Single-axle trailers scare me, though I do see quite a few of them around.
They are going to be a LOT less forgiving of weight distribution issues than
dual-axle trailers, and don't have the nice inherent sway damping. Add to
that the feature you like, towing with a lighter tow vehicle, and your margin
for error goes down further. Which is all to say, pay attention when you set
it up, and keep an eye on things like your tires and wheel bearings. Do
something to make SURE the car is always loaded in the same place, and be very
careful about everything else that gets loaded on the trailer. Probably a
good idea to even carry the same amount of gas in the race car, though if the
gas tank is over the trailer axle that wouldn't make much difference.
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:35:26 -0500
> From: spitfirejoe@email.com
> Subject: [Autox] Towing discussion - another view point
>
> A friend of mine just told me he talked a North East Iowa manufacturer into
> building a "Small Bore" trailer. It's a single axle design - built to be
> "HEAVY DUTY, LIGHT WEIGHT, LOW COST, EASY TO LOAD, AND EASY TO TOW....AND
> GARAGABLE" (his words). Basic trailer is only $1875. It doesn't have all
> the bells and whistles, but looks darn nice and rugged enough to do the job
> for those of us that drive little race cars. Some bells and whistles are
> available as options - nose fairing, electric brakes, alloy wheels, strap
> winch were listed.
>
> I pull my AutoX Spitfires around on a homebuilt (not by me) single axle
> trailer with my bone stock V6 Automatic Ford F150 Supercab. I have not had
a
> lick of trouble, though it does knock my gas mileage down to about 14. ;-)
> After reading all the notes on this list about trailer towing, I'm
certainly
> going to have an auxiliary trans cooler installed before I do any more
towing.
> It just makes sense. I do have a good hitch, and there was a wiring kit on
> the truck from the factory. Everything has worked well, but I'm not towing
> excess tons of stuff.
>
> My point here is that if you HAVE to have a big trailer and lots of spares
and
> lots of tools - they you have to have a big truck. Many of us need to look
at
> the costs associated with all this, however. If I don't have to carry
> everything, I can get by with a lighter trailer and therefore a lighter
truck.
> You guys that are chasing your dreams all over the country certainly need
to
> have bigger trucks and trailers - no question about that.
>
> The discussion was enlightening on several issues, and I appreciate all the
> information.
>
>
>
> Joe Guinan
> Fremont, NE
> NASS Member #31
> spitfirejoe@email.com
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