Trailering an Ex
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: West Virginia
Yeah our tool rental place rents nice drop decks, 14k I think around 18' for fifty bucks a day or so. Definitely better than a uhaul. They put crap tastic tires on uhaul trailers anyway.
http://www.jefferson-rentals.com/x_trailers.html
http://www.jefferson-rentals.com/x_trailers.html
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
I just purchased a daily driver 42 miles away from home, went to dealer paid for it and told him to call a flatbed for me. I paid cod when truck was delivered to my driveway $130... No hassle no BS.
Lead Driver
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From: West Virginia
Aaa doesn't need to know any of that. Just call and they will send a rollback. I'm not gonna pretend I haven't moved a nonrunning car that way a time or two. I even called and got a membership and moved a car the same day once in Texas. I bought it from a junkyard. Lol. They delivered it to my house. If you pay for the plus membership it covers 50 miles and the platinum or whatever covers one tow per year up to a hundred miles.
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I used a trailer from National Trailer in Houston. It fit Krazee Matt's Excursion perfectly. It handled well and had trailer brakes not the surge brakes.
I used a trailer from National Trailer in Houston. It fit Krazee Matt's Excursion perfectly. It handled well and had trailer brakes not the surge brakes.
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Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Indiana
I'm picking it up tomorrow. Can't wait!
After 3 years here, I'll finally be a "legit" member of this forum, haha.
I can't decide which is the best part of starting this thread- the advice or the pics of Ex's on trailers!
After 3 years here, I'll finally be a "legit" member of this forum, haha.
I can't decide which is the best part of starting this thread- the advice or the pics of Ex's on trailers!
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Lead Driver
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From: West Virginia
If you ever have to use a strap just to get off a main road or something always leave the engine running so you have power steering and brakes.
Lead Driver
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From: West Virginia
If my eyes don't deceive me those are 5 lug axles. 3500 lbs each. So the trailer was probably overloaded before you add it's own weight, guessing 2000 lbs or close to it, of course you have some pin weight, but still. How far did you go?
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From: Indiana
Yeah, the trailer was overloaded. We only went 40 miles creeping along no faster than 40MPH. And to top it off, my friend's Dodge is only a 1500. But it's the best we could come up with on short notice.
