I had one built for me by a local welder about a year ago. The cargo area
is 12' by 5', it has a single axle, no brakes, and has a manual winch. I've
put about 15,000 miles on it, and it works beautifully! I don't know the
weight, but it pulls very easily. Total cost was $800.
Bob
>By now I have way too many lil cars, mostly Brit, and all at or less
>than 2000 lbs. (And many beyond my level of maintenance.) I must have
>paid U Haul at least half the price of a trailer, by now. Then there
>is the hassle of dealing with them, not to mention reserving one at a
>distant location and arriving on a tight schedule, to find no trailer
>available and they never heard of me. You see where this is
>going...... I saw a purpose built LBC trailer, small and built of
>aluminum at a car meet. Very cool, but the owner was loath to tell me
>how much it cost. That means too much, I guess. But what about a
>little steel one? I visualize this with an electric "wench" up front,
>with a cargo box on the tongue. Painted to match...... oh well.
>(More stuff in the back yard to terrorize the neighbors.) Does this
>make sense? Anyone got one just built for LBC's? What does it weigh
>empty? Are brakes necessary? How cheap could this be? (I already
>have the wench!)
>Larry
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