Overland Trailer - Sankey Based

Gents,

I have purchased this:




Its mostly together, I just need to kit it out now and fit a rack for the maggiolina and most importantly... spray it Epsom Green to match the D90

I will update this thread as I progress, which will likely happen through the winter when I am not so busy.

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very nice, must have cost a pretty penny!

good man, this should be a intresting build.

big ad said:

good man, this should be a intresting build.

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yer it should

as always, my pilosophy will be keep it simple but convienient. Got the hitch on today and wired in the electrics. took it out up the foss way and through some fords. Its made my 90 a bit more sluggish but not by much. Not as much rattle as I was expecting either. The extended A frame has given it a wheelbase just shy of my 90 and on the initial test run it does not seem to cut corners, tracks the 90 beautifully.

Anyway, Its going to my parents tomorrow as I have no room for it here got to sell my lightweight 1st then I can bring it back.

So this thread will likely remain dormant over the winter.

G

over the winter, but its only the summer now fella.

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over the winter, but its only the summer now fella.

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ai, but my summer is over. been sent to East London for the next 8 weeks. when I get back I have to fix the lightweight/MOT/sell so it will be Dec/Jan before I get the trailer back at the earliest

bummer.

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I don't know much about these trailers to be honest. I guess they are quite popular as there is a right shed of one on eBay that to the untrained eye (like mine) you might think was a pile of scrap metal !

Thanks for that John

pics from today...

LOL... trust me, it is nowhere near as good as condition as yours appears, nothing similar

Hmmm.. some kinda roof rack wi' a tent on top of that trailer and ye'd be sorted Griff mate

am sure you will be fine with it mate, when i first started driving the overland trucks for encounter we used to have a trailor on the back of it and never got into to much trouble.

bustersbus said:

Hmmm.. some kinda roof rack wi' a tent on top of that trailer and ye'd be sorted Griff mate

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Thats the plan Buster going to take the maggiolina off the roof and mount it on a rack. The rack will also take the waffle boards and a large table. Those bits are a little way off yet. I need to take the body off and paint the chassis, sort the brakes/springs etc. Going to fit a water tank in the chassis rails then but some trailer board down for the base and send the body to the paint shop (Epsom Green) then I can really get my eye in for the detail. Lots planned, stay tuned!

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you've prob come across this before but have you seen Expedition Portal

some great trailer builds on there

been there for a while now

username: Sirocco

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I like a good trailer, I just sold my business & put my house up for sale, when that's gone I'm going on a serious roadtrip, figure a trailer would be nice for when I want to stay in one place longer than a day....

But then I think how fun would it be getting stuck in a, O lets say a load of flamingo poo by yourself, with a trailer....

Anyways, me likes this one Difflock :: View topic - Sankey Trek Trailer

Okay I've been thinking, and now I'm going to ask a serious question, no really Not trying to be an ass, just thinking this through properly..

If you are going to lug a trailer around with you, one that has basically your accomodation and your cooking stuff and some junk in it, then why not just tow a c**** around behind you.... okay yes I said caravan, can't believe I just said that :doh:

Seriously, you can pick up a small 2 berth for less than the price of a rooftent, bolt it onto a sankey chassis, or just do an axle mod, and you have instant accomodation, that would be more weather proof and warm than a rooftent, easier to set up/take down... Plus you would always have a place to take a crap...

Other than a small two berth you could also consider one of those micro teardrop caravan thingees, or a folding one... all pretty much smaller than the profile of a 90 with a 2" lift....


some good ideas here for a diy teardrop expedition trailer...

TEARDROP TRAILER PLANS,SMALL CARAVAN PLANS,DIY,BUILD on eBay (end time 06-Aug-10 09:43:38 BST)

booger, seen both of those. The key to Flamingo poo is... dont drive in there in the 1st place!

The trailer is mainly to carry a little bit of extra payload. I cannot do a transasia run in just a 90, I dont think it is possible. The trailer will carry spares, all fluids and a kitchen. The 90 will be food, fridge, recovery gear and clothes.

A standard caravan will not last offroad, it will fall apart! A teardrop does not suit because it cannot carry any load. Its just a tarty caravan, I love them, but it seems a waste of a trailer to just house the accomodation and a kitchen (galley)

My Maggiolina is super water tight and very warm. Unlike the folding Safari-Equip tent I used to have.

Trust me, much thought has gone into this.

G

Fair enough, as there are two of you and you need the storage space it definately makes sense. Also by putting your tent on the trailer you free up your roof for emergency storage...

For the record I would love a hardshell tent, I can see the obvious benefits (having a safari tent myself ), however I don't want to loose my emergency roof storage space..

As I am solo I can fit everything in the 90, so for any hardcore trip I'm just going in the 90.... because there was more than one time in Morocco where I would have been absolutely fooked with a trailer...

Still like the idea of a crapavan for a european road trip though, as that would be mostly on road and a regular crapavan would not fall apart.... The main requirement for me is when doing a comfy trip that I have somewhere warm and dry to sit when it is cold and ****ing with rain...

Also toying with the idea of building a custom modified teardrop offroad caravan...

Imagine the teardrop built out of robust materials, with hard points for spare wheels and jerry cans, and machine guns... okay maybe not machine guns, but it would still be awesome.....

Free plans at http://www.mikenchell.com/

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I would also have thought a regular caravan just fall apart though on the rough stuff.

I think a Sankey with a roof tent bolted on is the way to go, and as it goes, Mum and stepdad are curently building one up (swapped a Sankey for a very dead Series 1 Chassis and a few bits). Sankeys seem a sturdy bit of equipment.

But then I think how fun would it be getting stuck in a, O lets say a load of flamingo poo by yourself, with a trailer....

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The key to Flamingo poo is... dont drive in there in the 1st place!

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LOL!

rustyrhinos said:

I would also have thought a regular caravan just fall apart though on the rough stuff.

I think a Sankey with a roof tent bolted on is the way to go

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Sankey's are very well built. most of the widetracks show no rust to the chassis. they are like new! well mine is anyhow

The only downside to the sankey over other options is the initial weight. They come in around 550kg EMPTY

The tubs are heavy so as mine has been replaced I would think it comes close to 500kg. I also plan to remove some leaves from the springs as I envisage our payload to be 300-400kg max. approx half what it is designed for. this should give a more subtle ride.

plenty of time and plenty of ideas. looking forward to the build.

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