer-build.1049799/reply?quote=11907681 https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/the-4x6-expo-trailer-build.1049799/ The build thread is a good place to start. I think the principle is good however the precision of the lift build was, ah poor. I am to...

Glad your in a better spot and thanks for letting folks know what you found out.

Cheer up....don’t forget that you own a great truck and trailer that takes you there in style. Your just not finished making it better. I’m not either. :cool::cool:

You had asked which one I had used and i confirmed it is the HD 6x5.5 axles and hubs.

Let me look it up.....

Thanks, have to think my steps into reality. I have to crank up a RTT (goes up smoother) and then hop on steps to open it up.

what gauge did you use for the steps. I’m going to do some steps and was wondering how thick to go and what to do about traction.

Looks great, nice welds......and fabrication....

A wire lift is something I saw was used to raise “popup” campers. I figured it might work to raise my rtt from low while driving to higher than my head in camp. In my build thread I have more more details, a few drawings and photos. The 4x6 expo trailer build.

Laid down, well no particular reason I guess. I’ll play with straight up and see where a lower cage might mount on the front. I’ve got money in the strap and I would want to keep that. I would make a top support to keep the tire off the tanks.

I wasn’t very clear. I use 33’s on the trailer and the trailer spare goes underneath 90% of the time. My 35’s are for the land cruiser and weekend wheeling. Dropping one 35 on the front is the only way I figure I can use the trailer to haul all 5 tires to the trail locations.

Planning out a spare tire support on the front triangle for offroad clearance. It’s currently under the bottom of the trailer. Also in case, maybe if I get a set of swampers in the 35” tallness size. This would allow me to haul dedicated off road tires to weekend events. Thinking to make the...

3 weeks and 5050 miles are a pretty good test for a hand built trailer. :) I’m home now and I will play some fall golf.

eTrailer was the source (lots of sizes) and the fill locations have to be drilled and the caps cemented in. They have kits with the caps and cement which makes it easy.

A picture is worth a thousand words.... I ran the wire inside the 2x2 with slots at the top where the wire exits. Each lift column is pushed up from the bottom with the wire going thru a base pulley. Each side winds around a single winch connected by a cross bar that allows you to crank one...

This is about 3 weekends of camping now. We camped in the Black Hills, Big Horn National Forrest, Crazy Creek, Pebble Creek YNP and Colter Bay, GTNP

We have camped for 11 days and the trailer did it’s job well. As expected the lift was a bit cranky :). It worked every time just not like I want it to. (more on that later). Here is the camping setup in a number of campgrounds. It was great to leave it all setup and drive around all day.

Driving and more driving...... I like the tire preasure at 14lbs on these E rated tires. It keeps the bouncing under control. Stopped here:

Keep driving till the Black Hills SD.

Road Trip!