Folding trailer

[loman4ec]

Well I broke down in Cincinnati and finally bought a trailer. I bought a 4X8 trailer from Harbor Freight that folds for storage. It is really cool. It is a kit that costs only $250 and it holds 970lbs. You have to build your own sides and put down the plywood so when done it cost about $350 but that is cheep for a new trailer. I just wanted to show eveyone this. This is going to make coke machine hunting so much easier. It was tough getting machines into my Dodge. This trailer is so low I can load machines myself.

[Creighton]

Very nice!
Creigthon

[globalcompressors]

That works! I have a 5X7 tilt tralier that I use when going machine hunting.
Take a dolly, straps, the trailer, oh, maybe the wife, and you're ready for that romantic weekend getaway.

Oooh baby!!!!

That's fun! '>

Eric

[dr galaga]

Quote (globalcompressors @ Oct. 28 2005,7:43)

Take a dolly, straps, the trailer, oh, maybe the wife, and you're ready for that romantic weekend getaway. Oooh baby!!!!

The straps or your wife?



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[dr galaga]

Looks nice.  Did you have to mail order the trailer?  How much was shipping?  Did it include the tires?

[globalcompressors]

Ouch!!!

I won't bite..........hard!   '>

Yaaaa.....Baby!!!!!!

Hmmm...did I just say that out-loud?  Oooops! '>

oh...right, nice trailer!  '>

[loman4ec]

The trailer came from Harbor Freight. I just went in and bought it. It came in two boxes and you have to put it together yourself. It comes with everything except the wood floor and sides. All together with everything all put together and ready to use it cost between $350 and $375. That isn't bad. I fit the cavalier bow front, ideal 35, cornelius compact 50, and three rubbermade bins on it and it rode just fine going down the road at 65 or 70 MPH. It takes about 45 min to take apart and fold up but that isn't too bad. And the fact that it folds is great. I have been renting trailers every time I move or go get a machine. The rentals have been costing between $175 and $250 each time and I have taken the trailer on two trips so far so it has already paid for itself.

[dr galaga]

They have Harbor Freight stores?  '>
Only thing I have seen is their catalog.  '>

[Ltransam]

          Yes thay have stores '> We have one in Cincinnati

                                                                         Ltransam

[loman4ec]

Yeah they have them in about every big city. There are two or three in cincinnati. They have great prices but some of their stuff is cheeply made. But for tools that aren't going to be used on a regular basis they are great. The trailer is really well built and really solid.

[glassbottlesrule]

Harbor Frieght is awesome. In the place a couple times a month.  Great place to buy cheap tools.  Decent looking trailer, will have to look into one.

[MoonDawg]

Quote (loman4ec @ Oct. 28 2005,8:06)

The trailer is really well built and really solid.

Nicely designed folding unit.
    As with any trailer of this kind, special attention should be paid to greasing the wheel bearings before each long trip.   Smaller diameter wheel = higher RPM.

[loman4ec]

Yes that is a problem. They have a trailer with bigger wheels 12 in compaired to 8in but they were out of them when I bought it. It was only $75 more. But I plan on buying new wheel hubs and upgrading to 12 inch wheels. It will also raise the hauling load to 1150 lbs. But doing it after the fact will run me another $125.

[globalcompressors]

3 or 4 here in the Houston area.