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Old 10-14-2010, 03:11 PM   #26
Philip Saran
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Default Re: Open trailer setup

Rick,

I have a 18 ft full steel diamond plate deck open car trailer mfg by
Quality Trailers in Ohio.

7000 lb w/3500 lb axles and 15" tires (I would upgrade from that)
but I bought slightly used.

I have a Harbor Freight electric winch mounted on a removable
steel plate that slips onto the front of the trailer deck (works OK)
and the power wire is run to a seperate 7 pin plug that plugs into
the truck when I use the winch.

Since the rear trailer lights are mounted on the rear of the trailer
outside of each ramp opening, I mounted a set of Harbor Freight
trailer lights to the rear of each rear fender and wired together with
the stock lights.

At Vegas last year for Mopars at the Strip I saw a trailer where the
guy had built a angle iron frame to mount a truck tool box on top
with storage for his fuel jugs under it with a rod and lock through the
jugs for security. This had the tool box about 3 feet up above the
deck of the trailer.

I am looking at building something similar so that I can have lockable
storage for my aluminum floor jack, my Honda 200i generator and a
fuel jug or two.
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