George33

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WANTED: CAR TRAILER, Open or Enclosed


Open minimum 18' trailer.
Enclosed minimum 20' trailer.
Must be in good condition.
Within reasonable driving distance of Allentown, PA.

Email with details, price and pictures.

Ready buyer.

Thanks.

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waddisme

See this one in the classifieds?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...d-trailer.html

Don't know about the value, but a nice looking trailer.

George33

Yep, thanks

BEZ06

I don't have one for you, but just curious what you're towing with.

I got a nice light enclosed trailer last fall, and my F150 is rated to tow a 9600 lb trailer. But, I found the truck lacking in ability to tow it within the Ford weight limits.

Actually the truck has plenty of pulling/stopping power, but with the tongue weight of the trailer at the recommended 10-15% of the trailer weight, the payload capacity is severely restricting.

My trailer is only around 6200 lbs loaded with my C6 Z06, a set of spare track wheels/tires, and a couple jugs of gas. However, with 675 lbs of tongue weight on the hitch and me and my wife in the cab, we're already overweight. I had expected to be able to carry several hundred lbs of tools, spares, and track support junk in the bed, but don't have the capacity.

If you've got a Silverado 2500 or some other truck larger than my F150 then you're probably ready to tow anything.

Bob

George33

I have a Dodge RAM Hemi. I have the inflatable air bags in the rear shocks to help.
I also tow a 9600# travel trailer with it, no problem, but you must have the weight distribution bars to help equalize the load.

BEZ06

Aha!! You're all setup to pull a heavy trailer with no problems.

My little F150 can pull a good load, but just can't handle the tongue weight. The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer says you can't use a weight distribution hitch with it because it will put too much force on the aluminum tongue arms.

I recently got a "hitch extension" that carries all the tongue weight, so now I can carry 1000 lbs of stuff in the cab and bed.

My hitch extension does require a WDH, but the spring bars only keep the unit level, so the brackets on the tongue don't carry much weight.

Here's a picture of my Trailer Toad carrying all the weight of the trailer - none of the tongue weight is transferred to the truck:




Anyway, good luck finding a nice trailer. I used to drive my car to the track (actually had a hitch on the Vette to tow a small trailer with track wheels, spares, and tools), but I always worried about getting home if I banged up the car or had a mechanical problem.

Towing the car on/in a trailer is the way to go!!

Bob

Charley Hoyt

Bob, That looks like Spruce Creek...

BEZ06

Indeed!! That's where I live!!