dyintorace
dyintorace SuperDork
3/2/12 10:27 a.m.

Never seen one, until today.

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
3/2/12 10:40 a.m.

Wow, that is a ugly, cheap boat ready to fall on that pretty, expensive tri-power convertible.

davidjs
davidjs Reader
3/2/12 11:08 a.m.

That way when he pulls the trailer into the garage, it is already lifted up for his ceiling winch?

Ian F
Ian F SuperDork
3/2/12 11:57 a.m.

I've heard of scissor lifts mounted into an open trailer but I've never seen one in person.

EvanB
EvanB SuperDork
3/2/12 12:11 p.m.

And it looks like the lift is from Harbor Freight. I wonder if you can use it as a hammer?

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
3/2/12 12:25 p.m.

Quick swerve for accident avoidance= catastrophic flying E36 M3ty boat.

AutoXR
AutoXR HalfDork
3/2/12 12:26 p.m.

How do you know it's a tripower car?

MG Bryan
MG Bryan Dork
3/2/12 12:39 p.m.

Isn't that actually a gantry crane?

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair SuperDork
3/2/12 12:43 p.m.
SVreX wrote: Quick swerve for accident avoidance= catastrophic flying E36 M3ty boat.

i LOL'd because SVreX caught me off guard with a curse word.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
3/2/12 1:21 p.m.
AutoXR wrote: How do you know it's a tripower car?

It is a '64 GTO, but there's no way to tell from this view how many carburetors are under the hood.

dyintorace
dyintorace SuperDork
3/2/12 1:40 p.m.

Hilarious to watch going down the road. Being hauled behind a big RV/bus.

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
3/2/12 1:56 p.m.

In reply to dyintorace:
Oh, private owner. I figured it was a towing company. Now that you mention it, I can see the blue/white camper.

I do not know if it is tri-power but if it were it would be cool and pricey. Even if it is just a clone wearing a GTO badge, it still looks to be a nice car that I would not want a small boat falling on.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
3/2/12 2:27 p.m.

Yeah but if you're at the local dirt ball roundy ronder and blow an engine, who ya gonna call?

Better yet, get your entry fee back by renting it out.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
3/2/12 8:36 p.m.
AngryCorvair wrote:
SVreX wrote: Quick swerve for accident avoidance= catastrophic flying E36 M3ty boat.
i LOL'd because SVreX caught me off guard with a curse word.

Whaat... you gotta problem with a BMW boat??

WTberkeley?

irish44j
irish44j SuperDork
3/2/12 9:17 p.m.

I can think of about 3 easier ways to carry the boat and trailer without needing that ridiculous setup.

+1 for ingenuity at least. That and a dollar will get him a soda to drink after the big accident as he sits back and thinks to himself "well, it seemed like a good idea at the time"

AutoXR
AutoXR HalfDork
3/2/12 9:31 p.m.
stuart in mn wrote:
AutoXR wrote: How do you know it's a tripower car?
It is a '64 GTO, but there's no way to tell from this view how many carburetors are under the hood.

Hence I asked. I have seen 64's with singles.

dean1484
dean1484 SuperDork
3/3/12 10:12 a.m.

I would not transport anything on the lift BUT, put colapsable outriggers on the trayler installl a better quality two post lift and I can see this being very usefully at the track. There were days when I would have traded my sole for a lift at the track.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 Dork
3/3/12 11:01 p.m.

Now that contraption would be hairy to use. But I've thought that putting a 4-post lift in an enclosed trailer, tiedown a car to the wheel ramps and lift high enough to put the nose of another car under it would make a 2-car trailer shorter and that would make it easier to handle when towing. Oh, and put some type of pin or latch lock on the lift risers so they won't fall while towing. By only lifting high enough to but the nose of the 2nd car under shouldn't make it too top heavy. Realize it would only shorten the trailer by the length of a hood but that could make a trailer 4-5 feet shorter than it would have to be putting 2 cars nose to tail. I know stacking trailers exist but those I think those are tall and can get to be top heavy. This wouldn't be as tall and wouldn't be as top heavy. And if designed for roadsters, say like a couple of our favorite cars (Miata, as if we needed reminding) the enclosed trailer wouldn't be much taller than most other enclosed trailers. Just a thought.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
3/4/12 8:44 a.m.
dean1484 wrote: ...I would have traded my sole for a lift at the track.

No shoes??

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