Vintage Travel Trailer options?
I've been knocking around the idea lately of setting up a classic looking trailer with both the ability to haul swap meet items and antiques as well as provide me with a place to sleep and shower on t...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:slowleak wrote:
my towing limits will likely be somewhere around a ton tops using my car,
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2,000 pounds, tops????
I have a fourteen foot molded fiberglass trailer, which is one of the lightest standy-uppies on the road. Keeping it at/under 2,000 pounds is a constant battle.
You're dreaming!
I've got a 12' fiberglass now that's probably as heavy as this thing, or at least it feels it, and it doesn't carry weight very well at all. The springs just don't take much weight, just me standing in the trailer will bottom the suspension on each side. I'm probably going to toss the leaf springs for a new torsion axle and home made adapter mount to keep the height correct. Its basically a 1" square tube frame with 1/2" plywood upper sides. The weight is in the 3/4" wood floor and super heavy glass top. I had the top off to do some repairs and it took 6 guys to lift it. Fiberglass isn't as light as aluminum.
I'd guess that my 12' trailer is close to 1400 lbs loaded most of the time, and it catches a lot of wind. The shape of it also makes for poor aerodynamics since the front wall 'leans' forward by design. Its 3" of ground clearance is an issue as well. I already lost one side of the rear bumper leaving a gas station, it must of hooked the edge of the pavement and got ripped off. All that's left is the bolts where it bolted to the lower frame.
