New car hauler...

[cjshaker]

Since things are a bit slow over the holidays, I thought I'd post a few pictures of my new car hauler I picked up earlier this year to replace my open trailer. With a lot of research and help from guys on the forums, I made decisions for options that I thought would best suit my needs. I added a winch right after getting it, after looking at several different ways of mounting it so that it is out of the way. The cable pulley is able to be unhooked and kept out of the way. A big thanks goes out to Don Fotti, Dale P, Rory and Larry K. for helping me out on this, in many ways.

The truck is ready to haul it after finishing my trailer brake controller, which I'm in the process of wiring now. I absolutely HATE cheap electrical connectors and splices that cut into the factory wiring, they always cause problems down the road when you least need it. So I've made a separate harness using quality connectors and sealed connections. Hopefully it will be trouble free for years to come.

[thatdarncat]

Congrats, nice looking rig. I'm sure you saw John V.'s advice on the other forum, but I thought it was good of marking enclosed trailers on the roof in case of theft so they can be identified. Vinyl lettering would probably work to keep it neat. Have fun with it.

[cjshaker]

Kevin, I did see that from John, and yes, it seems like good advice. Theft is always a concern where I live because it's a pretty poor county, but they mainly steal scrap and anything that's easy to sell without tracing. I've already invested in some pretty good locking devices for the trailer and I'll be looking into a tracking GPS system for when it's on the road. The biggest theft deterrent I have for home is something I can't/wont discuss here on the forum...lol

My only towing concern is towing with a short frame truck. I'll just have to wait and see how that goes, but I'm a pretty safe and cautious driver.

[turbohunter]

Really nice Doug.
I are jealous.

[gdaddy01]

very nice , I know you will have fun with that , congrads

[jayb]

Nice looking trailer Doug!  When can I borrow it? 

On the GPS tracker, this is the one I use.  Seems to work pretty well, and not too expensive.  You have to pay by the month for the GPS connection, but you can turn it on and off at your convenience. 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JG8KCLO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

[shady]

I solder & heat shrink all my connections. crimping just doesn't cut it.

[ScotiaFE]

Nice car hole!

[cjshaker]

I do plan on getting some good use out of it. While it's just going to be for fun, my new project will be aimed at a 95% strip car, so it will get some regular use with that, along with a yearly trip to the FE Reunion hopefully. I've been making some other upgrades inside like an air tank for tires, tool storage and of course a few Ford FE and 427 banners that I have

Nice looking trailer Doug!  When can I borrow it? 

I'm not sure it would work for you, Jay. What size hitch does your Mustang have on it?

Thanks for that GPS tracker link. That's actually one of the ones I was looking at. Hopefully you can answer a couple of questions I had about it that I didn't see listed.
1: I assume the battery is internal since it did not list a battery type?
2: Do you know if you can cancel during winter months when it won't be in use, then resubscribe during the racing season? That would save some unnecessary expenditures when it's not needed.

[jayb]

Yes and yes, the battery is internal and you can cancel the subscription when not in use.  However, you do have to go online and cancel it; if you don't, they will automatically hit your credit card every month - Jay

[Heo]

Nice trailer Dough

[rhinosoft]

That looks very impressive - I have never seen one on the road here in Australia ... but there must be some!!??

My only comment is probably useless but the guy wires for the ramp could appear invisible in some situations adding to a tripping danger etc. Would some small coloured flags/tags attached every few feet on the wires be a good idea? Again, I've never seen one so just an observation.

Graeme

[thatdarncat]

The common safety solution for the ramp door wires are to use swimming pool "noodles". They're usually on sale cheap here in the states during the summer.

[Posi67]

Pool Noodles would work and they are hard to miss with bright colors. After 10 years I finally got around to buy a couple lengths of Black foam 1/2" pipe insulation thinking it would be a clean look and do the job. Well, they did until I put the ramp door up and forgot they were on the cables. Shredded quite nicely while trying to roll up into the spool. Good thing they are cheap.

[NIsaacs]

Nice trailer! They are great for shade or a rainy day. The v-nose are nice and will help the 390 tow truck

What are the spec's and dimensions? Axles, tire size, gvw and suspension?

Nick