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Yep! I'm having a 4 inch "raised" axle built by a local shop. Should drop roughly 100# off the weight and I can still use the stock suspension setup.

Got a few things done today; 1) removed the bed. 2) cut off the old bent tongue. 3) cleaned up the welds from the old tongue. 4) started to fill in the holes from the old tongue. Unfortunately I ran out of wire in my welder and I don't have the adapter for the 5# spool. So I'm going to have to...

Yep, I was thinking about gusseting all the joint welds. Figured it might not be necessary, but going a little overstout definitely won't hurt anything.

Anak, that makes total sense to me and I thought about doing that for structural integrity of the tongue. However, there are 2 reasons I'm not doing that; 1) this trailer won't be loaded with enough weight to need that much structural rigidity & 2) primarily, that would lower my hitch to far...

That's exactly what I did. My jeep bumper is pretty narrow so 24" is just about right for 90°. I'm also planning on mounting a propane bottle on the center of the tongue, in front of the toolbox, so i don't want to bring those angled pieces back to far.

Thanks for the input Jeremiah! I hadn't even thought about turning radius (especially on a trail). [emoji2357] So here (pink) is what the front tongue would look like with the angled pieces set at 24" of straight tongue out front. The more I think about it the more I like this design.

Here's my plan for the tongue frame. This should put my hitch point 48"-50" from the front of the toolbox. I want to be able to interchange the hitches (go from a 2" ball to a lock n' Roll easily) so I plan it incorporate a 2" receiver tube at the hitch. I've never done this before and I'm not...

Nice! Thanks for the info. I've been thinking a hitch on the back would be nice to have for hauling bikes or recovery.

Yeah, the current tongue arrangement is terrible and already bent from overload. As for the RTT rack, I won't even try to tie into the sidewalls, it will be bolted through the truck bed and into the frame underneath.

I've been kicking around this idea for a while and stumbled across this little gem on FB marketplace. Picked it up for $200 & I have a lot planned for it. First off, rebuild and extend the tongue. Secondly, have a custom "raised" axle built to accommodate larger tires. Third, fab up a rack for a...

Picked up this little project today! Have to rebuild & extend the tongue, find a new axle that'll fit some Jeep 5x5 rims, and build a rack for the RTT. How hard is it to do roll on bedliner over the entire bed?

Visually, I like the new trailer better. How are you liking a trailer setup? I've been seriously contemplating building one like this for us to use.

There are a few of us from the Mustang/Yukon area. Welcome aboard!

Unfortunately there are no BLM lands in OK. At least nothing near central OK, I can't remember if Black Kettle is considered BLM or just public use. You might look up the Oklahoma Adventure Trail (OAT). It is a state loop that is mostly backroads, except were asphalt is needed to cross rivers...

A bit late notice, but throwing this out there is anyone would like to join. My son and I will be leaving from Lake Tenkiller Monday (29th) morning and taking some backroads & forest roads through the Ozark NF to Byrd's. Currently planning to explore the Ozark NF for a day or two and then wander...

Parked in far North Corner of the lot....

I'll have to look up that FB group. My son and I have done from Stillwater to almost Cheyenne on the OAT and plan on finishing it a piece at a time.

Norman on the 13th sounds good to me. I'm on-call for work that weekend so I should be able to make it, just won't be able to run around afterwards.

That makes sense. Seems most organizations split the state like that. I'm in the OKC area, so definitely down for a get-together!

I'm fairly new to OB and was wondering if there is any OK meetups or trail gatherings comming up? I keep seeing reoccurring monthly meetups for other areas, but nothing for OK. I'd sure like to meet some of ya'll and learn a few things.