[Shop-talk] Enclosed car trailer

[Brad Kahler]

Jim, thanks for the feedback.  It's always interesting to hear how other
people go about dealing with similar projects.

At first I was really into the idea of using e-track but I'm starting to
think it might be more hassle trying to get access to the wheels and be
able to use a ratchet in the tight wheel wells.  The trailer I'm looking at
comes with 4 D-rings installed which will likely be all I need.  I do like
the idea of e-track on the walls though.

Thanks!

brad



On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas at snet.net> wrote:

>
> > On Sep 8, 2015, at 3:49 PM, Brad Kahler <bkahler1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sometime in the next 6 months or so I'm thinking about buying an enclosed
> > car trailer for hauling my TR6 behind my motorhome.
> >
> > For those of you who may have been down this road I'd like to ask a few
> > questions:
> >
> > 1)  Did you use E-track for tying the car down?
> No but use it to hold other stuff down, and on the walls.
> >
> > 2)  If you used E-track how did you fasten it to the floor?
> One inch wood screws into the deck. Lots of them, every hole.
>
> >
> > 3)  If you used E-track how hard is it to tire bonnets with ratchets on a
> > small car like a TR6?
> Haven't tied the car down with that. I tie to recessed rings in the floor,
> two front, two rear, with ratchets hooking to dedicated welded loops on the
> crossmember in front if, under the spring axle mounts in rear (live axle,
> though.)
> >
> > 4)  If you didn't use E-track how did you tie the car down?
> See above
> >
> > 5)  Did you get an extended tongue?
> No
> >
> > 6)  Would you prefer a torsion axle over leaf springs?
> Springs but hard to find I think.
> >
> > 7)  Did you get any 120vac wiring installed or did you wire it yourself
> for
> > 120vac?
> Not yet
> >
> > 8)  Did you opt for a roof top air conditioner?
> No
> >
> > 9)  Did you buy a 7' wide, 8' wide or 8'-6" wide trailer?  And why did
> you
> > select that width?
> 8'6" to accommodate my Mustang and like cars, and walk around space and
> in/out ability with my MGA.