I like the idea of leaving the gas tank and pump and having onboard fuel for the towing vehicle, or a tongue generator. Maybe just from the output to a long 3/8 fuel line with a valve. And have a drill battery connection to run the pump.
I actually considered this when building this trailer. I determined it to be unnecessary during the build process. I have traveled all over the country and never had an issue with not having enough fuel, and I do have a 5 gallon Jerry can on my back bumper on longer trips for just in case. While it would be cool to have the additional 18 gallon tank, I decided it wouldn’t be worth the extra weight as I was trying to keep this trailer as light as possible while still being supper well built. I’ve since taken this trailer all over on mountain passes, pretty gnarly forest service roads etc and having it as light as I was able to get it is a huge benefit
After quite a few trips now using this trailer I think I am going to add a water tank under the center of the trailer tho as to have onboard water. I thought about cleaning the gas tank and using it for this but didn’t really feel the steel tank would be ideal. Plus I’d rather have any kind of sloshing liquid be located in the center of the trailer.
@@WhateverWithWheels thank you for the extra insight! I find myself running low on fuel on 10 day+ elk hunting trips in Colorado on the fire roads. Plus sometimes we go camping locally and bring a generator. My wife will drive the Tesla separately and the kids have run out of battery sitting in it and running the heat/playing games on the consul.
Can’t completely gut it being a 3rd member style axle. But I do plan to pull the ring gear out of it so the pinion isn’t turning. One less thing to cause problems. Eventually I will put a trailer axle under it. It for now it’ll due. Luckily the axle is unsprung weight and down low. So will help with it being top heavy
Looking good with those new tires on there! I'm excited to see what you do to it next! You thinking of building a platform for your rooftop tent and having storage in the bed of the trailer, or what's the vision shaping up to be?
Yessir. Cross bars for the tent. And get the totes of gear out of the back of the rig and into the trailer. Equalize the weight a little better. Gunna rebuild the tongue with a storage box up there as well.
I just got a 1979 Toyota short bed trailer. I had seen your video before and I thought it looked bad ass. Just the way it sits. As a Toyota 4runner 3rd gen enthusiasts I salute your work !!! Did you just change the location of the shocks or did you also changed the springs?
Thanks! Yeah all I did when I flipped the axle was put the plates on the top instead of the bottom and got slightly shorter shocks! Has worked out great so far!
Do you have any highway sway issues when empty, after the suspension and wheel upgrades? I just got a 78 Chevy Luv trailer i plan on doing this to. I know its a weight issue, but i am hoping this would fix the sway when driving faster that 55 when empty.
Absolutely zero issue with mine. I built the tongue on it heavy as to make the tongue weight right when empty. Most of the time the sway comes from having to much weight behind the axle. Be sure to make your tongue long enough and have enough weight on the tongue when empty and you shouldn’t have an issue.
Typically added music is used for two things. Firstly to keep people engaged in the video as long silence has shown to make people click off of the video. Secondly to cover up the copyrighted background music I had playing in the shop as to not have the video taken down by a copyright strike. I will admit the music in this video wound up being much louder than what I normally shoot for. Everyone has different music taste and in a shop style video an aggressive rock music appeals to more of the target audience than other genres. If it’s not your cup of tea I apologize.
Just found your channel and watched part 1. This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Great job!
Thank you!
Nice!
I like the idea of leaving the gas tank and pump and having onboard fuel for the towing vehicle, or a tongue generator. Maybe just from the output to a long 3/8 fuel line with a valve. And have a drill battery connection to run the pump.
I actually considered this when building this trailer. I determined it to be unnecessary during the build process. I have traveled all over the country and never had an issue with not having enough fuel, and I do have a 5 gallon Jerry can on my back bumper on longer trips for just in case. While it would be cool to have the additional 18 gallon tank, I decided it wouldn’t be worth the extra weight as I was trying to keep this trailer as light as possible while still being supper well built. I’ve since taken this trailer all over on mountain passes, pretty gnarly forest service roads etc and having it as light as I was able to get it is a huge benefit
After quite a few trips now using this trailer I think I am going to add a water tank under the center of the trailer tho as to have onboard water. I thought about cleaning the gas tank and using it for this but didn’t really feel the steel tank would be ideal. Plus I’d rather have any kind of sloshing liquid be located in the center of the trailer.
@@WhateverWithWheels thank you for the extra insight! I find myself running low on fuel on 10 day+ elk hunting trips in Colorado on the fire roads. Plus sometimes we go camping locally and bring a generator. My wife will drive the Tesla separately and the kids have run out of battery sitting in it and running the heat/playing games on the consul.
You should gut that rear axle, that’s a lot of un desired weight
Can’t completely gut it being a 3rd member style axle. But I do plan to pull the ring gear out of it so the pinion isn’t turning. One less thing to cause problems. Eventually I will put a trailer axle under it. It for now it’ll due. Luckily the axle is unsprung weight and down low. So will help with it being top heavy
@@WhateverWithWheels th-cam.com/video/nD-PtHCEfus/w-d-xo.html check out Nate, #dirtlifestyle he just did the delete on his trailer build.
Looking good with those new tires on there! I'm excited to see what you do to it next! You thinking of building a platform for your rooftop tent and having storage in the bed of the trailer, or what's the vision shaping up to be?
Yessir. Cross bars for the tent. And get the totes of gear out of the back of the rig and into the trailer. Equalize the weight a little better. Gunna rebuild the tongue with a storage box up there as well.
@@WhateverWithWheels very nice man that's going to be fun to see a build series on!
I just got a 1979 Toyota short bed trailer. I had seen your video before and I thought it looked bad ass. Just the way it sits. As a Toyota 4runner 3rd gen enthusiasts I salute your work !!! Did you just change the location of the shocks or did you also changed the springs?
Thanks! Yeah all I did when I flipped the axle was put the plates on the top instead of the bottom and got slightly shorter shocks! Has worked out great so far!
Do you have any highway sway issues when empty, after the suspension and wheel upgrades? I just got a 78 Chevy Luv trailer i plan on doing this to. I know its a weight issue, but i am hoping this would fix the sway when driving faster that 55 when empty.
Absolutely zero issue with mine. I built the tongue on it heavy as to make the tongue weight right when empty. Most of the time the sway comes from having to much weight behind the axle. Be sure to make your tongue long enough and have enough weight on the tongue when empty and you shouldn’t have an issue.
Good job! Great video....sorry about the camera!
Thanks man!
Why is it necessary to have the crap music background?
Typically added music is used for two things. Firstly to keep people engaged in the video as long silence has shown to make people click off of the video. Secondly to cover up the copyrighted background music I had playing in the shop as to not have the video taken down by a copyright strike. I will admit the music in this video wound up being much louder than what I normally shoot for. Everyone has different music taste and in a shop style video an aggressive rock music appeals to more of the target audience than other genres. If it’s not your cup of tea I apologize.