Custom Spare Tyre Mount & Draw Bar extension on the ARMY CAMPER!!
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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The Army Camp trailer just went to the next level with a draw bar extension and spare tire mount on the front! By extending the draw bar not only do we get more room to mount stuff it also adds weight on the tow ball aswell as much better handling and backing capability's! Let me know what you think in the comments below, Cheers for watching legends!
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Cheers for watching legends!!!
thanks for supplying all of these great videos.
Just a hint for welding same diameter tube is tack a piece of angle iron to either end of your clamp and it can only pull in straight saves mucking around with different angle finders and spirit levels. Alternatively tack the angle to each tube and slide them together
Getting bloody good at the welds man.
It looks amazing, only thing I would have done differently is seeing if the spare could be mounted horizontally on top of the drawbar.
I did take photos of it laying down! It dosnt quite look right! I might do an Instagram poll on this see what people are thinking!
@@RoamLyfe it would be more stable and you could also double stack if there the same size as your ute tyres. I'm not on insta so I won't be voting. But as I've said before it's yours and build it how you like it
I agree with this . I think laying the tire down would be a much safer option and it woild then be similar hight to the box and jerry cans.
@@toddmillar4041 Well said Todd.
Definitely agree there, trailer looks mint but the tyre being upwards brings the centre of gravity higher and I just don't see that mount holding up too long with all the sideways movement! Other than that mate it's perfect!
The only other thing I would do is link the blue tube back to the chassis rails behind the tool box 👍👍👍
I can do that but it’s not actually the chassis behind it!! It’s the slider thing I made and that’s welded to the body!
Sick build. Throw some checker plate in the triangle section to stop stones coming threw and hitting front section of toolbox and trailer 👌
Great idea!! Thanks mate!
Looks mint!! only thing I can possibly see is someway of stopping sideways movement of the spare - it's only sitting on a point (the drawbar) and could wobble side to side cracking the welds? you've gusseted the mount at the bottom for front to back movement, but nothing for side to side.
Thanks for the input mate I’ll sort out some side bracing for it!! Cheers!!
Thinking the same maybe gusset to the Jerry can holder to prevent sideways fatigue.😉. Great job brother.
Yewww keen for a beer and a new roam lyfe vid 👌🏼🍻
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Hope everyone that watches this vid has a great rest of the week!
Positivity is great mate!! Thank you!
You are always so positive, it's great. Thanks for the video and the trailer is amazing.
Haha trust me there’s times in the shed I don’t show that is chaos!! Haha I do try to stay positive most of the time 🤘🤘
As always top video. Only thing I would have laid the spare flat and eliminate all that flexing
Yeah I did lay it flat at one point and it just didn’t look as good 😅😅
Watching the entire series, looks absolutely sick!
Nice work dude. I think I would have been tempted to lay the spare down on a 45 degree angle back towards the jerry holder, making up a raised bar that attached to both of those outside wings and the centre draw bar.. Comp truck style.
I rekon all it needs is a stone guard on the front and it will look 👌👌
Put checker plate on the draw bar to give you a platform to stand on , makes a huge difference to accessing stuff , polished ally checker plate would look mint
That’s a great idea!! Thanks mate! 🤘
Yeah this is a killer idea! Raptor coated checker ally
Hey mate you should do a garage tour Now you have power and show us what kind of lights you’re using in ceiling and stuff!
Looks wicked mate. Love the spare. Black jerries would look fricken sick
Thanks legend, I’m on the hunt for some!!
Looks killer 👌🏼 can’t wait for the paint
So keen to paint it!
Looks awesome mate. Well done. Should have made the tyre holder bolts slightly longer, drilled a hole and popped a padlock through it. Can’t wait to see it all painted up!
That’s a bloody good idea! I still can weld something in the centre to make this happen!
@@RoamLyfe no worries mate. There are plenty of oxygen thrives out there.
Not bad camper set up if it gets you out doing what you love its a good trailer
Can’t bloody wait!!
Looks mint mate but I recon if you plate of the front triangle it will brace it more and will make it look smick👌(also it is handy to ether have a stub assembly and or have a wheel bearing kit handy)
Ripper job
Thanks Marty!!
Bloody unreal mate. Great job
Looks bloody mint bud
Thanks Marty!
Those ex-army trailers are damn heavy too so adding a decent sized water tank can make things worse. An idea - use 80 -100MM water pipe and make a tank that sits on the bed of the trailer. My calcs show that 80MM pipe arranged in 8 X 1metre segments will give you 40 litres. 100MM pipe in 8 X 1 metre will give ytou 62 litres and they fit anywhere using 90 degree elbows to put the tanks where you want.
Maybe some flat plate over the new front bars to stop stuff going up in there and potentially getting the spare ? Other than that things come along so mint 👌🏼
Yeah that’s a great idea!! Thanks mate!!
Maybe checker plate would look mint
Looking great as always, i tend to agree with the comments about more bracing on the spare tyre mount, but wouldn't lay it down. ROAM Campers - Build 001 😃👍
Just like you said mate. Looks bloody mint. Can't wait to see a video on it out on the tracks and it all set up at a camp ground. Keep up the great work and I'll see you in your next video
Minticle magician shiz right there bud. Only thing would be to add more and large plug welds to your sleeve. Youre pulling all that weight on circumference welds and smallish and limited plug welds. Love y'alls work. Cheers mint man
Okay thanks mate I’ll add a few more braces maybe too? What’s your thoughts on some more steel welded on top and bottom?
@@RoamLyfe have a quick squiz on how chassis extensions are done on chopped and stretched cruisers, pootrols etc. Dmw have a great channel showing the plug weld setup - the length of your sleeve determines how many plugs u can get in. Slot cuts in the draw tube (bar) can be plug welded in an elongated style. A considerably long inner sleeve is key - remember you are relying on pulling all that weight and flex offroad and on road so circumference welds and minor plugs might need an upgrade. Have a review of matts offroad recovery channel and how they plug weld and elongated void weld to build their chassis and do their 4bee mods. Are u fitting trailer brakes bro? Awesome efforts thus far man 👍 dropping in a triangulated vertical gusset will stop any draw bar flex. Ie long back to back triangles welded in 1.5 inch runs, gap, 1.5 inch weld etc etc. Dont fully weld it. Leave gaps to prevent cracking
Killing it dude! Looks wicked
Looking mint can’t wait to see the trailer and car together on the road
I’m so keen!!
Looks great you need a Roam Lyfe wheel cover to finish it off
Hahaha coming soon to our store 😂😂
Hey bro. With reinforcing that draw bar should have cut 200mm of the tube in half length ways, alot cleaner look and alot stronger. Trailer is coming along awesome mate yewww
Oh yeah I didn’t think of doing that at the time!! Hopefully mine is strong enough!! 😅😂
@@RoamLyfe should be fine brother! Looks sick are you putting the same ring feeders still hitch on your fourby to drag it around ?
Yeah I have a pintle hitch mount for the rig now! I’ll keep it untill I have the funds too upgrade!
@@RoamLyfe yeah that's cool keeping it the way it was once used man
All I have to say is Dam!😗 starting to look awesome👌
Thanks legend!!
Wow it’s come a long way. It’s looks mad 👍🏽
Looks sick mate! I reckon the spare tyre on a angle would look better mate just my opinion
I actually agree with you hey haha!!
Looking mint, been following the build since the beginning 👌🏻 I would definitely be making those gussets larger, at least at the 90 deg section - far too small as is. If you do go larger, make sure you chamfer the sharp corners to reduce the stress. Also the horizontal box section would’ve been better sitting on top of the vertical box section, not in front. I’d recommend adding some flat bar perpendicular to the drawbar connecting the new box section. Do this where the tyre mount is and you then have a flat, larger and stronger surface to join to plus you’re strengthening the draw bar. Think of the constant vibrations running through the trailer, esp off-road, a very heavy tyre upright with little to no side strength plus a fairly small mount - I don’t think it would hold up for many trips, just some friendly thoughts 👍🏻 I design cranes for a living so have some fair experience with over engineering haha
Looks sick, but few thoughts, that's a fairly worn 33, is there a gap to fit a brand new tyre? And some side bracing may be necessary for the spare wheel holder. As others said, having it laid down would've probs been the better choice but it's your build so who cares 🤙
I did leave about a 10mm gap and figured can always air down to fit a tyre onto it!
I also did lay the tire down prior to making the rack and it just didn’t look right!! I’ll do an Instagram poll to get everyone’s opinions on it! I personally prefer how it looks now!
Love the vids man keep it up
Thanks Ben!!
and if you haven't change the kitchen table I would recon magnets to keep it up.
Great idea!! Thank you!!
Wow you’re Trailer is starting to look fantastic mate would love to see it all set up camping
Thanks legend!!
💂awesome m8 👌 chuck your trash a too on the spare and you are set stealth 1 ready for Deployment 👍
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Awesome job. It's awesome.
My trailer has 15" spare with just an LT rated tyre - half the weight of yours but the steel mount is 50x50x 3mm, shorter and supported in the A frame in both forward/back and side to side. I reckon you've undercooked the spare wheel carrier (IMHO). At least brace it side to side to the A frame sections and give its upright a rib. Maybe if it fits, lay the spare flat? if you don't have the A Frame lenght, maybe raise the jerry holder and fit it under that? Just some thoughts.
As usual, great to see progress!
Okay thanks heaps for the input I’ll adjust the mount this weekend and beef it up a lot!!
What about a large platform on the front can bolt up all your gear maybe stiffen up the front bar. Mesh, flat steel, diamond plate. Looks good.
Great idea!!
Checker plate the front from the new support brackets to the extended draw bar
Great idea!! Thanks mate!
Time to change the hitch to a DO35 … the yolk fits the original pintle housing
Hey mate I just wanted to say I’m so excited whenever a new video comes out. I love seeing all the fabrication that you do. Might be an idea just to put some checker plate ally over the drawbar just to cover up some ugly bits and it could double up as something to stand up on to reach jerry cans, tent ect
cracking video and the trailer looks great
If you can get some Diamond Plate, that would be good to weld/bolt between the new "wings" and the tow bar to make a surface you can stand on easily?
That would be sick man I’ll sort that out 🤘🤘
Looks good but I think you should have mounted the spare flat on the draw bar not up right but good job any way
This series is sick, thanks for supplying this content 👑
I thought about just laying your spare tyre flat on a plate less weight to wobble around, just a thought
yeah really cool video so far ! I can see why it's nessasory to extend the draw bar but it will affect your overall reversing driveability . I like the bracing angles that's a good idea and does look alot better !
yeah turned out really well ! for the better I think ! well done !
Thanks Brent!! Stoked with how it’s coming together 🤘
Cheers for always coming mate, you’re a legend 👌
I reckon you could put some checker plate at the front across the draw bar. Fill the gaps
Looking good.
You may want to look at the tanami pump system for transferring water.
Okay thanks mate I’ll have a look now!!
Top job mate 👍🏼
Thanks mate!!
Well done!
Thanks Nathan!
Looks mint! I had a No5 trailer for about 6 months and had to sell it as i needed the cash. I wish i still had it. I would have loved to do what you have done to your No5. Great content.
I dunno if I’d go to this much effort if I had my time over haha!! I’d Probly just buy a camper and modify it from there!
Looks shmick as! Love it
Thanks Roman!!
Love the trailer! Been following from the beginning, the only thing id do is if your taking off-road id put some braces from the wheel carrier to those bits of tube going in to protect the tire and not risk a weld cracking or tube bending.
That’s a good idea mate!! Thank you!!
Looks the goods.
Chucking a bin bag on spare? Looks good man
Hey that’s a good idea actually!!
The dog is thinking about it…. 🧐
This trailer is awesome, you’ve done an amazing job. Do you have a build sheet with all the stuff you purchased? I’m really curious where you found the toolbox. I’m having trouble finding one with end doors, but it might be a US vs AUS thing (you guys get all the best gear makers).
Glad you’re getting sponsors mate, keep up the great work bro 🔥🔥
Thanks mate!! Makes a big difference with funds for me! Allows me to make videos a lot less stressed!!
Looks sweet bro🤙
Thanks Steve!!
Looking good
Thanks legend!
Looks mint, the build has being amazing to watch 🇦🇺👌🏼
Thanks mate!!
Hey man. Loving the build series. Been watching every video.
Only suggestion I'd have is for the spare wheel. Maybe mount it in the same location but flat across the draw bar? Or, on a 45°. Both woukd drop the overall hight the spare sits.
Yeah I might do that mate I think it’ll look better!! I’ll mock some stuff up and see how it looks!! Cheers
Have you considered laying the spare flat on the a frame.
I did, I took photos of both positions and laying down just looked a bit odd IMO!!
Trailer looks great keep up the great work.
Thanks legend
Now you need a drop saw table
Hahaha I know hey! 😅😂
Nailed it mate , great build …. Really enjoyed the build from start to finish , only disappointment is I can’t do the same ,, I’m useless 🤪😂
Thanks David mate!!!
Hello, I do not know what size of the nut you used in the spare wheel, but it is worth entering the same size as in the wheel, then on the road you do it with one key
Looks sick mate, well done
Thanks legend!! 🤘🤘
Hey bro iv followed this whole build, keep it up, +1 sub
Thanks for subbing mate!!
Looks awesome, although I would be concerned with your ball weight once you're loaded. Will be interesting to see what it is when you're loaded up
Yeah I’ll have to test it out! I’ll keep you guys updated!
Mean!!
Thanks Brady!
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3 smaller vessels of water is better than one big one incase you get a leak, you still have 2 more water cans
That’s a good point too mate!! 🔥🔥
Yes sirrrr 👊🏼
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looks too good mate trailer and car nearly ready for some tuff tourin
Yeah boi!! So keen!!
Awesome build! Who makes that toolbox?
ad a 12v pump to one of the jerrys.
I commented somewhere else about maybe laying the spare flat, does it stick above your ute tray creating extra drag?
Looks awesome man, your really making me want to build my own camper but I’m tossing up between set up canopy or camper
I like the idea of a camper cause you can leave it at camp & explore! The other major benefit Is having it fully loaded ready to go on a trip! 🤘
@@RoamLyfe that’s a good point
You're going to want at least 3 more of those stabiliser legs.....
If I had the coin haha 🤘😅
That looks mite Roam Lyfe what’s next ep
Hopefully glassy episode with coal!
But wouldn't the long bar without the 30° angles be good, in that you can jacknife the trailer at the campsite, to access everything in the trailer & rear of car?
Apparently these trailers are notorious for towing issues due to draw bar lengths!
@@RoamLyfe as a truckie, with over 30 years experience, l can say the longer the drawbar, the more stable at high speed. Load distribution also does play a part.
looks good .. did you consider mounting the spare flat on the drawbar ??
aah , about 1/2 the comments have the same idea with the spare
Why not lay the tyre down in the drawbar instead of having standing?
Looks cool but personally i thing laying down might looked better.. my 2 cents.
Really hoping to modify a trailer someday. Getting inspiration from you
I did take a photo of it laying down! I don’t think it looked as good but ill re think the idea once I get some Jerry cans! 🤘🤘
Trailer actually makes me consider making one for myself when before seeing you did it I never even considered it. Only thing I’d say is the 33 leaning back a little bit would look better and even maybe a bit safer? Harder to fall off if the bolts failed?
Yeah I kinda agree mate I think angled back will be the go!!
Am I missing something? Why did you not just lay the spare tire on the A frame?
It’s a bloody big tyre and just looked a bit weird laying down! I don’t mind it standing up!!
@@RoamLyfe fair enough your build your design
Throw a swivel vice from trade tools on your welding bench bruh
Good idea thanks mate!!
Rippa job. Will you be keeping the hitch as it is?
For the moment I will be! Only untill I have the extra coin to go a off-road hitch!!
I know nothing about welding. But do you think the spare wheel mount is strong enough? It's only welded on the bottom, then has a Hugh wheel hanging off it. ?
I don’t think it’ll be an issue personally but I’m not 100 percent! If I think about a tac weld alone it’s strong enough to take a large hit from my big hammer, the force behind that would be alot more than the wheel bouncing!!
Not sure if I would add more fix points for the spare tire due to weight ? Hard to tell without being there to stress test it 😀
It feels bloody solid! The steel is 3mm the gussets are 6mm! I’ll brace it side to side aswell!
Why dont you put a 4wd like tyre on the jockey wheel