[Shop-talk] Enclosed car trailer (random thoughts)

[Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA]

David
Yes, I forgot to mention the tie-down hangers.  Ibve mounted
one set RR and the other LF
The perfect way to keep your tie-downs up and out of the way.
One other thing I made was some aluminum plates the drop in
to the gap near the floor hinge.  Useful when loading something
in a small castered cart or dolly to keep the small casters from
falling and jamming into the gap.  Nest them and store them
against the lower e-track near the rear of the trailer using a light
bungee.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA

From: David Hillman
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:59 PM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Enclosed car trailer (random thoughts)

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA wrote:
> Here?s what I?ve learned:

    Since we're on the topic; two simple little things that make hauling
cars much easier for me.  Both came on my current trailer, but I will
install them on my next x trailers.

    Tie-down hangers.  Just two little pieces of aluminum angle, with a few
holes drilled in one leg, mounted to the top of the walls roughly above
each floor d-ring.  Unhook the tie-down from the car, and hang that end on
the up on the wall.  The opposite end always stay hooked to the d-rings,
but out of the way.  I can drive in and be securely tied-down in under a
minute, if necessary.

    Floor-level wall-mounted E-track.  Mine goes the entire trailer length,
but really the handiest bit is between the human door and the wheel wells.
Here I keep two E-track beam pockets, and a 2x4 spanning the width of the
trailer.  Drive in 'til the front wheels hit the 2x4, and you're good.  No
fussing around with positioning the car.  Hook the front tie-downs and
pull the car against the 2x4, then attach the rears.  Not moving from the
same spot every time.  Also doubles as an anchor point when using a
come-along to trailer a dead racecar ( I could buy a winch, but some
people pay good money for that workout ;) )

    Two more things I'll never be without.

--
  David Hillman
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