Buying a car trailer - what do I need to know?

surprisingskoda Probably posted too much Posts: 10,922	Buying a car trailer - what do I need to know?surprisingskoda @surprisingskoda
	Dec 14, 2011 3:54:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Dec 13, 2011 17:00:14 GMT Ads 19 said: one advantage with a trailer thats old tatty, and ugly is that no one will want to steal it. We had a boat trailer nicked a few years ago. boat trailer had wheelclamp and a hitchlock. my trailer parked next to it. no security at all. even criminals wont tow it! My trailer is insured as part of my car policy. i'd say its worth paying few quid extra on policy to have it covered. i've seen a trailer come off and it makes a hell of a mess! QT. I keep thinking about cleaning my tilt-bed, removing the moss and fixing the bent corners of the floor sections. Then three weeks ago the mechanic in the next unit had his trailer stolen, sitting right next to mine, all fancy and new looking and mine untouched. Hmm, thinks I, lets just leave the moss on it. Plus as long as I can honestly declare it 'broken', I have an excuse not to lend it to the dozens of people that ask.
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Dorset_Clive Part of things Posts: 695	Buying a car trailer - what do I need to know?Dorset_Clive @cochapman
	Dec 17, 2011 18:20:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just a thought on twin wheel trailers: I borrow one on occasions and I find it very sensitive to tow ball height. If my car is loaded (and hence the tow ball is 20-30mm lower than 'normal') it seems to be enough to 'unload' the rear wheels of the trailer (as the trailer is now ever so slightly nose down) and this in turn seems to make it very prone to weaving. I could cure it by getting a 4x4 style adjustable height tow bracket, but it is a lot of effort for twice or three times a year.


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