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Aite, after the first successful trip there were still some remaining items that needed to be fabricated. Spare tire carrier was a must, as I wanted it out of the tub, and preferably adding weight to the tongue. We created a pretty basic mounting system by welling a cross piece to the front...

Speaking of the Ford...I dunno if I should tow the trailer behind it. Do you think the M416 is too much for my F250 Camper Special? I mean, the GVWR on the F250 is 8100 lbs, so I dont want to overload it or over work it with the M416... LOL Untitled by Marn, on Flickr

Well, the tent works. We just went to a campground this weekend for the initial shakedown run. About 200 miles on the jeep this weekend, trailer towed great. It set up great, broke down fairly slowly, but apparently I can leave the annex attached. That will make things alot easier. Anyway, it...

First time dragging it behind the wag. The damn pintle hitch is too long, had to add a few extensions to the chains, same situation as the hitch on my F250 because the dealer supplied bumper extends way out. Either way, towed fine, its a little clunky. Trailer still needs some more tongue...

More work done. Painted the rack, added some bubble levels. Added stabilizer jacks under the rear to make sure it doesnt go tippy tippy backwards. I can jump up and down in the back now and no issues. Picked up some lvelling blocks so I can get it pretty close to level in every direction...

I have the same concerns, but don't really have any other option for the time. I highly doubt this will be going anywhere super rough, as my trucks both lack any true off road capability. I have plans drawn up to create a raising and lowering system, but it will only drop the rack 15" which...

Well. Its almost done. Got everything mounted. Decided to forego the front cross bar, and opted instead to mount the tent as far forward as possible to add some tongue weight. In the back we just did about an 8" raised cross bar in case I wanted to toss anything up there. Also just finished...

Busy weekend, but things are coming together. This is the first fabrication project i have ever worked on, and am being guided by a friend. I've probably done about 75% of the welds, a ton of the cutting, both with saw and plasma, etc. The welds are ugly, but i have been assured they should be...

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The actual frame is bent. Front passenger corner sits low almost an inch. I’m not talking about leveling the trailer at the hitch, but trying to square up the tub. It sits pretty level behind my Wagoneer with the current location of the lunette :-)

Next up, is trying to level out the tub a little bit, and then building a stationary rack with the help of a friend. Very simple square rack, with raised ends that will clear the tent so we can haul kayaks or a canoe or something without it resting on the tent. Should have that all done in a...

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Wow! Its been months since I've worked on or written about the lil' trailer. I recently picked up a 1974 F250, and told myself before i got too deep into that I need to put the trailer back together. Well, i spent 3 weeks or so messing around with the truck and still ignored the trailer. Finally...

With a little prep we can get that FiTech up and running in a weekend especially if you are doing an external pump

I'll see if I can :-)

It really depends on how much I feel like getting beat up. Its NOT a comfortable ride for rocky stuff. The trip this weekend was fine and pretty mild for me, I wasnt uncomfortable. It's a 40 year old pig on open diffs that has zero suspension flex, and I don't much like worrying about if I'm...

Thanks. It was a fun trip. I drive my jeep about 4000-4500 miles a year, numerous road trips, camping trips, etc. I'm hoping to get out on more actual off road trips like this though, the last few years have been troublesome with getting the fuel injection sorted out, but I think I've got a...

Nothing super special here. My old pop up that I drag down a lot of back roads is really starting to fall apart, so I picked up an M416 on my last trip down to Vegas. I looked at a couple, and landed on this one It was 100% ready to roll, with 2 year old tires, the original rims and tires...

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Sweet, glad it does! Antelope Lake July 2017 by Marn, on Flickr IMG_E5234 by Marn, on Flickr Here's the trailer, i'm currently breaking it down and stripping the 38 layers of paint off it. trailer2 by Marn, on Flickr