No 5 trailer tailgate

[lro11]

I am curious to know if there are other trailers out there that have a drop down tailgate. I am considering modifying mine to make it more usable but I am worried about wrecking my trailer

[debruiser]

Sorry I got no idea about the trailer question... but I want to go camping and exploring like that.....

[lro11]

Me too but they are bloody noisy on bitumen I can only imagine what they are like on dirt

[debruiser]

Noisy? really? wow. Never thought about that. HELL I have a series land rover, that trailer would have to be ONE noisy beast to be heard over the car!

[Homestar]

Any noise you are getting from the trailer will be the tyres.

I'm the same as Debruiser though as far as not noticing - I tow my Sankey trailer behind my 101, so if the trailer is making a noise, I won't here it anyway...:)

For that matter I can't see it most of the time, so when I find it still there when I pull up, it is a relief...:D

But seriously, get some road tyres for it - does it have bar treads or similar at the moment? A light truck tyre would fit the bill I would think?

Maybe we need Mick_marsh to chime in, he is the best trailer expert I know.

[Mick_Marsh]

You don't know many people then Gav.

That No.5 might be one of the aluminium No.5's usually attributed to the RAAF.
I'll ask Ian if I can get some photo's of his for comparison.

They were made slightly smaller so they didn't foul when being loaded into a Caribu.


I am curious to know if there are other trailers out there that have a drop down tailgate. I am considering modifying mine to make it more usable but I am worried about wrecking my trailer
If you don't want to modify your tub you can always get a crap tub and butcher that.

[lro11]

My no.5 trailer is quite different to BTM one I have never seen one like his so I thought I would put it out there for comment.

[Bearman]

I am curious to know if there are other trailers out there that have a drop down tailgate. I am considering modifying mine to make it more usable but I am worried about wrecking my trailer

I did modify a No5 back in the early 90"s by cutting the whole rear out, welding a bit of 50x3 flat around the edges and hinging it at the bottom. If you do a neat job it it hardly noticeable, and makes it much more usable. Unfortunately I don't have any photos.