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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | The non-galvinized steel trailer is to be replaced soon with an all alloy one. So, it's not worht the trouble lowering the mast post on it.
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#30108 02/19/04 08:31 AM 02/19/04 08:31 AM |
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Posts: 1,911 South Florida & the Keys | Thats really cool! One question, add crew, toolbox, PFD's harnesses, wet or dry suits, boots , gloves and the rest of the "needed items" is there still room for a cooler?
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#30109 02/19/04 12:37 PM 02/19/04 12:37 PM |
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Hmmm, good point. I think a roof rack might handle the beer requirement.
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#30110 02/20/04 10:38 AM 02/20/04 10:38 AM |
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 591 Bradenton, FL Sycho15
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Posts: 591 Bradenton, FL | Plenty of room on that trailer to strap a keg. How does the tilt-trailer handle with heavy crosswinds? I'm thinking of widening my G-Cat 5.7M to 10' next time I have to replace the dual trampolines, but crossing the Skyway when it's windy has been known to fly the windward tire on even conventional cat trailers.
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#30111 02/20/04 12:52 PM 02/20/04 12:52 PM |
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | It high winds are expected, I would take my tramp off or even go for a complete dismantle of the hulls from the beams and not tilt (only adds an additional 30 min. to the prep time). Then again, other tilt trailer owners has stated to not worry about it unless winds are over 50% of your road speed...ie. the apparent wind will be mostly head on if you keep your road speed up.
Mike.
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#30114 02/23/04 07:03 PM 02/23/04 07:03 PM |
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | My previous tow vehicle for this trailer was a VW GTi Rabbit. It pulled ok, but the rear suspension was a lot softer than the Mini Cooper S. The Cooper handles is much better with about 55 hp more than the rabbit (162 total) and without the bow of the car pointing upwards. Mike. My first cat was a used Tornado which I kept in Alameda, CA. It came with a tilt trailer similiar to the one in the pictures. I towed it serveral times on the interstate to Richmond CA using a VW rabbit - sure glad it was relatively calm.
On other days I put my 21 rowing shell on top to transport to other locations in the Bay area.
As noted above,the medicine has kicked in so I have a bigger towing vehicle.
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#30115 02/25/04 07:09 PM 02/25/04 07:09 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 62 Flagstaff, Arizona Dennis
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Posts: 62 Flagstaff, Arizona | My VW rabbit does fine with my mini-tornado. Actually, it's a turbo-diesel Golf pulling a Prindle 19. It works great! | | | Re: Mighty Mini
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#30118 02/27/04 12:40 PM 02/27/04 12:40 PM |
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Yes the TDi diesels are great, esp for the high torque thay bring to towing. My wife has a TDi New Beetle, but alas, she has forbidden me to engage in towing with it :-[ Mike. My VW rabbit does fine with my mini-tornado. Actually, it's a turbo-diesel Golf pulling a Prindle 19. It works great!
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