Does this look scary?
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Does this look scary?
This was posted on the Yahoo! Buick site. Am I just a little too much of a wuss or would this not scare you to pull this down the interstate? Looks like it would scare the heck out of me going around a curve or down a hill. 
The car alone probably weighs in around 5500# and the trailer another 4000# with all the mechanics on it. You'd need one heck of truck to make it go and stop.
The car alone probably weighs in around 5500# and the trailer another 4000# with all the mechanics on it. You'd need one heck of truck to make it go and stop.
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The right tow vehicle will stop and start it just fine as long as it has brakes. I hope those are not 3500 lb axles. The COG does look a bit high and that would give me great concerns. Looks like a lot of weight is way aft, hard to tell.
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That's a beautiful car, I sure hope he slows down on the curves. Looks way too top heavy for me.
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If I'm not mistaken, that trailer was never intended to actually carry a vehicle. I had a buddy several years ago that had maintenance contracts with several rental car companies in WNY. He had a similar unit that he pulled to the rental lots where he used it as a portable lift to do oil changes. If that is the same, it has a large suare waste tank next to the hydraulic controls for the lift.
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Now that Joe brought it up it does loom like some kind of rig to do on the site oil changes.
Some years ago I saw a rig similar to this in a.camp ground. It was double deck trailer with movable top. On top was a smaller boat and a small SUV on the bottom.
Some years ago I saw a rig similar to this in a.camp ground. It was double deck trailer with movable top. On top was a smaller boat and a small SUV on the bottom.