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21. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 18:29:22 -0700
Strange, I got one just a few months ago. Only hassle I had was because their database said my Roadmaster wagon weighed less than the owner's manual says. After I blustered a bit, he had me initial
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00158.html (8,013 bytes)

22. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:54:08 -0700
Quoth Mullen, Tim Just curious, Tim, what happened ? I've had blowouts several times now on single-axle trailers with very little drama. Happened to Dad once when I was a teenager and I had to tell h
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00171.html (8,972 bytes)

23. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@aceweb.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 07:07:56 -0400
That's about matched my experiences with single axle trailers blowing tires. As well tow dollies blowing a tire. Pull over, nothing more. Even the one single axle trailer that snapped the axle stub o
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00172.html (9,421 bytes)

24. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 04:19:06 -0700
Yes indeed. Absolutely essential to have at least 1/8 of the total trailer weight on the tongue/hitch. Also make sure your tie-downs are up to snuff. Normally they don't do much, but in an emergency
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00173.html (8,413 bytes)

25. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: eric@megageek.com
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:36:18 -0400
Ok, so it seems that everyone is on the same page here. But I want to tell a little story about trailer brakes and dual axles. My buddy borrowed my dual axle, electronic brake trailer a few years ago
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00176.html (9,115 bytes)

26. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@aceweb.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:11:59 -0400
That story depends a great deal on the trailer, the load, and the laws of the state. Many a dual axle trailer will end up with the remaining tire jammed into the fender. Has to do with that center bo
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00183.html (9,891 bytes)

27. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Ron Schmittou" <rs1121@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 11:31:05 -0500
I agree with you on the expedition comment - most of those were caused by panic attacks, or insurance collection attempts. Trailer's can be a different story, and it all depends on the situation, and
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00186.html (10,365 bytes)

28. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:53:39 -0700
When I bought my TR3 and trailered it home on a U-haul, it was just barely on both inner 450 angle plates. The track was too narrow for the rails and almost too narrow for the trailer. Jack ________
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00187.html (8,118 bytes)

29. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Nase" <nases@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:05:17 -0400
Thanks everyone for the trailer safety ideas and relating your experiences. My experience is only with a very lightweight boat trailer (Sunfish) and a heavier boat that I used only 5 miles each direc
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00194.html (8,392 bytes)

30. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:36:23 -0700
OTOH, a TR3 will fit (barely) inside their biggest box trailer. Randall _______________________________________________ Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00195.html (8,054 bytes)

31. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:01:59 -0500
Well the weight limit on the trailer and the tow vehicle was at the limit, and when the tire blew, the trailer started "wagging". It happened on a sweeping curve in the middle of a city - no median,
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00199.html (8,946 bytes)

32. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:24:27 -0700
Thanks for the explanation, Tim. Way I see it, anyone that is following my trailer too close deserves whatever they get. As someone once said "What'sa behind me isa not important !" <G> And that's t
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00206.html (9,135 bytes)

33. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:08:59 -0400
There is another thing that you should think about. To me, a trailer is a general "tool" that is very handy to have! It is not something I bought to just tow one kind of vehicle for a certain number
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00207.html (10,029 bytes)

34. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:17:40 -0500
Well, yea, but what was on my trailer was my freshly restored (after many, many, many more years than it should have taken) Lotus Elan. I wasn't worried about what the trailer would do to the tailgat
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00208.html (8,808 bytes)

35. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
Sort of. A rail trailer makes a really handy lift when you're at the races and its lighter to tow. I agree that if you're hauling tractors around, using it for carrying building debris, or whatever
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00209.html (9,331 bytes)

36. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: eric@megageek.com
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:06:38 -0400
If you want to borrow my 6X12 landscape trailer you can. I'm just across the NJ boarder in Clinton, NJ. (Note, the trailer is dual axle with non-functioning brakes. (see previous post!)) 8>) Moose "W
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00212.html (9,026 bytes)

37. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:44:55 -0400
Yeah, I never even considered track use. As for availability and price of both new and used trailers, I have found that where you live makes a big difference. Where I live (NY) definitely does NOT se
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00214.html (8,248 bytes)

38. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:29:14 -0700 (PDT)
So generally speaking, why are trailer tires and wheel bearings so lousy? I always hear about them failing. And it sounds like it is a much more dangerous problem on a trailer compared to a car. Thos
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00219.html (9,130 bytes)

39. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:36:15 -0400
My guess: you don't notice the warnings of deferred maintenance. If one of your car's wheel bearings is going, you hear it. On the trailer, not so much. Trailers (particularly boat trailers) are ofte
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00220.html (9,279 bytes)

40. Re: [Shop-talk] trailer advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:42:19 -0700 (PDT)
I see your point about overloading: If you take a car with 4 wheels of a certain size, and put it on a trailer with 2 wheels of a smaller size, you could have a problem... Doug ______________________
/html/shop-talk/2007-10/msg00222.html (8,987 bytes)

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