[Fot] Fwd: Towing MPG

[Duncan Charlton]

Yes, that's them.  There are two dealers I checked out, one in Baytown, TX and
the other in New Braunfels, TX, closer and a bit less expensive.  They sell a
trailer with a 63" X 10' foot deck which weighs only 365 lbs including an
attached full-width ramp (model 6310) -- but it's lightly built (with 13"
wheels, front "bumper" is sheet aluminum stock) so I went with the heavy duty
model at a larger size -- the 6812H (68" X 12' deck) with a folding full-width
ramp.  I has square aluminum tubing as a bumper bar along the front.  Before I
mounted the spare 14" wheel and bracket it weighed 510 lbs.  It has a 3000 lb
capacity axle under it and I can easily maneuver it around the yard by hand.
I put about $2750 into it total.  It's this model:
http://tinyurl.com/cuqf7az

I felt I needed to add some decent tie-downs so I drilled through the side
rails near the back and added D-rings with the mounting bolts passing through
some chrome moly tubing to avoid crushing the side rails, and then used a tow
ring from some GM vehicle, mounted similarly through the front rail.  I put a
steel caribineer through this ring to hold a strap to the front of the car and
the ratchet the rear corners to the D rings.  I do have to jack up the front
of the trailer and put some wedge chocks under the rear of the ramp to avoid
dragging the underside of the car when loading.

Duncan
>
> On May 21, 2012, at 6:13 PM, Joe Alexander wrote:
>
>> Aluma TRAILER  made in Iowa?
>>
>> I was going approach them about building to my spec.
>>
>> I ended up with trailer built to my spec locally. It ended up heavier than
it needed to be.
>>
>> Aluminum single axle nice way to go.
>>
>> Joe Alexander
>> A. R. E.
>> 645 1st Street
>> Jesup, Iowa 50648
>> 319.464.4711  (cell)
>> n197tr4 at cs.com