Burley Industries Prototype Expedition Trailer

[Burley]

On to the tailgate. Dont mind the latch, it's just a cheapy I used to keep the tailgate closed while in the garage.

 

[Burley]

Here is the roof rack for the roof top tent. I have a Tepui Gran Sabana that's going on this trailer and is the reason the box had to be the size it is.

 

[Burley]

I have more updates to come soon, just ran out of time.

 

[Burley]

I decided to go with 16 gauge sheeting all the way around.

 

[Burley]

I wanted to make the most of the fenders so I decided to go with flat fenders.

I squared off the back of the fender but i'm debating 45*ing the corner so I'm not running into it.

 

[Burley]

The tailgate skinned.

 

[Burley]

The side skins. I'll come back and add 2x2 across the center of the sides where the skins meet the fender.

 

[Burley]

The bulkhead skinned.

 

[Burley]

I'm hoping to get back at it this week. I just got back from Alaska so I've been recovering from that amazing trip. I did get some parts in the mail while I was gone though.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Burley indeed. What's your weight target for that beast?

 

[Burley]

Burley indeed. What's your weight target for that beast?

I'm hoping it's lighter than it looks. 75% is 0.083 wall steel. As far as weight goes it should be similar or less than a converted military trailer of the same size.

 

[canman]

Looks really nice, but track looks a little wide. I think the track width is around 62"-63" for 80 series. If the two track widths are not the same, there will be issues travelling off-road.

 

[Burley]

You're right, it is to wide. At the time when I bought the axle it was the narrowest #3500 electric brake axle dexter makes. The plan is to narrow the axle nearly 8 inches. It's a straight axle with camber and toe built into the spindle so narrowing it shouldn't be an issue. With 4 inches out of each side, it will bring the track width down to 66 inches, only around 1.5 inches wider on each side than the 80's.

 

[Booch]

Are you going to produce anymore? If so I'm interested

 

[Burley]

Are you going to produce anymore? If so I'm interested

Thanks for the interest. I do plan on building more. This first one is a prototype to help figure out what works and what doesn't. Once it's done I can figure out what a fair price point is on them. After that I'll start on a small run, maybe 2 or 3 at first as more interest hopefully builds.
So with that, once I have a price, If you're still interested I'll be more than happy to customize one for you, height, length, width or bolt pattern.

 

[Booch]

When your ready lemme know , I have a brand new RTT and trying to figure what do use it with. I use to sell RTT and kept my last one for a future project

 

[Burley]

When your ready lemme know , I have a brand new RTT and trying to figure what do use it with. I use to sell RTT and kept my last one for a future project

Right on. Will do.

 

[e9999]

why do you have a double horizontal top?

 

[Burley]

why do you have a double horizontal top?

Do you mean the longitudinal pieces that tie into the three main lateral pieces for the roof rack? I added them for strength to help tie the whole thing together.

 

[Burley]

I got the de-sta-co 2,000lbs latches installed. I used nutserts to be able to bolt them to the body and lid. I'm really happy with the quality of these latches.