Pulling the car in and outa the trailer when not hooked up, what do you do?
06-27-2012, 07:31 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Pulling the car in and outa the trailer when not hooked up, what do you do?
Anyone use their trailer as "the garage"? What are you using to support the rear of the trailer when driving in and out when it's not hooked to a vehicle? Screw jacks? Fold out legs?
06-28-2012, 01:33 PM
#3
Drifting
While my 24' Featherlight has support jacks, I've never had to use them.
Just winch in, and winch out.
Might be related to the 500# of tools, etc, in the front.
Do you know you need to support the trailer, or just concerned?
If you're not on dirt, use two bottle or scissor jacks, with something like small pieces of 2x4 that goes against the bottom of the trailer.
Just winch in, and winch out.
Might be related to the 500# of tools, etc, in the front.
Do you know you need to support the trailer, or just concerned?
If you're not on dirt, use two bottle or scissor jacks, with something like small pieces of 2x4 that goes against the bottom of the trailer.
06-28-2012, 01:51 PM
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I saw a trailer at Road Atlanta a few weeks back with flip down jacks at each rear corner. Looked like a neat idea. Kind of like something I used to have on my old jetski trailer.
06-28-2012, 01:58 PM
#5
Safety Car
My enclosed trailer had jacks in back to secure the rear end ramp...
Lots of way to skin the feline...mine were trailer tongue jacks (side-mount crank) mounted to the side of the rig. It came that way from the trailer manufacturer.
Wish I still had that one...it was totaled out MANY years ago.
Lots of way to skin the feline...mine were trailer tongue jacks (side-mount crank) mounted to the side of the rig. It came that way from the trailer manufacturer.
Wish I still had that one...it was totaled out MANY years ago.
06-29-2012, 10:14 AM
#6
Le Mans Master
For my open trailer I use jackstands at the rear.
Keeps it from pointing high into the sky when I load the car when not hooked up.
I think they are just cheap 2 ton stands I got at wallyworld many many years ago.
Keeps it from pointing high into the sky when I load the car when not hooked up.
I think they are just cheap 2 ton stands I got at wallyworld many many years ago.
06-29-2012, 10:32 AM
#8
Team Owner
I installed RV style levelers at the rear of my trailer and use an RV wheel lock to keep the trailer from lifting. Works for me.
06-29-2012, 09:43 PM
#9
Drifting
Well I didn't realize my 24' Pace didn't need any jacks in the rear until yesterday when I winched the Vette in and then realized I hadn't hooked the truck up to the trailer. 
I've got a lot of tools and spares up front as well.
Every month I seem to pull some bone-headed stunt. At least nothing came of this one.
I've got a lot of tools and spares up front as well.
Every month I seem to pull some bone-headed stunt. At least nothing came of this one.
07-02-2012, 09:06 AM
#10
I've been doing this for a really long time and still pull bone headed stunts lol. We all do. We could have real laughs posting all of ours I bet.
I used to tow my track car on a flat bed trailer with a 140HP Ford Aerostar van. Not too bright but it worked and surprise surprise, I never blew the tranny. Got away with that one.
I used to tow my track car on a flat bed trailer with a 140HP Ford Aerostar van. Not too bright but it worked and surprise surprise, I never blew the tranny. Got away with that one.