Very nice setup.....If I was going to do a kayak only trailer yours is "spot on" to what I would want. Great job! Though my truck would be jealous of the trailers BFGs!
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Took it out to Indianola yesterday and she pulled great up to 75. No sway, no bounce, pulled straight. Was very happy with the light springs on the bumpy roads to the marina.sinkingship wrote:I have to agree Bighop you did a kick arse job on that trailer!![]()
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Just out of curiosty how does she pull at 65-70? Or do you ever take it up too or had the chance to take it up to freeway speeds?
bighop wrote:Mine:
and the build thread:
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texasflycaster wrote:I am too poor to have a single purpose kayak trailer, so I rigged my flatbed trailer to hold a few kayaks.
Nice FJ60!texasflycaster wrote:I am too poor to have a single purpose kayak trailer, so I rigged my flatbed trailer to hold a few kayaks.
I have a similar size trailer to this (see above post) and was thinking about extending the tongue about 3 feet to a) center the boats and b) make the backing up a bit easier. I'm toying with the idea of mounting a plastic job box from home depot to the tongue to get more storage while not taking away from the bed. Anyone tried anything like this? seems like a pretty simple job of new steel tubing and coupler...texasflycaster wrote:That tool box on front is very handy, and something I need to figure out how to add to mine without taking away kayak spaces.
I have almost the identical set up. Tractor Supply Trailer 4x6 and Trac Rack racks. My question is when you moved the axle to the bottom of the spring, when you take the two u bolts loose does that bottom plate come loose so you can invert it and retighten the u bolts or did you need another plate made? Also my trailer has a removeable tongue which I removed and had a longer one made. 3' longer. I got the material for the tongue (box beam) from metals 4 u on IH 35 near Pflugerville. Thanks for any help as I may add larger wheels to mine, although I have had no problems pulling my 70+ on the highway.boonema wrote:Next step is to add about 2 feet to the tongue.
Here's the beverage feature, courtesy of my brother...)
Me too! Here's the extended product with new basket for added storage. Have yet to reinstall the cartop box.texasflycaster wrote:I believe stretching smaller trailers is a very good idea.
I highly recommend the larger wheels. I personally feel better about them than the little 12" that were on there before.texan4ut wrote:I have almost the identical set up. Tractor Supply Trailer 4x6 and Trac Rack racks. My question is when you moved the axle to the bottom of the spring, when you take the two u bolts loose does that bottom plate come loose so you can invert it and retighten the u bolts or did you need another plate made? Also my trailer has a removeable tongue which I removed and had a longer one made. 3' longer. I got the material for the tongue (box beam) from metals 4 u on IH 35 near Pflugerville. Thanks for any help as I may add larger wheels to mine, although I have had no problems pulling my 70+ on the highway.boonema wrote:Next step is to add about 2 feet to the tongue.
Here's the beverage feature, courtesy of my brother...)
The large storage box on mine I got at Home Depot for about 50 bucks. Going to add the cargo rack to mine eventually. Thanks for the info. I will go to larger wheels eventually I thinkboonema wrote:I highly recommend the larger wheels. I personally feel better about them than the little 12" that were on there before.texan4ut wrote:I have almost the identical set up. Tractor Supply Trailer 4x6 and Trac Rack racks. My question is when you moved the axle to the bottom of the spring, when you take the two u bolts loose does that bottom plate come loose so you can invert it and retighten the u bolts or did you need another plate made? Also my trailer has a removeable tongue which I removed and had a longer one made. 3' longer. I got the material for the tongue (box beam) from metals 4 u on IH 35 near Pflugerville. Thanks for any help as I may add larger wheels to mine, although I have had no problems pulling my 70+ on the highway.boonema wrote:Next step is to add about 2 feet to the tongue.
Here's the beverage feature, courtesy of my brother...)
As for the axle, that plate isn't welded or anything and fit just fine on the other side. I don't recall if we had to switch side for some mirror effect or not, but it was a pretty simple activity. I think your set-up is what I first saw that put me on the hunt and found Notimetofish's rig he was looking to offload.
I saw a plastic box at Lowes that will likely fit perfectly in the new basket for storing my PFDs and anchor, maybe even the whole crate. I'm thinking I'll add that and bolt it to the basket, maybe with a strap for extra safety. Good Luck
msr wrote:preacher,
How are you securing the boats while on the road?