An off-road trailer for extreme trailerboating

Australian Master Marine, better known as just AMM, had upped the ante with its off-road trailers and produced a new Extra Heavy Duty series with what looks to be the hardest hardcore boat trailer we've ever seen.

To give you some idea of what goes into the new Extra Heavy Duty boat trailers consider these main components:
>> Fully independent trailing arms suspension mounted on 16mm thick alloy location plates
>> Two Gabriel heavy duty shock absorbers per wheel
>> A four-bag Cruisemaster adjustable air-suspension system
>> Oversized 285/75/16 tyres on alloy rims
>> A Hitchmaster DO45 all terrain drop-on coupling which allows the trailer to articulate at radical angles
>> A 6mm thick heavy-duty box section main frame for huge ground clearance

Oh, and talking with the yard about the price, well, it set the owner back $55,000. That's the price of a decent boat! The owner wanted the best of the best in a trailer that he could tow from 100km/h on bitumen to a similar speed on dirt roads when zooming up to Cape York. So this is AMM's unbreakable solution.

KITTED TO THE HILT
The first trailer completed to the new Extra Heavy Duty Off Road
design specifications is for a 7m stealth black AMM Centre Console that
is said to be "kitted to the hilt."

This new off-road trailer includes an on-board air compressor for inflating tyres and the air bag suspension.

There
is also a fully automated on-board water supply system that
automatically flushes down the trailer’s vital components with fresh
water after launching and retrieving.

Then come the two spare
wheels including one with its own stub axle and bearings so it can
become a massive front dolly wheel for extricating the trailer from
near-impossible situations.

Oh, and there’s a swing aside drawbar extension that adds three metres of extra space behind the vehicle’s tow bar.

Boat
retrieval is conducted using either electric or manual winch systems
after enjoying the automatic launch-and-retrieve system.

REMOTE TRAILERBOAT FISHING
AMM created its new design in response to requests from customers who are pushing further and further into remote locations to access almost unheard of fishing destinations.

As for manufacturing, every upright supporting the hull has been individually measured, cut and welded into place.

AMM Director, Mr Barton Thomas said the struts are custom-made for every boat to reduce the likelihood of damage to the hull when travelling in extreme situations.

"The Extra Heavy Duty is like an off-road trailer on steroids — it boasts immense strength to tackle the harshest of conditions.

"It is a significant step up in capability from our heavy Duty Off Road range of boat trailers," Thomas adds.

The new Off Road trailers can be inspected at the company’s headquarters at Brendale on Brisbane’s northside and on the AMM's website.