Smittybilt Scout Trailer Reviews?
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ebrabaek
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Parking brake...???
Parking breaks didn’t help. For now I just tightened it with an impact wrench. I’ll get my parking brakes fixed and try again. Thanks
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Silverback07
Adventurer
Long handle pry bar or similar. Wedge it in between the wheels studs and the ground. Done.
Silverback07
Adventurer
Be sure to put red loctite on those studs before you wrench them down, don't want them coming off.
Thought I would share some photos of my tire carrier. I took a folding gear crate that I got from walmart for like $50 and drilled two holes in it. Then mounted one of the tire holders that was on the crate the trailer came in to it. Only issue was the door would hit on the tire. Off to harbor freight. Picked up a cheap drop down hitch and cut the ball receiver off of it. Drilled new pin holes because it pushed the tire really far from the trailer. I plan to build a light table to go behind the tire so when you have it dropped down you can have it be usable space.
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Also I love that Actuator idea. Too bad they are so expensive. I was planning on trying to mount air bags or sissor jacks under the bars to lift and lower it. I have a low garage so It has to come almost all the way down to get it in. But when out camping I need it all the way up because we have the XL Annex and it sags to much.
ebrabaek
Adventurer
Went for the hills again this weekend. 
Found a beautiful place just below Kebler pass,CO. Nestled along the river, all was great....
Then the skies darkened.... and the outflow boundary from the approaching storm hit us along with 60mph....pea size hail and rain.
As we learned, the solar charger only works with the sun..... and lots of it, so we had to light the gen.
That little thing sat for several hrs, in the torrential downpour but did not skip a beat.
The ARB awning, and Tepui didn't flinch. Both corners of both the tent and awning was off course staked down. But it was quite impressive to see how this setup provided us with refuge.
We really love this setup.
Cheers.
Found a beautiful place just below Kebler pass,CO. Nestled along the river, all was great....
Then the skies darkened.... and the outflow boundary from the approaching storm hit us along with 60mph....pea size hail and rain.
As we learned, the solar charger only works with the sun..... and lots of it, so we had to light the gen.
That little thing sat for several hrs, in the torrential downpour but did not skip a beat.
The ARB awning, and Tepui didn't flinch. Both corners of both the tent and awning was off course staked down. But it was quite impressive to see how this setup provided us with refuge.
We really love this setup.
Cheers.
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RWB_Runner
Member
How do you have your shower mounted to the side of the rack where it rotates out like that?
YYCRod
Member
my design criteria was it had to be very fast to deploy, solid and reliable and I didnt want to drill or weld the trailer itself. I build a lockable swing-arm mount out of 1" tube stock and angle iron. I bolted the unit to the tent support frame using the existing height adjustment holes. The whole unit is holding up very well. I'll snap and post some detailed pics after work.
Kraxler
Active member
Was thinking of a way to get on board water on the trailer. Was thinking 3 in pvc pipe. About 20 in long. Set vertically between the two rear sliders. About 13 or 14 would fit. They would be connected on the bottom with a common drain / fill pipe and a common vent pipe on the top. They would be mounted on a metal bracket on the bottom and a brace bracket on top. No interference with the slides or the cargo. Would hold about 30 to 40 gallons. The weight would be on or slightly aft of the axle and so would not increase the tong wight. You could even add a couple of larger pic pipes underneath the trailer, running length wise. The top tanks would drain into the lower tanks and a small pump attached to the lower pipes would provide water for use.
I'm going to looking out this some more this week when I get home from a business trip
So, what's the thought on this?
I'm going to looking out this some more this week when I get home from a business trip
So, what's the thought on this?
I think you are a bit off on your calculations Kraxler. I was going to add a water tank to that back area that would not interfere with my current ice chest or storage chest. The water tank would be 32x15x5 inches but would only hold 9 Gallons of water. That is unless I misunderstand where you are mounting it.