Roe buy it you wont regret it. It looks like an 8 foot bed witch for most use would be better. With the cap you can make it lock so you have secure storage. Most bought trailers are junk. The height is no more than a regular pickup. The load capacity is more than any common single axle. It looks pretty much rust free so if you don't like it someone will give a right jewel for the box. Years back that's all the majority used was a pickup box trailer. My experience that they will not have excess tongue weight. Grab it and see if you can lift it? All mine balanced out very well. With decent springs and shocks it will pull real well. Where do you see shocks on all the bought junk??? Never. Like I said buy it, most of the naysayers have never owned or built one.

To be clear, MY trailer had a horribly heavy tongue weight. I am not implying every truck box trailer does. But it's important to check!

I always thought the way to deal with the tongue was to use a class IV receiver on the forward frame rails. Though I always assumed the frame width was the same fore and aft.

It would give you the ability to adjust the length of the tongue to your liking.

I am not sure this is a good idea but it sounds reasonable to me.

Any thoughts?

Red

I work for a trailer manufacturer, and we frown upon adjustable or removable tongues.

Hmmm there are plenty of foldable tongue trailers made by oem manufacturers but I can see potential issues with people not securing properly.

Could always find the sweet spot and weld it in place?

Red

Not saying we are correct (and being a Design Engineer, I don't automatically disagree with folding/removable tongues), I suppose we've staved off potential lawsuits buy not doing them.

Wife's cousin has one made from a 74 D-code shortbox. I felt sick when I heard he cut it up

When I was looking for a bed fort my 50 Dodge 4x4 15 years ago, I sure was happy to buy a 50s pickup bed trailer for a couple hundred! One of the cheapest truck boxes I've ever bought!
That is the best use for a pickup box trailer, preserving a box for future use. Hopefully its not beat to death.
Gene

i found a 35 chev box on a 35 chev front axle with wire wheels and a wooden tongue----i bought it for $200--- put it on my car trailer to bring home--recylced the axle/wheels to a hot rod friend and saved the box for later..../threw the tongue away....

When we build them, we bend the truck frame in, not add another frame section on. I still use one all the time my dad built in the early 90s. We use it to haul scrap, have hauled 2k pounds in it with no problem. Great for hauling fire wood also.

That's the way we always made them.

Any pics?