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After my other little trailer died I an now getting another one made. I went in today to check on progress which are the pics below.

It is 4'x5' plus a nose box, will have a 59lt water tank, National Luna Battery Box, Waeco 35lt fridge (plus a 25lt freezer too if necessary), 12v or 240v power, Outback 9 leaf rebound springs rated to 1500kg, Cooper STT 285/70/17 on matching JK Rubicon rims, dust and waterproof lid (still in construction), Treg polyblock tow hitch, and 1 gas holder plus 2 jerry can holders.









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Looks good did you have any trouble getting hubs to suit and are you going to paint it the same coulor as your jk
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Looks good did you have any trouble getting hubs to suit and are you going to paint it the same coulor as your jk
The make the hubs to suit your wheel!

It was an extra $700 to colour match it to the JK so I am just going with their 'Winchester Grey'.
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Why so short a box? Normally 6' long, and now a days 7' so you can fit a camper pack later on. Also why is the treg fitted upside down? Is your towbar that low? I fitted mine as high as possible so it never drags when dropping through washouts etc.
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I suspect that the Treg has been mounted under the drawbar because there is a lump of steel in the way holding the spare wheel carrier as a stay. Somewhat overkill. If the stay was shortened then the Treg could be mounted on top where it should be. The powers to be that register these beasties like to have the hitch on top because of the hitch weight dynamics (as I am informed by a RTA person I know) and I think you will have rego issues with the hitch in this position.
Be careful with your hitch weight. Spare tyre and a drawbar box full of goodies will soon see your ball weight go way over. I would move the jerrycan holders to the rear of the axle to try and even up the weight distribution and lower the ball weight.

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It is short as that is all I need. I have a Trak Shak camper trailer, so that is for more for extended trips with the whole family - this is for shorter trips with just one of the boys and myself.

I would have thought that with the hitch in that position ground clearance would be better as the hitch is the lowest point which is connected to the car, rather than the hitch being higher than the trailer drawbar which could then catch in a washout. The trailer also sits more upright thus balancing the weight better.

The water tank will be sitting behind the axle to counter balance some of the weight - thus the reason the jerry mounts are at the front, otherwise it would be tipping backwards.

They are giving it to me road registered so if there is a problem it is their problem. However, since they have been making trailers since 1949 I would think they know what they were doing.
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