What do YOU use to tow your track car?
#841
+1
And the convenience when racing is only half the equation. Part of the trip we just took was parking the rig in an RV park south of Rapid City for 5 days, and enjoying our NC around the Black Hills. Then on to visit family in WI for another week. It's like a motel room you can take anywhere.
And the convenience when racing is only half the equation. Part of the trip we just took was parking the rig in an RV park south of Rapid City for 5 days, and enjoying our NC around the Black Hills. Then on to visit family in WI for another week. It's like a motel room you can take anywhere.
#842
The biggest problem I have with uhaul car trailers is that the front of the trailer is not friendly to lowered cars. So, to make your life easier, you should plan to raise your ride height just for loading, or plan for some sort of wood shimming setup to get the nose of the car over the front edge of the trailer.
This problem is greatly exacerbated if you have an air dam or front lip.
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The biggest problem I have with uhaul car trailers is that the front of the trailer is not friendly to lowered cars. So, to make your life easier, you should plan to raise your ride height just for loading, or plan for some sort of wood shimming setup to get the nose of the car over the front edge of the trailer.
This problem is greatly exacerbated if you have an air dam or front lip.
This problem is greatly exacerbated if you have an air dam or front lip.
#846
As an addendum to my cheap bastard rearview camera setup, I picked up a 9" monitor:
Uses the same connector and mounting as the 7" monitor that came with the eRapta kit. Same remote even works.
Looks to be a big improvement, but takes up some real estate... I think I forgot to mention I had the monitor mounted in place of the rear view mirror using this:
https://www.rearviewsafety.com/winds...FVKDfgodGGUFJw
The 9" monitor is large but doesn't obstruct forward vision, unless you need to look through the center top of the windshield... Could be an issue for smaller vehicles, though you probably wouldn't need a camera system then...
More when I get a chance to drive it.
Uses the same connector and mounting as the 7" monitor that came with the eRapta kit. Same remote even works.
Looks to be a big improvement, but takes up some real estate... I think I forgot to mention I had the monitor mounted in place of the rear view mirror using this:
https://www.rearviewsafety.com/winds...FVKDfgodGGUFJw
The 9" monitor is large but doesn't obstruct forward vision, unless you need to look through the center top of the windshield... Could be an issue for smaller vehicles, though you probably wouldn't need a camera system then...
More when I get a chance to drive it.
#849
Speaking of tongue weight, that looks like you might not have enough... :S Any sway issues with it?
#850
Maybe it could use a little more. Got a little wobbly around 80mph, but there's really no need to be driving that fast with that much in tow - felt great otherwise. I don't think it was that far off, the front end of the trailer is heavier and the front car is fully in front of the trailer axles, with the second car close to them. I'll be using this trailer to go to Miatas @ MRLS again this year, might do a little testing beforehand to figure out the best way to load it.
#851
Forgot to post earlier, a few weekends ago I pulled the miata down to Road Atlanta for a NASA-SE event and here are my findings.
Like mentioned previously, the U-Haul trailer is stupid tongue heavy if you use their supplied wheel straps. The next time I will use my own straps and position the car further back. The truck had no issues pulling and I got a rather nice 15.5 mpgs while towing ~70mph. Overall it wasn't terribly expensive either, ~$160 for the weekend with coverage on it. I think I'll continue to do this for a while until I decide where to store a trailer of my own.
Like mentioned previously, the U-Haul trailer is stupid tongue heavy if you use their supplied wheel straps. The next time I will use my own straps and position the car further back. The truck had no issues pulling and I got a rather nice 15.5 mpgs while towing ~70mph. Overall it wasn't terribly expensive either, ~$160 for the weekend with coverage on it. I think I'll continue to do this for a while until I decide where to store a trailer of my own.
#852
Hrm.
The last time i towed with a Uhaul trailer with a Miata was picking up a car in Minneapolis and bringing it back to Indianapolis.
Tow vehicle was a 2003 Montero w/ OME HD suspension. I thought it towed ridiculously well. Granted, the tongue weight probably helped things a little. The rear springs are a little much, unloaded.
The last time i towed with a Uhaul trailer with a Miata was picking up a car in Minneapolis and bringing it back to Indianapolis.
Tow vehicle was a 2003 Montero w/ OME HD suspension. I thought it towed ridiculously well. Granted, the tongue weight probably helped things a little. The rear springs are a little much, unloaded.
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I am not affiliated with the seller, but i think someone on here needs this in their life!
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/6172758995.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/6172758995.html
#854
I am not affiliated with the seller, but i think someone on here needs this in their life!
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/6172758995.html
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/6172758995.html
#855
The basic concept of that is pretty much perfect as far as I'm concerned, though I'm not convinced 70's caddy is the best starting point. But I will give it some Doc Brown sort of "Why not do it with some style?" points. Do this on something like a Ford Transit connect and then we're talking.
#858
So anyone doing anything for anti theft?
I'm part of a Powerstroke owners group for Arizona on Facebook and I swear I see a post like every three days about someone new getting their 7.3l or 6.0l truck stolen. Maybe only 20% of them get recovered and they are usually trashed. I'm guessing the rest are driven straight to Mexico.
Maybe Ravelco or something? I'm starting to get paranoid. People are posting videos of thieves just walking up to the truck, they are inside within 5 seconds and driving away within 20 seconds.
I'm part of a Powerstroke owners group for Arizona on Facebook and I swear I see a post like every three days about someone new getting their 7.3l or 6.0l truck stolen. Maybe only 20% of them get recovered and they are usually trashed. I'm guessing the rest are driven straight to Mexico.
Maybe Ravelco or something? I'm starting to get paranoid. People are posting videos of thieves just walking up to the truck, they are inside within 5 seconds and driving away within 20 seconds.
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Construction equipment is generally keyed alike, ie, Caterpillar key operates most Caterpillars, Deere loader key operates most Deere loaders and dozers and graders, Deere ag key operates most green Deere machines, Hitachi key operates Deere excavators (because Hitachi makes them for Deere), etc. To prevent theft one of my customers puts an inline keyed valve on the fuel line. Another pulls out the shutdown solenoid fuse. Disconnecting the shutdown harness is easy to do on some machines due to location. Machines are really easy to steal and don't have tags, titles, or registrations.
#860
So anyone doing anything for anti theft?
I'm part of a Powerstroke owners group for Arizona on Facebook and I swear I see a post like every three days about someone new getting their 7.3l or 6.0l truck stolen. Maybe only 20% of them get recovered and they are usually trashed. I'm guessing the rest are driven straight to Mexico.
I'm part of a Powerstroke owners group for Arizona on Facebook and I swear I see a post like every three days about someone new getting their 7.3l or 6.0l truck stolen. Maybe only 20% of them get recovered and they are usually trashed. I'm guessing the rest are driven straight to Mexico.
IMHO, most anti-theft devices only work on 'honest' theives. A guy who's making a living at it will probably have a workaround...