Just a Lumberjack and his Jeep ......taken 2-17-10

no , im not walking on the top of my jeep ....
im loading up wood on my 4x12 trailer which is connected to the back of the jeep . im on top of the wood stacked in the trailer .

though you cant see, theres about 11 cords behind the shed .

woods behind me are mostly pignut hickory and cherry . you can see the 100' tall white pines in the back . . .
the lady took the photo of me while she was cozy in the 74 degree house!

here she is ....

i just back her up right to our deck door which is 10' from my insert... one trailer-full (not stacked neatly) will last 3 weeks. and it helps when we have a foot and a half to trudge through .

sheesh Bart , i dont know if i should be terrified or rolling on the ground with you ! man thats funny ! glad your ok though .

thanks . it was an old flatbed trailer i got for 200$ . i sold the axle on it for 100$ and still have the old tires as backups. the old tires you see in the pic are on there right now so i dont dry rot the new 205/75-15's that are cozy in the garage. i bought all the pressure treated lumber for the sides, and welded up the stake pockets so theyre removable . i made a post last summer of the trailer transformation. my favorite feature is the ramp. i can roll logs in , or - just like i did today- wheel barrel about 14 loads in it to fill her to the brim unstacked.

gzecc ,
tongue is probably 400 pounds or so . i have beefed up springs on the XJ and she handles the load fine . i just back her up to the door and im good for about 3 weeks.

08Brute , man this is my second one and i love the jeeps. regular maintenance here and there but thats about it . itll pull 5000lbs, but i would recommend a brake controller for that much . i have abrand new 3500 lb axle on the trailer with new springs at 1750lbs each . im good to go .

SMOKINJ , first off its a shed.
the color of my house is a pale yellow, its vinyl . we color matched the house with a swatch from sherwin williams but from a distance the swatch looked white, rather than pastel yellow . so we went with a brighter yellow . its nice .

so 1000lb tongue with 2000lbs or so of wood? nah ... i dont know how you can see my tongue load from that picture, lol , but anyways, its not overloaded. ive come accustomed to my jeep now and know theres about 300-500 lbs on there, the majority of the weight is loaded over the axle and beyond. i know how much i have on the tongue by looking at the rear wheel fender cutouts. i see how close they are to the tire.

as you can see, theres enough room , also jeeps always sit low in the back , loaded or not . plus , the trailers nose is pointed down, the trailers tire's are on a 1.5' higher elevation than the jeeps tires.
im not going to look into it any further ....

bill , ya it is a unique flare on it . glad you like it . wish it was bigger but hey ...