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- Bountiful, land of rocks
I picked up this trailer to haul two rigs. @ebryson is moving out (good for him) and doesn't have space for a truck/jeep/trailer in his new place. I sometimes want my Jeep and Buick in the same place at the same time. Sometimes want my trail Jeep and @ebryson TJ in the same place at the same time. I may want to haul a friend's Buick along with my own. I could certainly put a Gladiator on the deck without issue. 2 Gladiators would fit but I think I'd need/want a third axle. We sold our single hauler trailers and combined funds and pretty much got into this for NO cost (other than fuel/time to pick it up)
This trailer was carefully selected for appropriate weight, ease of modification and length for many uses. (Jeep-Jeep, Buick-Jeep, Buick-Buick, etc). I was able to procure the trailer from a hauler getting out of the business. It was his spare trailer so it had to be kept serviceable but he used wedge type 48 and 53' trailers most often. Have a full set of tie down straps for two vehicles that came with the trailer. Pretty happy with it for what I paid. Sexy, not really but it's fine and I can shave a few lbs off of the trailer for my specific needs. (probably only 300-400 lbs?). CAT scale verified trailer weight is 5560 lbs currently.
Backing the trailer along the side of my house took 3 tries. Battleship F350 and swing of the 36' is a big factor. MUCH different than the 28' goose and the 36' bumper pull towed by Sweaty Betty. Three issues there, gooseneck turning point and the 36' deck, long bed wheelbase and front axle turning radius (leaf spring on current truck, coil on Betty)
As delivered pictures are below. I started out REALLY not liking the channel decking. I'm kind of coming around on it. It's a commercially manufactured trailer of 2000 vintage.
dual 7k axles both with brakes, one axle is relatively newish.
Your basic "feet". These are in kind of an awkward space. We'll see how I get used to that.
Odd decking that's 2" channel.
The ramps need a permanent home. You can see the 3' extensions that were added on to make this a 39' trailer. My original plan is to cut those dawgs off. Anyway, I will have to give my Buick a test fit on here and see if I want to eliminate the 2 inside channel pieces on the "bed"/deck or leave them. My original intent was to eliminate those to save a few lbs. I don't know if it's worth the 75 lbs per or not. Depends on the track width of your Buick and having some ability to maneuver it on the deck as you move the car forward.
I have no idea what those vertical pins are for. They're just there to take out an oil pan or header collector on a Buick as far as I'm concerned. Same with that weird ramp bracket as well. That needs to be below the deck
Those extensions are not going anywhere with how they're put on. I'm sure I could cut them off. I think I'll table that decision for a while. The extensions make this a 39' trailer. Unless I added a third axle and bought/used a different truck, I don't see me adding a third rig on here? (maybe I'll start towing around Civic/Corolla type things and then the length would make sense with the current F350?) I do have a good friend that tows his RV with a Freightliner (I think it's a Freight) I could probably bum a truck from in a weird situation. I don't know that that's happening.
This trailer was carefully selected for appropriate weight, ease of modification and length for many uses. (Jeep-Jeep, Buick-Jeep, Buick-Buick, etc). I was able to procure the trailer from a hauler getting out of the business. It was his spare trailer so it had to be kept serviceable but he used wedge type 48 and 53' trailers most often. Have a full set of tie down straps for two vehicles that came with the trailer. Pretty happy with it for what I paid. Sexy, not really but it's fine and I can shave a few lbs off of the trailer for my specific needs. (probably only 300-400 lbs?). CAT scale verified trailer weight is 5560 lbs currently.
Backing the trailer along the side of my house took 3 tries. Battleship F350 and swing of the 36' is a big factor. MUCH different than the 28' goose and the 36' bumper pull towed by Sweaty Betty. Three issues there, gooseneck turning point and the 36' deck, long bed wheelbase and front axle turning radius (leaf spring on current truck, coil on Betty)
As delivered pictures are below. I started out REALLY not liking the channel decking. I'm kind of coming around on it. It's a commercially manufactured trailer of 2000 vintage.
dual 7k axles both with brakes, one axle is relatively newish.
Your basic "feet". These are in kind of an awkward space. We'll see how I get used to that.
Odd decking that's 2" channel.
The ramps need a permanent home. You can see the 3' extensions that were added on to make this a 39' trailer. My original plan is to cut those dawgs off. Anyway, I will have to give my Buick a test fit on here and see if I want to eliminate the 2 inside channel pieces on the "bed"/deck or leave them. My original intent was to eliminate those to save a few lbs. I don't know if it's worth the 75 lbs per or not. Depends on the track width of your Buick and having some ability to maneuver it on the deck as you move the car forward.
I have no idea what those vertical pins are for. They're just there to take out an oil pan or header collector on a Buick as far as I'm concerned. Same with that weird ramp bracket as well. That needs to be below the deck
Those extensions are not going anywhere with how they're put on. I'm sure I could cut them off. I think I'll table that decision for a while. The extensions make this a 39' trailer. Unless I added a third axle and bought/used a different truck, I don't see me adding a third rig on here? (maybe I'll start towing around Civic/Corolla type things and then the length would make sense with the current F350?) I do have a good friend that tows his RV with a Freightliner (I think it's a Freight) I could probably bum a truck from in a weird situation. I don't know that that's happening.
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