Rig Sleds (The Trailer Thread)

[AggieTJ2007]

I am toying with the idea of building an enclosed trailer like this

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=759642

[jerryg79]

I am toying with the idea of building an enclosed trailer like this

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=759642

didnt ed just post that the other day?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Great minds think alike.

I posted the link to the truck build from those same guys (I think that is the link I posted at least).

[F1504x4]

i like that idea..if either of you start something llike that good luck

[AggieTJ2007]

I already have it figure out, I am going to buy the trailer before we move from Corpus (next may or june) and use it to move all of our crap and then it will be converted to a race hauler

Oh and it has been approved by the budget committee

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Oh and it has been approved by the budget committee

Nice!

I take it you are looking to move to the DFW area?

[uglyota]

wow, that thing is freakin sick!

[mark]

Since room is tight at my Washington DC area townhouse, my trailer looks like this:



-Mark

[AggieTJ2007]

^^^sweet, and yes we are looking to head back to the DFW area

[JB]

That Nissan sits pretty well. Usually those UHaul trailers put alot of weight up front.

[mark]

That Nissan sits pretty well. Usually those UHaul trailers put alot of weight up front.

Airbags.

-Mark

[uglyota]

Since room is tight at my Washington DC area townhouse, my trailer looks like this:



-Mark

hate to see what your garage looks like...

[BMFScout]

Do those have trailer brakes? Do you tell them you are towing a jeep with a nissan, or do you tell them you are towing a volkswagen bug or something?

[uglyota]

they have hydraulic inertia brakes. I always tell them I'm pulling a civic with an f-350

[mark]

Do those have trailer brakes? Do you tell them you are towing a jeep with a nissan, or do you tell them you are towing a volkswagen bug or something?

They have hydraulic surge brakes that work reasonably well but don't allow a weight distributing hitch.

I do tell them that I'm towing a Jeep CJ-7 with a Nissan Xterra. They figure the trailer weight at 2000#'s and the Jeep at 2700#'s. That's within the Xterra's published towing limits.

They limit their trailers to 4000#'s of payload which is very conservative. There's probably a 1000# margin of error built into that rating.

It use to be that you were at the mercy of the monkey behind the counter as to what you can tow with what. But now days, you fill in the vehicle info on line at the time of reservation and U-Haul's system figures out if its allowed. The clerk will confirm it, but so long as the vehicles are the same, the point of sale system will give it the OK. No more Op-Ed's by the U-Haul employee.

Is the Xterra up to towing it? 265hp, 281lb/ft of 4 liter V6 towing fury. Mine is a 6 speed manual so no tranny cooling issues. Rear axle is a M226 which is the HD Dana 44 used in the Jeep GC, Jeep JK Rubicon, Nissan Titan etc. Add to that the airbags and mild towing tune and it does just fine. Gross weight is around 9000'# against a ~9700# rating. Power to weight of 34#'s/hp which is better than the typical 50-70 lbs per hp for double or triple rig hauling with a GN and diesel P/U. 13.5 mpg at 70mph.

Its doable. Although as has been stated before, towing three rigs on a GN is more economical.

-Mark