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Been brainstorming about putting together a nice coon hunting trailer for some time now. I don't wanna buy a trailer done, I'd like to build my own (i'll buy the trailer itself, the box, and parts, etc). I'm looking to add a few things like a real heavy duty grill and a 40+ lb propane tank to it to hook to the grill and a big "Mr. Heater" so we can grill at the trailer after a hunt. I'd also add a large toolbox/storage box with supplies, etc. I'd like to wire some trailer floodlights around it too for lighting. I want to put it together with high quality parts so it's solid for our pleasure use here or cross country travel when we begin attending hunts,etc.

Anybody out here using any trailers? What brand of utlility trailers do you like if put the trailer together yourself?

Let's see some pictures, I need some more inspiration!

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: ALABAMA
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Brady, mine is built from a 4 x 6 utility trailer. 5 x 8 would work with all that you want to add.

The trailer is 4x6 with LineX'd full size box. Anything longer, would probably have some u-turn issues in some of the places I take it.



Here is backshot:



The floor of the trailer is diamond plate steel like on the car haulers which makes the trailer heavier and no pulling issues over 60 mph.

I had the trailer bulit at a local trailer shop about 2 miles down the road. Told them what I wanted and picked up about a week later. I also told them what size tires I wanted on it and had the spare tire mount added. P and T Trailers buit it...I know they are a big trailer builder that wholesales to businesses as well all over the place......not sure it if they wholesale to just regional area.

http://www.pandttrailers.com/

I actually have bigger tires on it now than what is pictured aboved. These are on there now.



On the backside of the trailer on opposite sides of the spare tire, I have the box secured by bolts that run all the way through to inside of the boxes compartmentss

I have them done that only the nuts on the outside of the trailer needs be remove instead of having to have someone hold tool in box compartment and someone on trailer end unbolting -- makes for easy removal if box needs to be removed.

Inside of box compartment is washer and bolt goes through to another washer and nut on outside of box..........the long bolt then goes through outside of trailer where another washer and nut is -- those are the nuts I remove to take the box out.

You cannot see the outside box nut and washer in the pic now that it has be LineX, but they are there.



I have a lock on the box that is hard to see on the black lock I have on it now, but you can see where it is in second pic as there was a green one on it.

Mounted a light bracket on a project box and connected it to the side of the trailer. All I have to do is open the dog box and attach the light head to the side now.





Here is what everything looked like after buying the trailer and picking up the dog box.

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Registered: Jan 2010
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That's an awesome trailer Drew. I PM'd you some more questions. I'm gonna print those pictures for ideas... Thanks a ton

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Registered: Jun 2003
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No problem, sent you one back.

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