Boat Trailer Wheels to fit L/cruiser 60 ?
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 at 21:17
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Member - Scrubby (VIC)
G`day folks,
I am thinking of building an " Off Road Boat Trailer", one that will hold together for long trips on our rough roads.
I saw a lot of broken Boat Trailers around
Cape York last winter, they were not made for those road conditions,most were overloaded as
well.
I have been told that the wheels from an early Navara, D21 I think, will fit a 60 series L/cruiser. I think there size is 6 stud 14" x 6" which would be good.
Now, in the most unlikely case of having to use either the trailer spare on the 60 or visa versa (spelling), what would be the repercussions of the differing overall diameters ?
Of course this would be only as a last resort and would be rectified asap.
Any one who has built or has a H/Duty Boat Trailer that would like to share some tips or info I would appreciate it.
The trailer will be to suit a 12' to 14' tinny.
Thanks in advance,
Scrubby
Reply By: PhilD - Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 at 22:52
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 at 22:52
Hi,
It depends where you want to go off-road with your boat, but my experience with a 5m side console in the north is to have a bigger boat for safety and to go
places that a smaller boat won't safely.
It means that you need to have a serious trailer, with independent
suspension in my case, off road hitch, and I have used L/C wheels for clearance and reliability. The wheels match my 100 series obviously but are different to my Isuzu, so I carry 2 spares on my trailer. I would never use 14" wheels if you are going to go seriously off-road eg Gulf,
Kimberley and parts of Qld.
The trailer needs to be built tough and you need to carry spares and gear to fix it when something goes wrong, as they get a hammering, on tracks and routes like the Tanami, out to Arnhem Land etc.
Make sure you have big axles and bearings. I am currently upgrading to 63mm axles and totally waterproof bearings to overcome some of the issues I have found.
Hope this helps.
Phil
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