Car trailer in Adelaide

[adam perth]

Hi guys, I'm in need of a car trailer to borrow for this weekend.

I'm heading over to Melb to pick up a van and if there would be someone kind enough to offer theirs I'd appreciate it.

Ideally I'd like to pick it up before Friday and I'll have it back to you either Sunday night or early the following week.

Thanks.

mate, i dunno your exact experience with car trailers but thats a long haul.
make sure you load it on FORWARDS.
take the front wheels right up to the front of the trailer
ratchet strap the front crossmember on a 45 deg ang down to the front of the trailer.
i put a chain and shackle around the same position for a backup incase the ratchet goes.

you should ba able to sit on 90 km/h and it won't move.

get a TILT trailer if you can, easy to unload when you get home

estimate the time it will take and multiply it by 1.5

goodluck

[Absinth]

mate, i dunno your exact experience with car trailers but thats a long haul.

Nah Adam, that's a walk in the park. A mate of mine bought a van in Frankston, Melbourne and we towed a BP servo hire car trailer from Brisbane down to pick it up.... loaded it on and towed it all the way back to Brissy. 22hr trip each way......

Not long after I bought my Sandman in Tamworth and did the same thing again although only 7hrs each way that time....

Only hairy bit was coming down the Toowoomba range on the first trip and coming down Cunninghams gap on the second trip..

[mook]

Hi blocker,
I have a trailer but it is un insured, i would be more than happy to give you a hand around adelaide. but at the risk of sounding like a chode, probably wouldn't want it going interstate as i heavily really on it for work & i only own 1/2 of it! sorry for being a tease.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRWVJ3AeFAk
for your enjoyment :errf:

[Blocker]

no worries mate, it's ok.
I have hired one, the bugger is it's cheaper to do a return hire than a one way.

I consider myself an expert on setting up the van on the trailer, ever since stickthis showed me how. Survived that 700km trip, I guess I can do this one too.

[stickthis]

no worries mate, it's ok.
I have hired one, the bugger is it's cheaper to do a return hire than a one way.

I consider myself an expert on setting up the van on the trailer, ever since stickthis showed me how. Survived that 700km trip, I guess I can do this one too.

Me expert? lol I fooled you didnt I haha.