Mini Transport Trailers

redfive · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:14 am

What does everyone tow their mini around on?

I'm looking to get a trailer and was wandering what the options are. Most car trailers I've seen are a bit of overkill for a mini, so I'd like something small and lightweight which might also double as a general purpose trailer.

Anyone know what the average trailer weighs? I need a new car to tow it and don't really want to get anything massive.

Cheers

sports850 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:23 am

I haven't got a trailer , normally borrow a mates normal car trailer that has very low sides when I need to get a dead mini . If you are going to get something to double as a general use get it with removable sides or low sides , otherwise you can't open the doors to get in and out on the trailer . otherwise you have to use the windows to climb in/out if it's a windup window one or find a very thin kid to steer it onto the trailer who can fit out the window if it's sliding windows .....

feralsprint · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:10 am

here is one that a guy on oz clubbies has just finished

http://www.ozclubbies.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3382

and here is mine I use for small cars, it weighs in at 140 kilo's

Jon

MrBob · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:04 am

Hey Jon, If you're a regular on that other board, do you mind asking that guy for a copy of his drawings (pdf format if possible) for that trailer??

It looks awesome!!

aznpride · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:05 am

Friends of ours have a specially made up trailer for Morris Minors and Mini's.

it's come in handy a few times. :oops:

gafmo · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:15 am

Bob

http://users.bigpond.net.au/paulmartens ... railer.pdf

MrBob · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:46 am

you're a champion Gaf

and not because you look like a sparkplug

JAM_IT · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:50 am

hmmm....i might make one of those

or 2 and sell one :wink:

britishvita · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:28 pm

looks nice

how easy is it to get a homemade trailer rego'd?

Am looking for one also but am after something that we can cart some rubbish to the dump etc, no point having 2 trailers when 1 can do 2 jobs!

doogie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:11 pm

I tow my mini's everywhere, Hay for the mini nationals, Brisbane,Melbourne,Adelaide for the Oz motorkhana championships, & every where in between. Here's a few pics of my trailer.

It's the nearest one, yellow

Doogie

aznpride · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:14 pm

2 S's & a clubman ur yellow trailer is the same as our friends :wink:

TK · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:19 pm

My dad makes a single axle, non braked mini trailer. He's made a few now and they are the ants pants. I tow it with my late model six cylinder no worries.
will set you back about $1800.

Located in Brisbane.

doogie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:28 pm

Could'nt be it was a hand built one off, then extensivelly lightweighted by me & my dad when i bought it. She's a one of a kind.

Doogie

aznpride · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:34 pm

It's very very similar believe me, only differences from what I can see in the pic is, our friends one has a guard round the front to stop the car. And uses lil mini rims. But apart from that very very very similar in design.

doogie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:49 pm

Mini rims & tyres & car trailers don't mix, my father-in-law has dual mini wheels on his trailer, and blows tyres all the time, i've got 15" commodore wheels on mine, my threoy is you can find a commodore rim anywhere in the country.

Doogie

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