Thought of this with Lance working on his trailer. I have run into info on this project for awhile. The premise is that the old military trailers are no longer $100 and plentiful. Now they are $800ish and rusty, so this guy figures that opens up an opportunity for a cheap re-make.
-Built around cheap, readily available, Harbor freight trailer or the original military frames
-Fiberglass tub for no rust and hopefully lower cost. Not flimsy (see below pic)
-Price is still in the air. I hope its ~$1000 and his other fiberglass trailers price makes $800-$900 total possible
If anyone has info please add it to the post as its available. The threads on the internet are all over for these but its hard to follow them since they are 12-18 pages long lol
Where to buy when they are available
http://www.dinoot.com/index.php/model-line-up
modding the harbor freight trailer. I think there are smaller versions that dont need modifications to the trailer.
http://tventuring.com/trailerforum/t...8.html#pid2158
All pics stolen of course but I would think he'd be ok with some more exposure.
overview of tub idea
Real one on top and fiberglass one on the bottom (Yes I find the 5 bolt rims as disturbing as you lol):
Fiberglass and cheap would seem to be flimsy, but this guy is designing it burly. Mock up fender seen in this pic for fit testing