Tray Dilemma

**austastar** · 27th October 2015, 10:39 AM

Hi,
My mounting towers sheared the small mounting bolts, so I strengthened them.
When I make the new tray, rubber engine mounts will go at the front.
Ideally a triangle mount pattern (2 at the back, 1 at the front) will allow tension stress free flexing.
Cheers

**vnx205** · 27th October 2015, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Tote

A bit of work to do but nothing insurmountable.

Regards,
Tote

Deliberate choice of word?

I have had the top of both towers crack. Maybe some sort of engine mounts might solve that.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 27th October 2015, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Tote

Some closure on this one... I bought a tray from Toowoomba, I just had to drive 1100 KM collect it. Cost $450.00 for the tray, it has a stainless water tank fitted and the toolbox between the chassis rails. It's even the right colour

The only downside is that it's pretty short but I'll see how it goes.

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Regards,
Tote

Unfortunately that tray's for a Toy/Nissan or similar so you can take money it's mounts will be wrong.

I'm using an ICR* tray from a 200Tdi 110 on my 6x6 but the wheel arch is in the wrong place/s. One of those may however be close to correct for your 130 and they may be able to make it from pattern.

The 130 rear axle will be the mid-point between the two rear wheels on the 6X6.

* I.C.R. Engineering, Steel Fabrication & Supplies 16A Hill St, Blayney NSW 2799.

**Tote** · 27th October 2015, 06:11 PM

Nope, definately off a Defender........

Regards,

Tote

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 27th October 2015, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Tote

Nope, definately off a Defender........

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Regards,
Tote

the offset of the studs in relation to the PCD confused me!

Its a very short tray!

**JDNSW** · 27th October 2015, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

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Its a very short tray!

They are on a 130 dual cab - unless you overhang the end of the chassis - which most of them do.

John

**Summiitt** · 27th October 2015, 07:53 PM

Hey tote, I had two new single cab 130 trays built in Canberra a few years ago, there should be photos of the mounting issues I had in here Somewhere.. But I had both front tower mounts crack, the fix we came up with eliminated using rubbers, by fabricating a new front tower bracing bracket.. Both Utes loaded and used off road daily with no further issues

**Tote** · 27th October 2015, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Summiitt

Hey tote, I had two new single cab 130 trays built in Canberra a few years ago, there should be photos of the mounting issues I had in here Somewhere.. But I had both front tower mounts crack, the fix we came up with eliminated using rubbers, by fabricating a new front tower bracing bracket.. Both Utes loaded and used off road daily with no further issues

I found your mounting system, very schmick

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...te-3-tray2.jpg

I'm thinking along the lines of something similar to yours to tie the frount mounts together. The tray was mounted at the rear by welding two tags bolted to the tray subframe to the chassis

and the fronts were simply bolted through the floor of the tyre well to the front mounts. The previous owner mentioned that his front mounts had cracked as well.

I'll need to make a cross bracket that will bolt to the rear cross member and attach to the tray rails to secure the back of the tray which will lift the height of the tray a bit, that should give me room to do something similar at the front tying the two supports together.

Regards,

Tote

**austastar** · 27th October 2015, 10:04 PM

Hi,
a bit more info that may help you

Link

Cheers

**Tote** · 28th October 2015, 07:41 AM

Following the body building guide and best practice I reckon that I will tie the two front mounts together in a similar way to Summitt's cross member, rigidly mount the tray to the rear cross member and place a single rubber mount on the front in the middle with spring loaded flexible mounts on the outer edges of the new front sub frame where the towers are. We'll see how that works out once I start fabricating some bits Hopefully next week.

Regards,
Tote

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