Topic: Message #1182115

[a1gemmel]

I also built a trailer for hauling the toys around for longer trips - next time I go to Moab I don't really feel like white-knuckling the yoter through the mountains for 8 hours again. Plus I'd feel better trailering it out to some of the more wicked trails I'd like to try next year. Started with a bare RV frame, cut 3 feet off the end and beavertailed it. I'm in it probably $1900. My advice for other folks - avoid these old RV platforms, it's not really worth it for most applications. One of the hubs had 2 broken lug bolts, I failed to extract them so the hub had to be sent out to a machine shop. That side had left handed lugs so I just had them make all 4 RH with helicoils. The 70's Lafayette/Dayton RV hubs are pretty much unobtanium so repair was the only option. They also use 1/2"-13 lug bolts which aren't made any more, and on a wheel pattern that isn't made anymore either. All that and the deck is only 6'2" wide, just enough for our minitrucks but forget about anything wider. Still, for the money I have in it it'll do what I need.