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[ultrarunner]

My uncle raced Super 7 with many checkered flags brought home in the 1960’s

He raced/owned many but said the Lotus was his favorite competition car.

I’m still using his Super 7 trailer which was built just for the 7… single axle with rail for the tires always towed by 455 olds vista cruiser.

 

[Renze]

I prefer having the trailer axles farther forward than on a typical flatbed, giving me the option to place the load in the correct spot instead of ending up with excessive weight on the tow vehicle.

Mine is 14 feet long with the axles 2 inches behind the center. When hauling long steel beams i more often wish the axles were further back than further front. But i didnt want to overload the V70 rear suspension by default so i chose conservative. If i was towing with a Sprinter i sure would have chosen to put the axles 6 inches behind center.

 

[LouNY]

Mine is 14 feet long with the axles 2 inches behind the center. When hauling long steel beams i more often wish the axles were further back than further front. But i didnt want to overload the V70 rear suspension by default so i chose conservative. If i was towing with a Sprinter i sure would have chosen to put the axles 6 inches behind center.

Most commonly available trailers in the states have the axles set way back,

Something like this, the axles are a couple of feet to far back. It puts too much tongue weight on the towing
vehicle.

This one with the full power tilt bed is much better.

 

[WinterDeere]

Most commonly available trailers in the states have the axles set way back... It puts too much tongue weight on the towing
vehicle.

Amen to that. My stock Big Tex TV70 trailer axles are way back, like at the 60%/40% position. It is a problem, which doesn't allow me to just load evenly with logs or loose material, without seeing excessive hitch weight.

 

[Renze]

Most commonly available trailers in the states have the axles set way back,
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Something like this, the axles are a couple of feet to far back. It puts too much tongue weight on the towing vehicle.

If our surge brake systems handled heavier tongue weights well, and i had a Sprinter as tow vehicle, i would love to set the axles that far back... I would prefer assister springs over WDH... with my tractor trailers too, i like to load the towbar heavy. More weight on driven axles is more traction and more stability.

 

[ptsg]

Mine has the axles centered with the bed, which makes it fairly easy to balance loads and really reduces the need to have stuff hang out the back.

 

[Renze]

...the need to have stuff hang out the back.

I have the need to fold down the headgate and hang stuff out the front. Like cars or steel beams.

 

[ptsg]

I have the need to fold down the headgate and hang stuff out the front. Like cars or steel beams.

I made an A frame style structure that I put in the front of the trailer so I can haul 6 meter long tubing, flat bar, whatever, on my 4 meter trailer. Those just hang over the bed of the pick up a good amount in the air so it doesn't even get close to damaging the pickup.

Anything 3 to 4 meters long, depending on the quantity/weight, I just put them over the roll bar of the pick up.

 

[Renze]

I might make a pole trestle to add to the front of my trailer so i can point them above the roof of my V70. When laying them over the drawbar you have to look out in tight turns.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Cool cars!

Thanks!

Not as impressive as you may think, they were two of four that got trailered back to California to have friend sell them for me. Not much of a market around here.

Anyway, the 7 was a replica (had a real one before that) and the MGB GT was a beater that I'd paid $1,000 for. Also had a really nice V8 GT that was sold separately.

Here's a Bugeye and my beloved Beater B going back to CA, together with a Jeep Commando chassis, on a cheap trailer with the axles too far back. Basically gave a friend (living in CA) the trailer for hauling the cars for me.

Oh, and to keep it tractor related, this is the quick way to load a car on a trailer.