Trailer upgrade build

[draginlow]

i just hopped on here and just posted in the new guy area.

i have a few project builds i am going to post on here and this one i am just about done with

i looked all over for a good used are trailer and it was a joke. for anything i would even trust to pull out of the guys yard they wanted $2,000 or more. i could not see paying that for a used trailer. a trailer is like a good truck. you only get rid of her when its about to brake ha ha.

so what i found is kaufman trailers is here local to NC and less then an HR drive. they build them here local and when i called the main factory and talked to them i found i can pick up a brand new paint still wet trailer for $2,700 cash with spare tire and all. so i got a new with a warranty trailer for $700 more then a old used trailer. kaufman builds a nice trailer and its heavy in all the rite places. this one has the rub rail down the side with state pockets, molded wiring harness, led lights, better tires.

i got it and used it with plans to mount my winch and other stuff on it. took about a year but here it is

right after i got it

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there is thew start of the build, its all build out of 11ga. i made it into the tong to use as much room that i could. the floor is flat with the bottom of the c-Chanel for as much ground room i could get.

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got my 4,500lbs warn winch mounded on some 1/4" plate

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i upgraded the jack to a drop leg 6,000lbs jack for more room and faster hood/unhooks. and i have the latch cut in and working on the lid

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little body work

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primed then blocked

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painted with dupont imron

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and here it's put together. its been a few months and i love it. only thing left is mount the spot lights i have and thats about it. i have 2 1,100cca battery's, wireless winch control, mounted a 2 amp tender to keep the battery's topped off.

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i put a rain guard over the winch to try and keep the rain out

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nice gas strut to keep the lid in place and helps keep it closed

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i need to clean up the wiring and get the winch relay cover back on still

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got a nice plug from a rv dealer local so i can just plug it in when i am not using it

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love the jack. when i am towing its flush with the bottom of the tong.

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all the straps and whatnot i carry

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led lights

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with everything packed in

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thanks for looking

 

[Bearcat91]

so ill be honest...didnt read your thread, dont need a trailer...but that blazer is fvcking **** man!!!! as us your gmt400 but dayum that blazer!!!

 

[draginlow]

ha ha thanks

 

[Bearcat91]

ok now i read it and thats a sweet trailor! i think having an onboard air source would be really cool too but looks cramped for room in there!

 

[draginlow]

the tow rig has a 8 gal tank with compressor on it for the helper bags but i did think about mounting some tanks and a compressor under the deck. only problem is the amount of just the compressor would draw.

 

[Jesse82nc]

Sweet trailer! I know what you mean about people selling something that is crap for too much. I was looking at some not long ago. Most of the ones I saw were like $1800-2200 and were rusted out completely. If I needed one bad enough, I would drive over to Kaufman

 

[draginlow]

they were awesome to deal with and i feel better buying local any day.

 

[sewlow]

I need one of those! Nice!

 

[thz71]

sweet trailer man that's exactly what im gona have in a couple years

 

[southern_z71_92]

i want the blazer. lol that blazer is absolutely gorgeous, love the tahoe too.