Why has no one done this before (trailer content)

This seems like a great idea. Now I'm off to find out that there's NO WAY I'll ever be able to afford it.
Linkey McStinkey

There is a set of airbags sitting on my workbench, that came in a couple of weeks ago. There is also a pile of aluminum in front of my shop that has a trailer frame in it somewhere.

I'll do a build thread when I get it started. I'm shooting for under 600 pounds, single axle, no ramps, and big enough to haul the Abomination. Ideally, loaded weight will be around 2400 pounds or less.

Toyman01 wrote: There is a set of airbags sitting on my workbench, that came in a couple of weeks ago. There is also a pile of aluminum in front of my shop that has a trailer frame in it somewhere. I'll do a build thread when I get it started. I'm shooting for under 600 pounds, single axle, no ramps, and big enough to haul the Abomination. Ideally, loaded weight will be around 2400 pounds or less.

Do it!

I saw a trailer a few days ago where the entire main section is on a hydraulic setup and travels up and down. It would be awesome for loading and unloading cars with low ride heights. Downside is that it does require a small pump, hydraulic pistons, and all the parts and pieces that go with it, but it still seems worth it to me.

In reply to Toyman01:

I am very very interested in following along. Very.

mazdeuce wrote: In reply to Toyman01: I am very very interested in following along. Very.

Me seven. Ive built a challenge car. Now i need a trailer.

It'll be a couple of weeks before I get it started. Once I get started it shouldn't take too long to build. It's going to be bare bones. No deck, just runners for the wheels.

Sounds perfect. I'm planning on towing it behind the elky.

I've had a small obsession with those since the airbag thread a few months ago.

After watching this video, I wonder if you could take the concept a step further and have the option of raising the trailer deck high enough so that the doors can clear the wheels and fenders so you can get out easier, then drop it back down to a middle position for towing.

I've seen several of these online while parts shopping for trailer stuff. Realistically though, I think my favorite feature is the shocks.

One of our Circle Track sponsors was building all sorts of cool hydraulic double decker boat trailers.

He had a lowering trailer he was prototyping in the early 90's with some sort of tortion bar suspension, but I don't know what ever became of it.

Here's another cool idea.

The best use of axle setups like that was the ones guys use making Ice Fishing shanties. Just pull on the ice.. drop the trailer, turn on the heat, drill a hole and plop down on the couch..

Those boys ends up with some very GRM stuff.....

Just use your cordless drill.

A GenII RX-7 is now a trailer queen?

Ooh. Do want. Wonder what the max practical capacity is. For, uh, reasons, I'd like to have 2 5k axles.

I would want it to be able to go up high enough to open the doors of the car on the trailer.

In reply to conesare2seconds:

The bags I ordered are rated at 2500 pounds each. They make them much larger. Mine were $56 a set.

Toyman01 wrote: There is a set of airbags sitting on my workbench, that came in a couple of weeks ago. There is also a pile of aluminum in front of my shop that has a trailer frame in it somewhere. I'll do a build thread when I get it started. I'm shooting for under 600 pounds, single axle, no ramps, and big enough to haul the Abomination. Ideally, loaded weight will be around 2400 pounds or less.

Why single axle? IMO, for something like hauling a car, that just makes it un-necessarily sensitive to load position, etc.

In reply to rslifkin:

I have a big tandem axle trailer for general hauling. This trailer is going to be designed and built for one car, the Abomination. It will load in the exact same place every time so getting the tongue weight right won't be a problem. Another axle is another 200+ pounds, that really isn't needed for load carrying or stability.

Gotta love the fact that in the original link the tow rig is a sedan, but the version for the US, bang, have to use a pickup to haul the trailer.

You want to look at Futura Trailers. They've got a kneeling mechanism that's done with a winch and cables, and has a nice solid lock at ride height. No relying on hydraulics or pneumatics to keep it up. A customer of ours has one and brought it to the Mitty.

http://futuratrailers.com

DrBoost wrote: I would want it to be able to go up high enough to open the doors of the car on the trailer.

That's the biggest problem I see. You'd need a wireless remote for the trailer in order to load a car solo & not have to crawl out the window.

Edit: Maybe the GRM solution is to adapt a Hummer-type air setup for the trailer tires, so you could just deflate them for loading/unloading.

You guys need to stop messing around

https://www.youtube.com/embed/brOGiCsSOvU