Hey gang, I'm thinking about Uncle Scooby's 16 foot trailer but would like your opinions on how it would work for my applications. The two vehicles that I would ever put on it for now are #1 my 65 Biscayne Wagon and #2 our 2001 Suburban. I was thinking that I would want an 18 footer but am looking for somebody with real world experience to either confirm or squash these su****ions. I'll have to get ahold of Jdubbya, but I think I remember him having trouble hauling his 62 Impala wagon a few years back on a 16' trailer due to it being too tail heavy. Any thoughts and or help are appreciated. John
I had a 16 footer for years and it was OK but the 18 I have now is WAY better, the rear of the car isn't hanging off the end. It also seems to back up easier than the 16 too, doesn't get away from me so quickly I guess. It is a Road Warrior made by Horsecreek Trailers (in Texas I think) and was only $1800.00 (2 years ago) with some added extras. It's the best pulling trailer I have ever pulled. Tom
Yup, I would opt for an 18 footer. especially if you are gonna pull it behind the RV. The longer the trailer is the easier it would be to see behind the bus, let alone back up the thing. Tell the wife and kids I said "hi" -Joe
I have hauled a bunch of different vehicles on different trailers. 16 ft would be fine for the car, but if you have to put burb on it very often or for a distance, I would get a little longer trailer. My current trailer is a 16ft that generally carries a 101" wheelbase crawler. When I load up other gear I wish I had some more length to play with balance....
I also got mine with the dovetail back end this time, much less of an approach angle, easier to get low cars on without frame draggin. Tom
[ QUOTE ] Yup, I would opt for an 18 footer. especially if you are gonna pull it behind the RV. The longer the trailer is the easier it would be to see behind the bus, let alone back up the thing. Tell the wife and kids I said "hi" -Joe [/ QUOTE ] Will do. Same with your folks. They just left this morning to drive to FL and stay about a week. Thanks gang for such quick and cool responses. It looks like I'll have to hold out for the 18 footer. I hope I never have to back up a trailer behind that bus either. It has been said by eyewitnesses that as a general rule, I back up trailers like old people screw - I'm slow, I'm sloppy, I look out of practice, and am not very good - so I'll need ALL the help I can get. Take care, John
I built my 18 footer with a 6 ft tounge making it 24 feet overall. The back 3'8" is a dovetail. Pulls and backs up great.
a good rule off thumb is to try to keep towed weigh less than 60% of the towing vehicle. Then you've got some chance of control, especially if you have a nice trailer. Exceed the 60 percent mark and inertia can cause some quite exciting moments.
Thanks. I'll try to remember that in the future. Pulling the wagon with the burb would probably exceed the 60% mark. I think I could pull just about anything with the motorhome though since it checks in at a svelt 30,000 lbs.
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