Anybody ever use a Stinger?

DUNEBUGGYDOUG wrote:
Hey Turtle N Peeps,I have two of those ole 56 Sedan Deliveries.I have had one since 1968 and the other since 1984.Not trying to hijack the thread just saying hi to another ole Chevy guy.Not many of these around

Doug you have just become my new best friend. :) I'm on vacation right now but I will talk to you more when I get back home. :)

bfast54 wrote:
Ok.....let me be the devil's advocate on this one,
Looks to be maybe 10 at the most 12 inch tires you're going to put that weight on those tiny tires.

then you're going to turn a corner and you can put a-side load on those tires ?????
let's see how many revolutions per minute are these tires going to go if you doing 65 or 70 miles per hour???

Do you see where this is going??????

Maybe a good reason they went the way of the dodo bird.

Thanks for the input.

I can get some tires rated for the weight so that is no problem. The speed is a non issue because there are tons of boat trailer tires that size on the road working just fine. If I do this, and that is a BIG if, I will more than likely get a heavy ply 8" tire.

BenK wrote:
Turtle !!!! Such fun !!! Love that kind of project !!!!

But, gotta be devils advocate for discussion purposes...

#1 is that if used on public roads (touches pavement), it must have a DOT certification

#2 Can't see how it will back up. It will bind

Otherwise, a fun project and keep us posted on how it goes !

No problem with devils advocate; none at all.

I wondered about #1. Not so much about the DOT thing but the license thing. I was told in Ca if a tire touches the road it needs to be licensed. IOW's a dolly needs to be licensed in CA. Wonder if I need to license my stinger? :h But then again I have seen those hitch racks that have a tire on the road and they don't have a plate on them? :h I will have to check into this when the time comes.


#2; great minds think alike. :B I wondered about that? I agree the swing radius would be different. If I made my own I would make it so the tire can pivot a few degrees to take the bind out. I really don't know how much find there would be in this thing. Evidently not too much because the factory ones don't pivot. In any event mine will pivot if I go through with this.

I'm really more concerned about the frame of my 56 more than anything. I will really have to do a lot of reinforcement to it for a hitch.

At this point I'm just thinking out loud. :)

I think one like this was used in the "Long Long Trailer" movie. Like the others, I am having a hard time seeing how you could make a turn with the one pictured in the OP.
Barney

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Ron

Ok.....let me be the devil's advocate on this one,
Looks to be maybe 10 at the most 12 inch tires you're going to put that weight on those tiny tires.

then you're going to turn a corner and you can put a-side load on those tires ?????
let's see how many revolutions per minute are these tires going to go if you doing 65 or 70 miles per hour???

Do you see where this is going??????

Maybe a good reason they went the way of the dodo bird.

Hey Turtle N Peeps,I have two of those ole 56 Sedan Deliveries.I have had one since 1968 and the other since 1984.Not trying to hijack the thread just saying hi to another ole Chevy guy.Not many of these around

Watch the "Long, Long Trailer" Ricky and Lucy had one between their car and the trailer. I always thought it was manufactured just for the movie!

Turtle !!!! Such fun !!! Love that kind of project !!!!

But, gotta be devils advocate for discussion purposes...

#1 is that if used on public roads (touches pavement), it must have a DOT certification

#2 Can't see how it will back up. It will bind

Otherwise, a fun project and keep us posted on how it goes !

I think I saw one of those in an I Love Lucy episode!