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Lastly I welded on the new trailer jack. To keep the jack sitting straight under the weight of the trailer I had to trim the bracket on a bit of an angle to compensate for the play in the mounting pin. Bolted some safety chains on, got it all painted up and put together and was ready to roll...

For good measure I decided to add some redundancy by welding on some anchor points to allow me to put a tire strap on. Once that was done I started in to making a mount for the propane tank. To secure it I used a piece of flat steel and hammered it into a circle in the vice. seemed to do the trick.

With that done I started work on the spare tire cradle frame. Due to frame flex during travel I didn't want to attach it to the wall of the trailer. It needed to be able to move freely. Also had to make sure I had enough clearance to open the battery box lid. As with the main beam, rather than...

Figuring out how I wanted to mount the spare tire was a bit of a head scratcher for me. I wanted something solid in the event of a collision so I didn't have a tire come flying off and hitting me in the back of the head. So I decided on making a cradle it would bolt to. Because of the battery...

So with that I got to work on the new front frame work. To keep weight down I went with some 2" angle rather than fully boxed rectangle. Figured it should be strong enough (haven't had any issues to date). I would need to add some brackets to bolt to on the underside rather than weld it in. I...

Once the paint dried I was ready to bolt it in using 1/2" grade 8 hardware underneath. That allowed me to start sizing up how I wanted to arrange the spare tire, battery box and propane tank...

Next I drilled all the holes where the beam would bolt to the frame's existing brackets that were underneath the trailer. Also decided to add some reinforcing plates to all the hole locations for added strength. A small front skid plate and some little loops for future line attaching points...

So with the trailer raised up I started work on the new main beam. I went with a 2" x 3" steel rectangle with a 1/8" thickness from Metal Supermarkets (great place to get your materials). I wanted a higher offset where the hitch bolted to on the front to give even more ground clearance at the...

After that I added some diagonal supports. Then I could go ahead and jack the trailer up a bit at a time, front and back, to set it up onto blocks and jack stands.

Hey there, been a while since I posted. So to get caught up, last spring I decided I wanted to triangulate the hitch. The original was a single main beam that only went half way under the frame. I wanted to run a new main beam the full length to the rear where I could add a tow shackle, as well...

Works great. Compared to the lock n roll it seemed simpler and I didn’t have to try and guess which of their parts I needed on the vehicle side. I could just bolt to any regular hitch mount that I already had.

Oh good old Bacon and eggs for breakfast.

Also in case anybody's wondering, it works great in winter as well. Heating was just using a little propane Buddy heater, or can use a smal electric space heater. Works great. A few pics from the previous winter, I hadn't upgraded the suspension yet at this point...

Great project, looking good. Love the use of the old army trailer. What's the trailer weight?

Nice! This looks like a fun little project. Looks solid.

So that pretty much concluded my work on the Wolverine for the early part of 2022. The next phase of the project will be to triangulate the trailer tongue so I have a place to mount the spare tire, some batteries and a small propane tank. Hoping to start that this spring. In the mean time...

Another important part of the trailer would be to have a fully articulating hitch. If I was going to be able to travel over any rough terrain I didn't want the worry of my hitch binding or becoming damaged. Also on steep lateral inclines it helps prevent the trailer from influencing the truck...

Yes.

It’s made by Scepter. Same ones the Canadian military use, good quality. https://scepter.com/products/military-products/ https://www.princessauto.com/en/20-litre-green-utility-vehicle-fuel-can/product/PA0008451411

Thanks. No sorry, not on FB. This is the first place I posted.