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Monaco

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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:46 pm

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Does anyone recognise the maker of this trailer?

http://www.miniworld.com.au/prod185.htm

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michaelb

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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:05 pm

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I think they are to narrow. My Cooper S would only have 100mm space on either side and if you have wider wheels then even less space. So Im not convinced. :shock:

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BBY755

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:42 pm

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Also looked at Easy-trailer which are cheap but even smaller at 8x5'. They are only 125kg plus accessories but total carrying capacity is only about 600kg....

Wish they made a slightly bigger, but still light, trailer at a good price....

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michaelb

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:36 pm

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Im thinking about making my own trailer but just don't have the time :shock:

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BBY755

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:47 pm

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I'd like to build my own trailer too, but don't have the time, tools, or skill!

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Monaco

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:02 pm

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michaelb wrote:

I think they are to narrow. My Cooper S would only have 100mm space on either side and if you have wider wheels then even less space. So Im not convinced. :shock:

I want a nice snug trailer, 10cm spare each side should be plenty unless you have a sports sedan.

I did look at the Easy trailer and there us a thread here somewhere where a person towed a mini from Brisbane to Hobart with one. I am just worried that they might be Chinese rubbish (no offence to China, but their metal seems to be made from compressed bran flakes!).

Anyone have a better design or comments on the black framed heavy duty Easy Trailer?

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doogie

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:30 pm

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Problem with trailers that narrow is any wide rims of negative camber & they won't fit on the trailer.

As a side note in 2003 i had a 14x6 dual axle car trailer built, full checker plate floor, electric brakes,mags new light truck tyres & 12 months rego & it cost me $2800, now a trailer that size is $2500 :shock:

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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:54 pm

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My trailer is only a little over five foot wide on the bed and it's carried Minis, a Corolla, Geminis, a VW and an MR2s with no issues. You just have to be very accurate with the wider track cars when you drive them on the trailer.

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BBY755

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:44 pm

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Here's one I just found on ebay: Looks the goods....if only in Sydney!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/mini-and-mok ... 3cb9a5dc25

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junior

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:04 pm

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BBY755 wrote:

Here's one I just found on ebay: Looks the goods....if only in Sydney!

How do you get out once you have it on the tralier, Dukes of Hazard style, looks like the door will hit the trailer mud guard

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Panthersteve

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:12 pm

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junior wrote:

BBY755 wrote:

Here's one I just found on ebay: Looks the goods....if only in Sydney!

How do you get out once you have it on the tralier, Dukes of Hazard style, looks like the door will hit the trailer mud guard

That's what I was going to say :wink:

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BBY755

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:29 pm

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Climb out the window and hope it doesn't rain! :lol:

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bnicho

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:32 pm

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BBY755 wrote:

Climb out the window and hope it doesn't rain! :lol:

If you have a van you go out through the back doors. Except when you realise they can only be opened from the outside and you forgot to undo the doors again. So you yell to your wife to come outside and open the back doors. :lol:

(That was with my old trailer, not the current one.)

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simon k

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:18 pm

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BBY755 wrote:

Here's one I just found on ebay: Looks the goods....if only in Sydney!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/mini-and-mok ... 3cb9a5dc25

my mate has one similar - he cut the mudguard off and made it removeable (held on with springs and a rope for additional security).

Just take the mudgard off the trailer, load, replace the mudguard - removal is opposite of installation

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raisto2

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:25 pm

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you can't angle grind a guard back on, simon. :lol:

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