Trailer crew, help me make decisions
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Forget about van/truck, take DD miata, swap in V8 in and tow with it.
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I could also potentially use my Dad's behemoth, 3000lb single car hauler. The problem is the MPG though, it's going to be brutal. We got 8mpg when pulling that trailer with a 6L Chevy gasoline truck. That is a no cost option, and I gave him a Subaru Outback a few years ago.
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I could also potentially use my Dad's behemoth, 3000lb single car hauler. The problem is the MPG though, it's going to be brutal. We got 8mpg when pulling that trailer with a 6L Chevy gasoline truck. That is a no cost option, and I gave him a Subaru Outback a few years ago.
I rented flatbeds for a while before I bought mine. It's such a bad idea.
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I bought a used tow dolly from a snowbird for $300 twelve years ago. Profit. I've pulled lots of projects home over the years and it saved me hiring a tow truck a couple of times as well.
And if you are a nancy about towing with drive wheels on the ground you can always put that end on the dolly.
A good trailer is always better, but a dolly is much lighter to tow and is often much cheaper and takes up less space.
And if you are a nancy about towing with drive wheels on the ground you can always put that end on the dolly.
A good trailer is always better, but a dolly is much lighter to tow and is often much cheaper and takes up less space.
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Although its a single axle trailer, this thing is BA... I hope the link works-
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The local board thinks I need a 7000 payload trailer to pull a 2200lb Miata. Like I said in my post, if I've pulled a 6000lb Superduty on the trailer, it's too big for a Miata pull. I also think it's funny that they want me to buy a used steel trailer for $2000 when I can get a new, from the factory, aluminum 700lb dual axle trailer with 7000lb payload for $2400 out the door.
The local board thinks I need a 7000 payload trailer to pull a 2200lb Miata. Like I said in my post, if I've pulled a 6000lb Superduty on the trailer, it's too big for a Miata pull. I also think it's funny that they want me to buy a used steel trailer for $2000 when I can get a new, from the factory, aluminum 700lb dual axle trailer with 7000lb payload for $2400 out the door.
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The local board thinks I need a 7000 payload trailer to pull a 2200lb Miata. Like I said in my post, if I've pulled a 6000lb Superduty on the trailer, it's too big for a Miata pull. I also think it's funny that they want me to buy a used steel trailer for $2000 when I can get a new, from the factory, aluminum 700lb dual axle trailer with 7000lb payload for $2400 out the door.
The local board thinks I need a 7000 payload trailer to pull a 2200lb Miata. Like I said in my post, if I've pulled a 6000lb Superduty on the trailer, it's too big for a Miata pull. I also think it's funny that they want me to buy a used steel trailer for $2000 when I can get a new, from the factory, aluminum 700lb dual axle trailer with 7000lb payload for $2400 out the door.