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Educamicate me, How cheesy is the HF trailer
 This a good frame to use for a light weight tear drop trailer? http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/trailer-trailer-accessories/1720-lb-capacity-super-duty-48-inch-x-96-inch-utility-trailer-with-12-inch-five-lug-wheels-and-tires-94564.html Specs are in the above link.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NW Lower Michigan
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Not so bad. You get what you pay for. The tear drop will work but I bought this trailer because it is foldable. There are better platforms for your project at competitive cost. I also bought a spare tire/wheel. I do light duty occasional hauling and put the thing away upon mission accomplished.
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11-07-2010, 07:56 AM
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I was going to add that my first mod would be to redrill the hubs for 5x130 lugs and mount a pair of polished 15 inch Fuchs.
What frame would you recommend that is a better platform?
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11-07-2010, 08:03 AM
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I'm sorry I can't recommend anything for your needs. My needs were diffrent so I took a pass on a lot of rigid trailers in the 4X8, 5X8 size-range. I had contempleted erecting and dismantling a simple pup or dome-type camping tent for warm-weather travel on this trailer down the road. In the alternative, since I pull it with an SUV, I could keep my vehicle uncluttered for sleeping with all the crap, including a camping stove and gas tank secured in nondescript boxes on the trailer with a locking hitch.
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11-07-2010, 08:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
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I will never own a trailer with tires/wheels/bearings that are that small.
But then I've got a 3/4 ton pick-up that will carry far more than this little toy. |
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11-07-2010, 08:36 AM
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I fine most things at HF as a kit. Plan on some re-work to get things right....
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11-07-2010, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Just outside the beltway
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I have had two of those things. For what I used it for it was great.
The big one...sold for $300:  Uploaded with ImageShack.us The little one, I got for free from a fellow PCA member and I made it a dedicated tire trailer. Been to Watkins Glen, Mid Ohio, VIR, NJMP and a bunch of trips to Summit Point.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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11-07-2010, 05:11 PM
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I vote that is is CHEESE.
Check out craigslist and buy some ugly piece of iron made by a redneck with a welder. Probably cost less and deliver more. Larry |
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11-07-2010, 06:14 PM
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Va Steve, do you have pics and diemensions of the wheel hub? I have a pair of 15x6 Fuchs that I'd like to use. Wanna make sure there is enough meat to restud in the 5x130 pattern.
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11-08-2010, 08:49 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
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I got a buddy that has one of those. He beats the piss out of it. I'm suprised its still holding tgether.
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11-08-2010, 09:21 AM
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Joe Bob, I can go take some photos of it tonight and try to measure.
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11-08-2010, 09:34 AM
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Thanks....if it works out for me, do you need the take off wheels?
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11-08-2010, 09:40 AM
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I could use one....but it'd kill you in shipping.
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11-08-2010, 10:30 AM
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Greyhound is cheap....
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11-08-2010, 10:53 AM
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The fact that those trailers come with the tow hitch, lights, axle and springs, PLUS the paperwork to obtain title and plates makes them a bargain if you sold off the frame for scrap and built what you need.
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11-08-2010, 11:05 AM
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My dad used one to haul an ultralight airplane around. Worked OK.
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11-08-2010, 11:07 AM
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11-08-2010, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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I have one, it's ok for the money. I bought it to fold and stand in my garage, in retrospect I wish I'd gone with a non-folding 4x8 with sides on it as I now store it under my deck. For the size it is HEAVY, the lights are pretty poor, the hitch is a bit temperamental, and one of my casters for the vertical storage is broken. But for the money you can't go too wrong. Mine has quite a few miles on it with no issues.
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11-08-2010, 05:00 PM
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Location: Lincoln, NE
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I would go with a regular 4'x8' trailer. Here is mine. You can pick one up for around $600. Has leaf springs, 5 lug wheels, lights. All around just more heavy duty. Mine has a serial number and titled.
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11-08-2010, 05:32 PM
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Who makes that one?
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11-08-2010, 05:34 PM
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