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900 is pretty steep for brakes. For that money you could have gotten an new axle with electric brakes. For a time I was considering (and still may) replacing my axle with a Dexter 7K 4" drop with electric brakes. I was quoted $550 for the parts.

Yes, I meant camber.

If I do get a tongue box, I think it will have to be a DIY job like yours because it needs to be thin. I like being able to pivot the trailer completely out of the way of the tailgate while its attached to the truck. A nice surprise has been how well the trailer pulls with the 2.5" ring. Just...

Here you go. Almost looks like the axle has some camber... Looks like I may have to scratch the plans for a tongue box.

Thanks Harley, like many before me, your build was used as a template. I still have a pretty long list of things I would like to do but at least it is functional as it sits. Now that I have a welder, I am re-thinking some of my plans. Once I figure out what to do with all of the take off...

My dad was out this past week so we made a lot of progress.

It is rolling ! Wheel spacers arrived. Seems like everyone was pretty proud of their used tires in my area so I decided to give the Dextero brand a try from Walmart. Picked 225/75/16 for a 29.5" overall tire height. These actually seem like pretty decent tires for $111 each. They are all...

Took another step forward with this project today..... Also got the hubs back together and am waiting on some 1/4" spacers. Cleaned and painted the new wheels. When attempting to dry fit the new wheels, it became apparent that all 8x6.5 lugs/ lug nuts are not equal. The lug nuts...

This was a neat trailer. I am sure the new owner will appreciate it. Looking forward to your next build

You can remove the hydraulic surge brake system and keep the parking brakes. I was actually going to do this on my build but decided to shave some more wight and ditch the brakes and drums.

I like the under body boxes and install. Storage when closed, table when open.

This project is a good excuse to finally buy a welder. I doubt this will be the last trailer I want to do this work on.... gimpyrobb, you win the creepiest avatar award :)

Haven't done much other than complete the wiring for the lights and remove the entire brake system. Got tired of being quoted $200 for the welding work so I am taking a break to buy a welder and learn to weld. Hope to have this all wrapped up by the end of April

Thank you. I am still trying to decide what to do. I did decide to remove the brakes. Once I remove the two screws that hold the drum onto the hub, do I need to a press to separated the two parts? I have three screws out so far, one is partially stripped.

Man, you move fast. Looks real nice. Can you post a few pics of how you attached your new axle to the leaf spring?

Nice job. Why did you decide to replace the axle?

Have not listed the parts yet. I will probably wait until I am done then list all of the left over parts at the same time. Another newbie question: Are the spindle dimensions on the the M101A3 axles common (commercially) or are they special to these trailers? I ask because it seems like I...

Cool find. Looks like the metal is in pretty good shape.

Good point on not needing the spacers. I will see how things fit up once the channel is welded on. Received the parts from Croft today. They ship fast! The parts are inverted. I plan to leave one hole of the channel about the frame for a good weld. That will leave 5" of contact with the...

Thanks for posting this info. Did you have any concern about bending the frame when dropping them to the ground?