Topic: Trailer Queen
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Forest Grove, PA - USA
Joined: 2/15/2007
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Vette(s): 71 WarBonnet
72 Bryar Blue
[QUOTE=DaveM]If you have never hauled a trailer around I would suggest taking the trailer (empty) on short trips to get used to judging your turns and clearances, remember the trailer is wider than your tow vehicle.
Remember when the trailer is loaded your stopping distance is greatly reduced!
Dave
[/QUOTE] Put about 1200 miles on the trailer last year, going forward, and about 30' in reverse 
[QUOTE=zgator]And a porkchop sammich.(ZZ Top XXXcd)[/QUOTE]
Practice backing up in an empty parking lot & back both rt & left. You never know when you'll need to do it for real & that''s not the time to learn. Take a small piece of wood 2X6X1' so if yiou have to disconnect the trailer you won't leave a hole in the parking lot. Buy a trailer wheel lock & use it at nite. Make sure the traiter has locks on the hitch assy. Put HD breaks on your tow vehicle. Put a trans cooler if the tow vehicle is an auto & add water wetter to the tow vehicle cooling sys. I've been towing boats & cars for over 35 yr & think I've had just about everything happen at one time or another. I posted this on another foum...good info on car trailers.
Alan
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Forest Grove, PA - USA
Joined: 2/15/2007
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Vette(s): 71 WarBonnet
72 Bryar Blue
[QUOTE=knotacare]Practice backing up in an empty parking lot & back both rt & left. You never know when you'll need to do it for real & that''s not the time to learn. Take a small piece of wood 2X6X1' so if yiou have to disconnect the trailer you won't leave a hole in the parking lot. Buy a trailer wheel lock & use it at nite. Make sure the traiter has locks on the hitch assy. Put HD breaks on your tow vehicle. Put a trans cooler if the tow vehicle is an auto & add water wetter to the tow vehicle cooling sys. I've been towing boats & cars for over 35 yr & think I've had just about everything happen at one time or another. I posted this on another foum...good info on car trailers.
Alan
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All very good advise! Backing up the trailer on my property is kinda tough, I sure do need more practice. I do have a hitch lock, but the first one I bought rusted on, and I had to use a grinder to cut it off. My tow vehicle is a new F250HD V10 w/ factory built in tow package. Thanks for the pointers and the link! Just arrived today, the J hooks that hook into the frame slots, I'll need four more D rings just under the frame I guess. Any one have picture of the car tied down with them?
Kevin
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