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Subject: Tire trailers
From: Alan Dahl <alandahl@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:41:15 -0700
Went to Harbor Freight today to pick up one of their on-sale 40x48"  
trailers for use as a tire trailer but was talked out of it by the  
salesperson when I mentioned that I wanted to tow long distances at  
speeds over 55mph. He says that the trailers they sell now, while  
they may look like the ones they sold years ago, are a lot cheaper  
and can't handle sustained speeds over 55 mph and probably not 12  
hours a day at that speed. Since the trailer was only $159 I tend to  
believe him.

Anyone have any suggestions for a source for a trailer kit that would  
take higher speeds and longer drives? Harbor Freight sells a heavier  
duty trailer online that is rated for 1400 lbs (black with a diamond- 
plate bed), does anyone have experience with this one?

Since I have to drive long distances to out of town events (850 to  
Wendover, 1950 to Nationals) this year I want to make sure I get a  
trailer that will make it and not leave me stranded in the middle of  
nowhere with no options. I'm sure there must be kits out there that  
will work since I see tire trailers all the time, it's just a matter  
of figuring out which are the good ones.

Thanks!

- Alan Dahl

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