Cascade Crew

91RSVert · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: New Addition.........

but it doesnt have a motor. Purchased a new 20ft car hauler

Trying to think of what all I NEED, and what all I would like to do with this later. I know some of you have trailers, would like some feedback of things you think would be nice, or had to install...

NEED
4 straps
1 toung lock for not in use
2 ramp locks
relocate plate bracket, being done at the lot for warranty reasons.
Already have hitch pin lock

LATER???
water seal floor to make last longer
side marker lights (Ive been hit in the side before because they couldnt see the trailer)
spare, and spare mount
winch??
"junk" box??
longer ramps if space provides

Anything else?

TurdGen1989 · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:45 pm Post subject:

Pics.

91RSVert · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject:

I'll get some tomm or wed. I just finished paper work, and showed them what I wanted done with the plate bracket.

Then the project car throws a tranny code on the way home Rolling Eyes

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

Macs sells good military grade straps. I bought a set and it was worth every penny. I opted for the axle savers which I highly recommend. There's really no place to clip the strap anyway without the axle savers.

IROCDave · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject:

Tilt bed

Locking tool box on the front is a must, then you can store the extra battery, jumper cables, tie downs, come along etc in a secure place.

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:15 pm Post subject:

Tilt bed is nice..

But some nice tiedowns on the bed. The u-shaped ones. Know what I'm talkin about?

And the winch would be an added plus. haha

91RSVert · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject:

Qt, can I just google search mac straps?

What are axle savers?

for tie-downs now, it has hooks on the side that are used for building wood walls around it. Hopeing they work, if not I can always weld something on.

Not seeing to much space for a junk/tool box upfront after a winch.

From what I have heard, tilt beds suck on very low cars. Plus the price is WAY over my head. The one I got really is. Esp after the car threw a trans code on the way home. Just praying I wont have to have it rebuilt.

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject:

Just like going up a hill i suppose. haha. Might hit the front fasica, but going slow enough you wont do damage. saves the trouble of ramps too

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:05 pm Post subject:

Tilt bed + Camaro nose isn't the best idea.

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject:

My car (stock Z28 springs) was on a tilt bed, and it drug the nose but good. It was a wacky home-built trailer, though, which may have been a part of it. Both mine and John's Camaro's made it onto the ramp trailer just fine.

91RSVert · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:07 am Post subject:

After looking at this trailer, It has the space to hold ramps twice as long as it came with Very Happy

91RSVert · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:45 am Post subject:

Wow, insurance is 16bux every 6 months on it Laughing

nonsensekid20 · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:19 am Post subject:

Yeah, I had to load my car on a trailer we borrowed from someone. And I kid you not, I had an inch of clearance on each side of the car. (It had the wood box around it. And I didnt have time to take it off. And the ramps were about 3 feet long. Shocked

RSFreak · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject:

QwkTrip · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:53 pm Post subject:

Oh, I almost forgot. Get the best trailer brake controller you can buy. Your life if depending on that brake controller and the difference between a cheap one and an awesome one is only about $100. etrailer.com has great deals and that's where I bought my Prodigy.

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:51 am Post subject:

Can you get a picture of your hand winch? Cause I'm not coming up with ideas on how to power an electric one. And I'm assuming youve used it and it pulls a rolling car up fine?

Trailer doesnt have the d-hoops. So I guess I'll need to weld them on sometime.

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:46 pm Post subject:

My D-rings are seriously beefy. Overkill is not a bad thing.

I bought a simple hand winch from a local farm supply store. It's like the one in the link below but with an 1800 lb pull capacity. There is a lock on the gears that keeps it from wheeling out under load. It pulls very easy until the front tires go up the ladder ramps. I have to put in some effort to get the car past each ladder bar, but it's easy enough. The rear tires go up really easy once the front is on the trailer. If I remember right, I bought about 40 feet of 5/16" cable. I wanted to have enough to use a snatch block if I had to pull heavy loads. The loop I have on the winch pad doubles up as a grab point for the winch hook if I do use a snatch block.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/winches-power-pulls-accessories/hand-winches/hand-brake-winch-1500-lbs-pulling-capacity-0189341

You'll have to order your own hook and saddle clamps for the cable. My local hardware store has only Chinese made parts. Chinese cast metal is total s**t and I'm not putting my life on the line with that. If the clamps or hook slips or breaks then the cable is going to snap back and rip a hole in me. I found American made parts at the site below.

http://www.sea-landdistributors.com/

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:58 pm Post subject:

that winch looks fairly close to one like used on boats. But I bet the strength rating is quite higher.

If the ramps had a wire mesh on top of them that would likely make it easier to crank up, but harder to drive up. Hum...