Ultimate Mod: R-Pod 'Toyhauler'?

Reminds me of the 'quad-pods' that FR built back in 2012-2013.  Don't know if they have been built since then but they are pretty neat looking.  With that you had room to add a 4-wheeler or similar to the front cage area in front of the pod.  Remember those?

I like it. Why not? Just remove the torsion axle and fenders and cut the tongue off. Leave the rpod frame rails or the thing will collapse like the house of cards it is 😜.

Maybe build your own rather than buy a utility trailer, then you could position its crossmembers to mate up with the rpod frame where they wouldn’t interfere with the existing plumbing? The waste lines would need to be lowered to clear the new trailer frame, but that shouldn’t be too hard, the way FR installs them they want to fall down anyway....

The other thing you could do is double the existing frame rails by adding new 4x2 tubes under the existing ones. If you remove the riser kit at the same time the rpod would only gain about 1/2 inch in height. That would quadruple the strength of the frame (section modulus goes up with the square of the height of the tube). Cut off, double, and extend the tongue so you could roll your bikes on in front of the trailer box. Most of the additional weight will be on the tongue but you should put a heavier axle on at the same time anyway. Might be easier and cheaper, don’t know.

Hmmm. Having to strip all that stuff off the utility trailer and modifying the tanks and all on the rpod makes me think it would be less trouble to double your existing frame rails and get a new axle. You could end the doubled frame rails just behind the axle attachment so you didn’t reduce ground clearance in the rear. You’re not adding any weight back there anyhow so the current frame will be fine. In the front you could cut off the tongue just forward of the trailer box and add the length needed for your bike(s). The welding shop could set that up for you with the bike rack(s) to your specs. The doubler rail can end just short of the ball coupler, the frame bending load there is actually pretty low. Most of the materials cost would be the new axle and 6 lug wheels and tires.

The biggest problem I see with this approach is how to access the gray and black tank drains. The doubler rail will interfere with whichever one is in front of the axle on your trailer.

Just a thought, of course you can do the utility trailer route if you prefer that,

I like the idea of raising the rpod up off the deck, that way you don’t need to fool with the tanks. You might even be able to leave the whole rpod intact except for the axle, then you could remove it, put the axle back, and sell it if you ever wanted to, and still have a useful utility trailer. You will be raising the center of gravity and side wind pressure moment arm a lot though, might want to keep the water tank(s) full...

What you seek... only 25 +/- built, they come up for sale every now and then.. As far as I know they are/were all west coast..