130 DC Trays

[mike_beecham]

Hi All
I am looking to build a new tray for my 130 Dual Cab. I would be very keen to see other people's setup for some ideas, please.

TIA,
Michael

[Tote]

Here's mine, there used to be lots of photos on my build thread but photo bucket ate them.

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I got it second hand for $400.00. I really like the practicality of it however if I was to build it from scratch I would fit a secondary fuel tank underneath it. There is a ~25 litre water tank at the front of the tray in front of the storage locker that you can see at the back.
The only other change I would make is to make it 1800 x 1800 instead of 1800 x 1600 (not counting the tyre mounts). Its designed to have no overhang and the back of the tray is almost level with the rear cross member.

There are some threads on here worth reading about mounting trays as well. Mine is rigidly bolted at the rear cross member and has spring mounts at the front.

Regards

Tote

[Ranga]

Pretty happy with mine :)

Under Tray Drawer (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/260148-under-tray-drawer.html)

[roverrescue]

I’m struggling to find threads where I put mine together
But simply put on an 1800x1800 size tray between the tray rails you can fit a 70L fuel tank, a 70L water tank, a spare wheel and a small tool drawer.

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[strangy]

Mine is also a modified second hand tray “minecorp” from a hilux.
Currently have spare and compressor under it.I’m about modify the front mounts which will let me fit both spares easily underneath.
My tyres are 285 so It makes the tray quite high, so not great if it’s used as a work horse.
However mine carries a slide on camper and secondary duties as typical Ute and don’t find it a problem.
I could make it lower but then would have to throw the spare/s on a rack (currently the case for 2nd spare) or have excessive overhang to fit them in the tray with camper.

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[Gillie]

This is something I have been considering for a whilst. I have an aluminium tray up the back with a drawer on it but haven’t measured where it will sit in terms of height. I want to put a tipping kit on it which will make it sit higher again. Watching with interest.

[Summiitt]

I had Cooma Steel build my tray and they did a great job. We managed to get a spare and water tank underneath, its about 300mm over the rear chassis, but I was conscience of it looking right on the vehicle. I carry approx 600kg up on the headboard and had the tray fixed to the chassis at 6 points. the tray and load is 1250kg and after nearly 2 years I've had no issues with cracking or twisting considering the ute is off road 6 days per week.

[MLD]

Mine came off a Patrol and modified to suit. I can fit a pair of 35" tyres under the deck. That raises the deck a bit high for convenient working height but its not a tool of trade for me. First pic was when it was new to me and second pic is set up for touring. The canopy is a steel frame with alu roof and canvas drop sides. The canopy and rear tray area is modular and can be removed in total or each part removed in turn. Suits my needs but is a bit heavy when fully loaded for an extended trip.

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[TOR]

I was looking into building a tray also, researching it a while ago I got a little overwhelmed with the correct way to mount them to the chassis. Does anyone have any advice on how to do it, or could even snap a photo of their mounts?

[dromader driver]

I have just about finished swapping my old corroded steel tray for an aluminium tray with canopy. Managed to pick up a tray and canopy with rear and side windows off a falcon ute. Height is sufficient to get the 225/95 spare under the tray without too much messing around.

Used the same pickup points as the steel tray. Will post photo's in next few days.

Seems to travel well with a slightly reduced cabin noise according to SWMBO

[Fubar]

I still have a few things to finish off, well a lot really, but this is all DIY and ticks all the boxes I want.

To do:
Under tray boxes
Under tray rear drawer
Mesh inserts on doors with canvas storm covers
Roof rack
Tyre carrier MkII
Upgrade from the internal beta phase wiring set up.
Side ladders
Work lights
Internal dog box

Might be some ideas in this for someone.

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[Fubar]

Continued....

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[Tote]

Some pictures of my mounting system since they are missing from the original post.

I made up a bar that supports the front of the tray and bolted it using insertion rubber to the front tray mounts. It's welded to the tray but has a degree of flex in it.

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The rear of the tray is rigidly bolted to the rear crossmember

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The intermediate mounts use some valve springs from a C series inter truck motor

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This setup seems to have worked for 3 years without damaging the chassis with a very rigid tray.

Regards,
Tote

[Fubar]

Front and rear mounts...the intermeadiate supports are sandwiched conveyor belt held in by compression same as some of the cab supports.

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[Ranga]

Fubar - any idea how much the tray/canopy would weigh?

[weeds]

Fubar - any idea how much the tray/canopy would weigh?

Oi, what wrong with your Toyota tray.....

[Fubar]

Fubar - any idea how much the tray/canopy would weigh?

Not sure....I lifted it on and off the truck solo (end at a time) and I'm no gym junkie. The steel tray I had on previously I had no chance at lifting it up like that.

When I ran the calcs the difference between a 3mm alloy unit and a RHS with light alloy skin was 30-40kg.

For the most part the RHS is 1.6mm except for the bulkhead uprights and ROP's over the kids which is 5mm.

The alloy on the doors is 2mm and the rest is 1.6mm. The floor is FormPly but it's not panning out the way I thought and I will trade it for 2.5 or 3mm check plate.

Truck weighed in at 2650kg for the engineering certificate with a 4BD1T fitted, MXA-5R gearbox, aircon, bull bar, rear seat mods (added 30kg), two batteries, winch, LR sill tank, side steps, 80lt fuel, full tool box in the tray etc

It's no ultra lightweight, but it can handle a decent load without distorting which is important to me.

If I get enthused one day I might find my spreadsheet, update it to match the exact build and calc a reasonable estimate. I do know that DIY was about 7-10 grand cheaper!

[Ranga]

Oi, what wrong with your Toyota tray.....

Nothin - it's unbreakable [bigrolf] Just curious about weight, my alloy Toyota can be lifted off by 2 blokes (without the custom girders).