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  • From tie-downs, wheel stops, and hitches, a lockable storage box is a great way to house all your trailer accessories. A 12V battery also resides inside of the box in a protective case and is used to power the electric jack and additional deck lighting. Though we have provisions if we ever feel the need to add a winch, for now most of our trail rigs are equipped with one, so we simply added a pull point.
From tie-downs, wheel stops, and hitches, a lockable storage box is a great way to house all your trailer accessories. A 12V battery also resides inside of the box in a protective case and is used to power the electric jack and additional deck lighting. Though we have provisions if we ever feel the need to add a winch, for now most of our trail rigs are equipped with one, so we simply added a pull point.
131 1002 01 o+bear trailersports custom flatbed trailer+ramp If you're towing a heavy trail rig, make certain that the trailer's frame is strong enough for the task. Since our trailer is 102 inches wide, we ran an additional 2x6.188-wall framerail to add rigidity and strength to the overall trailer structure. This is especially important when carrying extremely wide-track vehicles, as most of the rig's weight will be placed on the outer portions of the trailer, versus a traditional car hauler where the vehicle resides between the fenderwells. We went with torsion axles over a more traditional leaf-sprung system because the independent torsion setup is a bit more durable. The 6,400-pound tandem axles each support a set of 12-inch electric brakes that attach to the spindle. Two of the benefits of using a torsion axle is that adjusting the trailer height is easy and the unit bearing design makes it an easy system to replace if it were ever to fail. A well-lit trailer, especially a wide one, is extremely safe and helpful for towing at night. In addition to deck lighting for night loading, we opted for a set of frenched LED tail lights... ...and reverse halogens with stainless steel bezels. Be sure to recess your rear lights as much as possible since they are usually the first things to get bashed. Since it was important to keep our trailer low and stable the crew at Bear Trailersports designed it as a drive-over, fender-style trailer. Unlike taller utility or heavy-equipment trailers, our deck can support the weight and size of heavy rigs, but will have a lower stance... ...To give us more room on deck and make driving over the fenders easier, a set of removable ramps was built. Trailers are meant for hauling our abused trail rigs, and this means the deck itself needs to be tough. With a two-stage powdercoat covering most of our 16-foot trailer, we finished off the middle portion of the deck by riveting down a polished sheet of diamond-plate. This durable deck is sure to give us a great work surface when parts pop on the trail. Spare tires are a must-have, but can sometimes be right in the way when they are mounted on the deck. This trick hide-a-way spare tire holder works perfectly to keep our extra 225/75/16 E-range trailer tire out of the way and protected.
From tie-downs, wheel stops, and hitches, a lockable storage box is a great way to house all your trailer accessories. A 12V battery also resides inside of the box in a protective case and is used to power the electric jack and additional deck lighting. Though we have provisions if we ever feel the need to add a winch, for now most of our trail rigs are equipped with one, so we simply added a pull point.
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