I recently posted about a cargo rack and the idea of a trailer was floated. I found a fabricator here in Mexico that makes custom trailers. They can make me one like this pictured below, but they would put a different axle on it so that it would fit larger tires, about the size of what I have on my Jeep, to keep the clearance.
The specs are as follows:
My main concern is the weight. I would never load it to its 3000 lb. limit, but starting at over 500 lbs empty, I am wondering how much cargo the 6 cyl motor and automatic tranny could handle. I gather that the towing limit for my configuration (4.0l 6cyl with 42RLE transmission) is about 2,000 lbs. Over 1,000 lbs gear plus the trailer would not reach that, but then I'm going up some pretty steep mountain roads at times.
Angle of departure is also a consideration. The basket on the trailer hitch lightly dragged in a couple of spots on the road crossing washouts, so that might be an issue with this one, as well. Angle of departure won't be anything near what the Jeep has. I know you cannot judge that without travelling the roads, though.
Maybe they could make it a bit shorter. Even shorten the tongue if that would be better for off-road driving.
Having the ability to carry in more supplies and gear, even dry goods to sell back in the villages would be great, but I don't want to spend $2,000 on a trailer then find that I can' use it.
The idea that once empty I could set up a tent on it might be a good point. My old lady would not mind being off the ground. She's weird like that.
Here's what it looks like, more-or-less. Tell me what you fellows with experience think. Might I be better off settling for a roof-top cargo rack, or could this work?
The specs are as follows:
- dimensions: 1.22 x 2.1 mts or 4' x 6.9'
- dry weight: 250kg, or just about 550 lbs.
- cargo weight: 1500kg rated, or over 3000 lbs.
- equipped with 700 15 tires for heavy use
My main concern is the weight. I would never load it to its 3000 lb. limit, but starting at over 500 lbs empty, I am wondering how much cargo the 6 cyl motor and automatic tranny could handle. I gather that the towing limit for my configuration (4.0l 6cyl with 42RLE transmission) is about 2,000 lbs. Over 1,000 lbs gear plus the trailer would not reach that, but then I'm going up some pretty steep mountain roads at times.
Angle of departure is also a consideration. The basket on the trailer hitch lightly dragged in a couple of spots on the road crossing washouts, so that might be an issue with this one, as well. Angle of departure won't be anything near what the Jeep has. I know you cannot judge that without travelling the roads, though.
Maybe they could make it a bit shorter. Even shorten the tongue if that would be better for off-road driving.
Having the ability to carry in more supplies and gear, even dry goods to sell back in the villages would be great, but I don't want to spend $2,000 on a trailer then find that I can' use it.
The idea that once empty I could set up a tent on it might be a good point. My old lady would not mind being off the ground. She's weird like that.
Here's what it looks like, more-or-less. Tell me what you fellows with experience think. Might I be better off settling for a roof-top cargo rack, or could this work?
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