Utility trailer question- how to make it work?
Hi all,
Apologies if I'm on the wrong site, but really no idea where to post this.
I'm looking to get a small utility trailer to tow behind vehicle for the many hundreds of things you can't do without a pickup.
However I live in a house with a single car garage, narrow driveway and limited street space.
I opted for a 4 X 6 utility trailer a lot like the one shown below:
http://forums.genvibe.com/files/imported/405136=13108-Lowes_Trailer.jpg
Anything larger is really not going to be practical storage wise. With the 6 ft length I can tip it up on end to store.
Now the problem I'm having is that I do renovation work (non professionally), and I'd really like to be able to get 4 X 8 panels using this thing, such as drywall, etc.
Cargo space is 4' wide, no problems there. And I can fold the tailgate inwards if anything is longer than 6ft. But with the trailer length, there's going to be too much overhang to move panels.
What would be great is if the tailgate were shorter, and folded out like a normal truck, extending it a couple feet so on those times you have to move longer items, badabing how handy. But no such luck. The tailgate is a full 4 ft long and even if I rigged it to fold out flat, it would extend too far to be practical driving.
I've looked everywhere for a 4 X 6 trailer with a small tailgate, but such a thing doesn't seem to exist. Does anyone know where a part like this could be purchased? Or maybe some other removable attachment solution to extend trailer length? Surely somene has come across this before. Thanks for any ideas.
Apologies if I'm on the wrong site, but really no idea where to post this.
I'm looking to get a small utility trailer to tow behind vehicle for the many hundreds of things you can't do without a pickup.
However I live in a house with a single car garage, narrow driveway and limited street space.
I opted for a 4 X 6 utility trailer a lot like the one shown below:
http://forums.genvibe.com/files/imported/405136=13108-Lowes_Trailer.jpg
Anything larger is really not going to be practical storage wise. With the 6 ft length I can tip it up on end to store.
Now the problem I'm having is that I do renovation work (non professionally), and I'd really like to be able to get 4 X 8 panels using this thing, such as drywall, etc.
Cargo space is 4' wide, no problems there. And I can fold the tailgate inwards if anything is longer than 6ft. But with the trailer length, there's going to be too much overhang to move panels.
What would be great is if the tailgate were shorter, and folded out like a normal truck, extending it a couple feet so on those times you have to move longer items, badabing how handy. But no such luck. The tailgate is a full 4 ft long and even if I rigged it to fold out flat, it would extend too far to be practical driving.
I've looked everywhere for a 4 X 6 trailer with a small tailgate, but such a thing doesn't seem to exist. Does anyone know where a part like this could be purchased? Or maybe some other removable attachment solution to extend trailer length? Surely somene has come across this before. Thanks for any ideas.
