The monkey bar trailer

[cali-cruiser]

I don't know if I should post this here. but heres some pics of my soa trailer i'm building.
Its a 68 rear and frame section I got from orangefj45(thanks) I need some thirty threes but its almost done. I need a project for welding class so if anyone has one that would make it better it would be apreciated.

Rattle Rattle

 

[miker]

OK, I'll assume this is for real and not a joke. Aren't the tires going to hit the bars when the springs flex?

 

[Jetboy]

Looks like the tounge is very high, but if it matches your hitch then you're set. also I think that it would be nice to have a bed and a rack for a boat or something above. also if you build a rack you could get or make a canvas top to camp in during wet or cold weather.

 

[miker]

Also, I think I'd feel better about following you down the highway if...

1. A cross member was added to the frame's front half.

2. The tonge was attached to the frame rather than the the box.

3. The tonge was braced. I've seen two trailer tonges like this one break. One was on Rubicon's Cadillac Hill and I was behind it when it broke. Luckily, the trailer was tail heavy and it burried the rear bumper into a few rocks and stopped about 10 feet behind the tow rig instead of rolling down the trail or off the hill side.

 

[Jetboy]

How's this for an idea? put an electric motor on top of the diff with a gear and put a gear on the diff, then wire it up with a pus button switch and build a chain drive power unit for the trailer for the tough sections of the trail... 6 wheel drive!!!

 

[cali-cruiser]

The tongue does have two triangle shaped quarter inch plates welded to the bottom and i'll be running thirties not thirty five so that should help the hitting. plus if thats not enough I can do an add a leaf and stifen it up.

The rear of the box is welded to the frame and soon will be bolted and I have 2x2x.25" tubing running from the frames body mounts to the box.


The plan is for a it to be a bed at night and a carrier to go up the hill. the canvas top is in plans for the future and 6x6 would be fun and maybe a quick disconect at the rear of the 40 and then run brake line to the trailer and have brakes too.

 

[cali-cruiser]

here

 

[cali-cruiser]

haha

 

[cali-cruiser]

those look samll in that picture but they're a good ten inchs on the long side.

 

[camcruiser13]

what would be sweet is if ti were enclosed and had fiberglass top from an fj40 and some sort of lift device or something.

 

[camcruiser13]

Nice cruiser by the way

 

[cali-cruiser]

thanks