I can indeed comment on the trailer formerly owned by Josh... It was, by
_far_ the best trailer I've used or seen. No ramps, no sliding, no nothing.
Way cool, and even fun :-)
To unload, move the car foward to make sure you have no weight on the
locking 'arm' - pull the pin, drove off slowly. It's really pretty fun too
- you inch backwards until you start slowly tilting up. When the tail
contacts the ground, continue off. Assembly is the opposite :-)
We towed it behind Sterling McLanes F150 with no troubles at all.
The only think that Josh's trailer didn't have is a tire rack, but it did
have a triangular box in front for stuff.
If/when I buy another trailer (rather than the my hooptie one, or the even
hooptier one of the Elder's (thanks AJ for loaning yours this year!) I'll
seriously look at this kind. The only other thing I'd get would be
aluminum.
Kevin M.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Sirota [mailto:josh@sirota.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 2:57 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Tilt-bed car trailers
>
>
> A lot of you guys are talking about these rollback-based tilt-beds.
>
> When I was looking for a full-sized tilt-bed trailer, I didn't want a
> rollback. I was afraid that with the huge motorhome, I
> wouldn't even be
> able to tell how far to back up, etc. My second Formula Ford
> came with this
> great homemade tilt-bed trailer that wasn't a rollback. It
> was incredibly
> convenient in every way, so I really wanted something similar
> when it came
> time to buy a full-sized trailer.
>
> The one I found is here:
>
> http://www.totalusa.com/Jim-Glo/tilt.html
>
> From what you are all saying it sounds cheaper than the
> rollbacks, and I'll
> guarantee it's easier to use. I drove 13,000 miles with it behind the
> motorhome and had no problems other than a flat tire. It's
> very convenient
> one-person operation, no ramps, no rollbacks. To get the car
> off, you just
> park your rig, walk to the trailer, unstrap the car, pull the
> pin, get in
> the car, and drive off (the trailer tilts when you move the
> car backwards).
>
> To load, you just drive up onto the trailer (it will tilt as
> you drive on),
> pin it, strap the car down, and drive away. No ramps, no
> moving the tow
> vehicle.
>
> Kevin McCormick borrowed it for last year's Nationals, perhaps he can
> comment. It has since been stolen so I can't show it to you.
>
> Other than being a little tongue-heavy, it was really a great
> trailer. It's
> about $3600, and comes in any color you like. Prices and
> options are on the
> web site.
>
> Josh
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