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General Metalworking - All aspects of working with metal.
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Posted by Winston on June 19, 2008, 3:11 am
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Dave O'Heare wrote:
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>> I have one of the "6 wheel wonder" trailers (1 axle, 4 caster wheels,
>> 1000# capacity) It easily does 1000 pounds (18 sheets) of sheetrock,
>> tows straight, then folds up to take up 18"x 66" of garage floor space
>> an drolls around on it's built in casters.
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> This sounds like something I could sure use. Where did you find this,
> and do you remember what it cost (back then, if it's more than 15 years
> old :-)
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> My Google searching is finding too many trailers that aren't really
> close to what you describe. Thanks.
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> Dave O'Heare
> oheareATmagmaDOTca
This is pretty close:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90154
--Winston
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Posted by Gerald Miller on June 17, 2008, 10:00 pm
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:19:01 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"
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>> I really need a
>> rickety old trailer. I wonder what the tow capacity is on a 1992
>> Corolla.
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> I replaced my pickup years ago with a $99.00 4X4 trailer from Kmart pulled
>by my Honda Civic. It was the best move I ever made. I save $ hundreds on gas
>and insurance, yet it does nearly everything the pickup can do; plus I can
carry
>four adults in air-conditioned comfort. I find that the trailer actually gets
>used less than once a month. But on those rare occasions when I need it, it is
>worth its weight in gold.
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> As a bonus, I now rarely get calls from friends who need to move things (or
>themselves). I suppose that folks don't see my trailer, so they forget about
>it. Did you ever notice that the pickup owner is invariably expected to supply
>a significant part of the labor?
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Most often done as a form of self preservation, otherwise "It's not
mine, so I'll take it all in one load"
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
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Posted by Wes on June 21, 2008, 10:08 pm
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> I replaced my pickup years ago with a $99.00 4X4 trailer from Kmart pulled
>by my Honda Civic. It was the best move I ever made. I save $ hundreds on gas
>and insurance, yet it does nearly everything the pickup can do; plus I can
carry
>four adults in air-conditioned comfort. I find that the trailer actually gets
>used less than once a month. But on those rare occasions when I need it, it is
>worth its weight in gold.
When I gave up my 4x4 for a saturn sl1, I bought a 5x8 trailer. I can't pull a
full rated
load in the trailer but 5 or 6 hundred pounds are not a big deal.
Hooked to a truck, we pulled a bridgeport column, knee and, table on it and on a
separate
trip a 12x36 lathe.
I seldom put heavy loads in my truck. Usually a few sheets of plywood and some
studs.
Maybe 5 or 6 bags of redi mix.
The only nice thing about the truck is that you had it with you all the time.
With the
trailer, I have to think a head but that is hardly much of a burden.
Most recent trip
http://wess.freeshell.org/usenet/rec.crafts.metalworking/trailerload.jpg
Not a monster load but considering it required two 35 miles two way trips, (140
miles) and
my mileage was still in the 30's, I'm pretty happy.
Wes
--
"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
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Posted by spaco on June 18, 2008, 8:34 pm
Please log in for more thread options Why ask us? You said you just saw one on the side of the road. Just
needs a little TLC. Probably get it cheap, too.
Seriously, try craigslist.
Years ago I needed a trailer, too. I looked in the closest big town
paper and found an ad where someone else was looking too. I called them
and told 'em I'd pay them $10 for the list of offers they did not take.
They gave me 10 names. I bought 2 of them. That was 1974. I still
have both.
Pete Stanaitis
texasjim1093 wrote:
I really need a
> rickety old trailer. I wonder what the tow capacity is on a 1992
> Corolla.
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