Fantastic, thank you. Excellent setup. Now I think you should sell me your dual-cab trayon and buy yourself a single-cab one.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
This aluminium one is a bit more sophisticated than mine.
The rack is hinged to make loading easier.
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1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
That's a good looking rack arrangement. Looks like it is secured to the top of the trayon for travelling. Lifting my canoe onto the roof of the 130 is not getting any easier as the birthdays accumulate; one of these years I may build a lighter canoe, already have some cedar and pawlonia set aside but the hours will not be there until I retire. The same back injury that gave me the time to build the canoe also prevents me from paddling in the kayak position, I have to kneel.
Yes. The same sort of spring loaded pin that secures the folding bit in the upright position is used to secure the rack to the channel that encloses the awning legs.
I just use ropes.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
There is a lot to be said for a light canoe or kayak.
I have a Paulownia canoe that fits into the TC1 class that weighs about 11kg.
With Paulownia and a bit of WRC,with the right weight glass it should be possible to build a 16' general purpose one or two person canoe that weighs less than 15kg. Imagine how much easier it would be to lift that.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
I was hoping you'd chip in, Alan. I could look at your kayaks all day
Whilst I have a spare on the bonnet virtually all the time, I also have a large drawer under the tray which serves as an outdoor kitchen and storage for tools, recovery gear, spares. I made it high enough to fit a 255/85/R16 tyre in there, but have since filled it with the afore-mentioned stuff. Something like this might solve not only your spare tyre issue, but provide room for other things. A downside is the tray is now too high for shorties like the wife and I to reach the fastenings for the Trayon lid without a step, the upside is the Trayon overhang fits over the cab roof (so in the end it's essential to have the Trayon that high)
Some other food for thought - I along with quite a few other 130 HCPU owners have fitted a ~55 litre water tank inside the rear seat box. Doing likewise would give you even more room under the tray. Enjoy the ride!
As the proud owner of Trayon #715 since new, I can say it is the best purchase, after the MY2010 Defender cab/chas, we have made. Since we set our rig up in 2010 we have done about 100,000 km and have thoroughly enjoyed it all. We have done high country including up Billy Goat twice, the Simpson, Googs, Gun Barrel, Anne Beadell etc etc.
Like the Defender, the Trayon is well suited to lots of personal add ons.
The Defender was also purchased new and came with a steel tray and headboard but no space underneath for a spare. I carry my spare/spares on the cab roof on 2 standard roof bars to which I have added 2 ply boards such that the boards also rest on the top of the headboard to spread the load a bit. The ply is not fastened to the headboard as there is significant twist between the cab and the tray. The spares are bolted to the ply and I use a ratchet strap over the top and around the top rail of the headboard.
Until now I have managed to lift the wheels up and down but the accumulation of years has lead me to look at alternatives. My current plan is to make up a small jib which I can fit to the headboard. It will drop into a vertical tube and will swing out over the side of the cab to allow the spare to be winched up and down using a simple block and tackle with a 2 or 3 times mechanical advantage. When not in use the jib will be stored in one of the drawers under the Trayon.
I also looked at making up a frame to sit on the tow ball and fasten to the back of the tray but was a bit concerned about the additional weight so far back.
Keith
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Just got back from our first real trip with the Trayon, part of the prep for the trip involved building a tray with a drawer underneath to carry 2 spare wheels, also built a swivelling mount system for the canoe that allows the canoe to be swung out of the way of the camper without fully unloading it.
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The front mount for the canoe uses a trailer stub axle and hub, mounted to a couple of rhino rack bars
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the rear mount is an A-frame that can be unbolted from the vehicle when we want to slide the camper off and dismantles into 3 sections for stowage
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I can untie the canoe from the rear bar and walk it around 90 degrees either way so it is out of the way of the camper unfolding. My intent was that the end of the canoe could sit on the ground but it fouls the roof gutter so has to be propped up a bit;
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It's actually better propped up higher than this, allowing access to the car doors on that side. The little aluminium ladder I had custom made years ago has 3 sections, this is with one section, 2 sections puts the canoe at a perfect height but we only took one with us!
And finally a pic of the big under-tray drawer; two 255/85R16 tyres. I thought this was going to raise the tray to a ridiculous height but it needs this height for the peak of the Trayon to clear the cab roof anyway.
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Good looking canoe!
I imagine that part of the advantage of your swivel arrangement is that you only have to lift about half the weight of the canoe.
1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
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