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T0MMY

posted on 5/4/17 at 09:04 PM Reply With Quote
Easystore Trailer

Anyone got one of these and are they any good?:

http://www.allytrailer.co.uk/

Bit worried about the car sitting so high up on top of the wheels like that.

I'm looking for something to tow my MNR Vortx but my garage is only 2.14m wide which is a gnats whisker too narrow for pretty much any trailer I've seen. This one would be good as it's light enough that I could probably lift it on its side to get it through my back gate and store it in the garden. Does anyone else do anything similar that is hopefully a bit cheaper?

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mark chandler

posted on 5/4/17 at 09:28 PM Reply With Quote
I built my trailer to fit the car

Trailer loaded rear view
Trailer loaded rear view


Trailer tilted
Trailer tilted


It is braked, you need this !

Perfectly stable, just load it right.

Materials, £800 I guess, pressed U channel, marine ply floor, suspension kit 900lb axles, heavy duty wheels hitch and cables from towing and trailers on eBay.

[Edited on 5/4/17 by mark chandler]

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T0MMY

posted on 5/4/17 at 09:45 PM Reply With Quote
That looks ideal but I don't think I've got the time or skills to build one myself! Good to know having the wheels underneath like that doesn't cause issues though.
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mark chandler

posted on 5/4/17 at 09:49 PM Reply With Quote
My wheels and tyres look a lot more substantial !

The car lives on the trailer so does not take up any room as such.

[Edited on 5/4/17 by mark chandler]

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ElmrPhD

posted on 6/4/17 at 06:15 AM Reply With Quote
Hadn't woken up, yet, so I found myself looking for a "LIKE" button to show my appreciation of that trailer. FaceBook is affecting my life too much!

Anyway...GOOD JOB on that trailer. Wish I had one like that...

Steve, in the NLs

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ArthurR

posted on 6/4/17 at 11:26 AM Reply With Quote
Do home built trailers need any type of inspection /certification?
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907

posted on 6/4/17 at 11:52 AM Reply With Quote
I think you just massage the date of manufacture to fit in with the regs.



My trailer, be it twin axle, has wheel mudguards that will take the weight of the car so I can drive over them.

This keeps the width down to the same as the tow car, a bit narrower in my case, but still has a low centre of gravity.
Even a car with sills still fits as it's frequently used to transport a lowered MX5 to track days.

Paul G

(Pic taken IVA day)
Description
Description


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mcerd1

posted on 6/4/17 at 11:54 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ArthurR
Do home built trailers need any type of inspection /certification?


Yes, I believe new built ones need an IVA
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/367387/IVA-inspection-manual-for-categories-o1-o2-o3-and-o4-trailers.pd f



but I suspect that a lot of trailers were 'built' just before the date that it became compulsory (end of October 2014 I think)

[Edited on 6/4/2017 by mcerd1]





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