What's with this fad over here with the ex adf trailers? They fetch silly money, yet people complain at a Sankey for half the price, which are a better made trailer, and that's got nothing to do with the fact I have one, as I am not really a trailer fan.
Dave - I was all excited for you until I saw those trailers on the back of your missus' Cruiser... sacrilege... where is your Rangie?
I will be watching with keen interest how your project develops. I am also after a good/basic off-road camper setup for infrequent use that does not cost a fortune.
Cheers, Paul.
I was meaning to make a floor for the top like Discowhite did on his 130 trailer. See link.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trailers-v...-build-11.html
I have no idea other than the auction description said Trek trailers. I can not even find any markings/stampings/plates other than the modifications ones. They have decommisioning labels that highlight some details like ARN numbers, items requiring servicing. I can only guess the came out of Maribyrnong?!? Is there some common area I should look to triple check?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
Nice looking trailer but would have been better off starting from scratch as it doesnt resemble an army trailer any more which defeats the purpose i think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_S
Yes my thoughts exactly
He couldn't have made the running chassis of a trailer that strong for what it cost to buy the Sankey. It was never intended to look military, so doesn't defeat the object at all.
There are plenty of others that have used the full Sankey and just put a box on the top.
Isn't the Sankey a wider track than the Landrover much like a 1 ton cargo?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_S
No.5's are simply what I've always viewed as being the "Army Trailer" both growing up as an Army Brat and seeing them around on the road all my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by juddy
My thoughts for the intended "recycle" were simply that I wanted "that look" and also that robust unstoppable build quality. Like PaulP38a commented it's "a good/basic off-road camper setup for infrequent use that does not cost a fortune". It's also a step in the right direction for a dream I have of owning a 101 for my "boys trip" camping rig someday... even though they didn't, they look like they came out of the same factory!
I guess it just makes sense to me that if I can cheaply buy one of these thats been around for approx. half a century and its still complete and servicable then we can pretty well expect to get good service from it in domestic use. I am learning already that it may need some minor mod's moving forward, but at this stage I want to limit that to:
- the frame for the roof top tent;
- a couple of sail tracks placed appropriately for awnings to hang off;
- some drop down stabilizer legs; and
- maybe shocks to dampen those monster heavy duty leaf springs.
I hope not, but as with all toys it will probably evolve to include a tailgate conversion and a slide out kitchen and a solar/battery/genset power setup and a diesel heater, and a airconditioner, and 2 fridges, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.........
As of tomorrow I will have the pintle hitch sorted and should be ok to tow a trailer around for quotes on the box steel frame to support the Roof Top tent.
Can anyone recommend AULRO (and budget!) friendly trailer manufacturers or steel fabricators?
Next step will be a sympathetic canvas cover so any referrals in this area would be good too.
Appreciate any input/guidance, Dave.