bigrich
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 10:50 PM |
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folding or sectional trailer ideas
Due to haveing limited space to keep a car size trailer i was thinking of building one over the winter that disassembles into 3 sections to make
storeing it in the garage easier,
Has anyone done anything similar or have pictures of one that may confirm the ideas in my head are do-able
or maybe a folding trailer that reduces in width on a pivot system
Rich
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worX
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 11:14 PM |
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Surely you would fit a trailer in your garage that had a really low bed with the wheels Outside the bed?
If so, you could make it "fixed" and just drive the car straight up on to it for storage???
Steve
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 25/9/07 at 11:23 PM |
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I looked into this,due to having limited space for storage,a company called sandspectrailers,do a folding one but its not wide enough for our type of
cars,but if your building one yourself you can make it wider
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ned
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 06:29 AM |
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I've heard of some with folding tow/a-frame that means you can store them in the garage and they shouldn't be too long to get the door
shut...
I have a trailer but it's currently stored at my parents (sadly not for much longer) due to space at home and I was thinking of some clever
way/mechanism for tipping it on it's side so I could store it up against the wall in the garage. Never got very far with the idea though..
Ned.
[Edited on 26/9/07 by ned]
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Avoneer
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 06:30 AM |
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You can unbolt everything on mine and it all goes into a small bundle. The whole thing is held together with M12 bolts.
Pat...
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=71781
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russbost
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 06:42 AM |
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Screwfix or Northern Tools (can't remember which) do one for about £285, not sure about the bed size but could be modified, think it carries up
to about 525kg. Doubt if you could buy the bits for much less.
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welderman
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 06:52 AM |
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we converted a brian james trailer for a freind, as said before, we cut the entire front A frame off and fabricated it so it was able to fold back in
it's self, so he could then put it into his garage.
Thank's, Joe
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gingerprince
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 08:27 AM |
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I have a Woodford Widebody trailer. It's narrow enough to get through a standard 7 foot garage door, yet has a 5'10" bed so fits my
MK with room to spare.
All fits in my garage with enough space in the corner for my tool cabinet and a couple of other bits. Granted I can't get a lot else in there,
but who cares 
It's very light so I pull it in the garage by hand jockey-first, then the ramps slide in and out of the rear to easily load/unload the car
without needing to move the trailer unless I'm using it.
Link to Woodford Widebody
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 08:44 AM |
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Just brainstorming here so mad suggestion alert!!!
I guess part of the consideration will be making it rigid in use. Maybe the 2 side rails could be full length, then the 3 sections bolt to it. Front
section having the A-frame attached. Middle with axle etc. Rear with ramp fixings.
And for the mad idea........ Normal car trailerthat can fit in garage. To store secure a ratchet starp at each corner and ratchet it up to the roof
trusses when not in use. Head height, lights, roof strength may be an issue though.
Ot alternatively - depending on width of garage - roll it in as normal then stand it on its side using similar ratchet straps to lift it in
position.
As our cars are quite light, maybe a full bolted trailer could be designed with minimal steel (ie axle, A frame and 2 long ramps) that can easily
unbolt into component parts.
I bet any modular trailer would be a bit of a pain to keep assembling and breaking down again for storage. I know i would end up leaving it assembled
most of the time.
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thunderace
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 08:50 AM |
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this is what you need see ebay Item number: 160161741571
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:08 AM |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160161741571&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26
_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D160161741571%26fvi%3D1
Isnt a dolly only useable in emergencies - ie not for planned towing? Interesting how it folds up though.
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gingerprince
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:08 AM |
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Towing dolly is not legal for transportation. only recovery. And only up to something like 40mph. And no good if you break your wishbones or
something at a track day!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:19 AM |
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What would stop you having something that is half way between conventional trailer and towing dolly?
Ie a rectangular bit for from wheels to sit on, another for rear wheels and a solid bar between them (and obviously and A-frame etc). Not sure how to
get the axle correctly supported in the middle though.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:26 AM |
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Hopefully some more sensible inspiration here!! 
http://www.duuo.com/index.html
http://sandspectrailers.com/foldingcar.html
http://www.titanproductsuk.co.uk/products.html
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MikeR
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:38 AM |
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ok daft idea first ......
make an attachment to the car chassis to bolt on the indespension suspension, so you don't have a trailer - just a car with wheels fitted in the
middle. You'd also need to modify the front of the car to include a tow hitch.
All you'd need then is somewhere to store the additional wheels / tow hitch when you get to your destination .... hmmm, wouldn't that be
the tow car?
Ok, perhaps being slightly more sensible, a trailer with no suspension / wheels wouldn't be a problem as it could sit on the floor with the car
ontop of it - so you're car is 6" higher - is that an issue? When you want to use the trailer, reverse the car off, lift the trailer, fit
the suspension / wheels, fit the tow hitch, drive the car back on and tow.
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ned
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 09:43 AM |
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Another idea - relay your garage floor in concrete with a trailer shaped hole in it so you drive the trailer into the floor so the car is at ground
level. a few planks to cover the ramp for getting the trailer in and out.
Damn why didn't i think of that before i built my garage lol.
Ned.
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martin1973
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| posted on 26/9/07 at 06:32 PM |
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on my old subaru offroader we made an axle that slotted into some boxsection under the floor.
then a drawbar that slotted in the front chassis rail
used a trolley jack to put in on the towbar.
so in a sense we used the car as a trailer
martin
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