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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/16/2007 9:12:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		lol.. thats all I can get into the trailer.. well maybe one more.. the rest are still in the house.. only 4 of the planes you see have actually been flown, the rest including the ones at home are waiting for their turn at bat. I just dont like using a plane unless I plan to use it a lot to keep the engine in good shape. Stupid thing is, with my health I have been thinking of selling the whole works...but I keep trying to hang in their..

By the way, my favorites are the Ultimate and the mini Funtana.. I just lost a wonderful CG chipmunk that I built a few years ago and it was my best Sunday flier.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/16/2007 9:51:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		One thing I forgot to mention that I have learned about storing planes in a trailer. If not properly heated or ventalated the conditions can be come extreme. I have a small ceramic heater that I keep plugged in on the floor during the winter so my batteries wont freeze. I have a box fan mounted on the back door connected to a thermastate contolled outlet to blow ambient air into the trailer and out the roof vent when the the temp rises over 70. This keeps the coverings from wrinkling and concernts about electronic equipment as the interior temp can quick reach 150+ deg.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/17/2007 2:26:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's my new 6x12 trailer, trying to reduce tongue weight now, will put spare tire on roof rack at rear end, that should help.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/18/2007 3:33:49 PM   
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The canoe, is that for float flying?

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/18/2007 3:36:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Canoe is, and all of this was the result of seaplane flying.canoe.trolling motor.batteries....then fishing poles........and even some float flying. I did finally find a scale at a KMART that goes to 400 pounds so I can get a good tongue weight.
This is a UNITED TRAILER....6x12.....ordered it special with some extra vents....rear flood lites, led lites and roof rack.$2999..torsion axle

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 3:04:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		So with a tongue weight of 394 pounds........I guess trailer to be about 2700 pounds now maybe......that should be close to the 15% formula. If I shift or rather add weight to the rear of trailer it should lesson the tongue weight correct??

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 3:32:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		2700#'s? How much did it weigh empty? My 6 X 10 empty was about 1100#'s and I'm figuring I'm in the 15 to 1600# range with what I've got in there.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 6:01:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have really enjoyed the ideas on this subject. I do need help regarding setting up a 110 volt set up. My plan is to use a 12 volt set up to charge batteries on the way to the field, however I would like to run an extention cord when I can to power wall outlets etc. i have seen a couple of pictures that include outside plugs, but I need more specifics regarding there installation. Thanks to anyone who can help,
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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 2:03:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		The empty weight was appx 1800 pounds............thats heavy but thats what I saw. I'm gonna double check that. I have all my cabinets up front and they fill up fast. I'm gonna mount my spare tire on very rear of roof rack and maybe put my marine battery in very rear of trailer.
Does anyone have this kinda tongue weight issue?

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 2:04:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Toy,
Like everything in life this can be simple or complex depending on how you want it to look. The simplist solution is to mount your inverter somewhere in the trailer that has easy access to 12V power. Depending on the size of inverter you plan on using you should probably run 10 gauge wire froim your battery to the inverter. You should also put a inline fuse in this power feed to ensure you are protected from a short. 10 gauge wire is good for 30 amps so a 30 amp fuse or less is what you want. Most of the inverters already have a 110 outlet on the side of them that you can plug your extension cord into. About as simple as it gets.
You could also wire up a set of outlets in your trailer and power them with your inverter instead of using the extension cord. Good luck, Jerry.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 2:29:34 PM   
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The empty weight was appx 1800 pounds............thats heavy but thats what I saw. I'm gonna double check that. I have all my cabinets up front and they fill up fast. I'm gonna mount my spare tire on very rear of roof rack and maybe put my marine battery in very rear of trailer.
Does anyone have this kinda tongue weight issue?


I think most people are over the recommended tongue weight. When I posted the same question some pages back in this thread, there was barely a response. I think it's something you just need to be aware of and try and load the trailer correctly and notice how your tow vehicle handles it. If the steering starts to feel light in the front, thats a sign of too much tongue weight. That can be pretty dangerous if you have to manuever quickly on wet pavement.

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 3:23:00 PM   
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Hey Toy,
Like everything in life this can be simple or complex depending on how you want it to look. The simplist solution is to mount your inverter somewhere in the trailer that has easy access to 12V power. Depending on the size of inverter you plan on using you should probably run 10 gauge wire froim your battery to the inverter. You should also put a inline fuse in this power feed to ensure you are protected from a short. 10 gauge wire is good for 30 amps so a 30 amp fuse or less is what you want. Most of the inverters already have a 110 outlet on the side of them that you can plug your extension cord into. About as simple as it gets.
You could also wire up a set of outlets in your trailer and power them with your inverter instead of using the extension cord. Good luck, Jerry.



Depending on the current draw from your AC power of 110 volts, 30 amp battery side is a bit small, don't forget, 30 from the 12 volts source, will yield only 3 amps on the 110 side...

I have a deep discharge battery on the tongue of my trailer, with a 1750 watts inverter inside the trailer. The wires from the battery to the inverter are number 2 guage from a welding shop with a 120 amp fuse on the battery to protect the wires going inside.

if you draw just 10 amps from the 110 AC you will draw about 100 amps from the battery...

To keep everything charged up, I hook to my vehicle while driving , when stationary, I have a bank of photo voltaic cells of 600 ma to keep things up.

I can take pictures if some would like
As for interior lighting, I went with 135 white christmas led lights, , those are about the lowest current consumption I can get, and it looks cool

you can also install an outside receptcicle to plug an extension to feed the 110 inside the trailer , again easy to do
Hope this helps

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RE: Photos Of Trailer Interior Layout, Please Pos... - 8/23/2007 3:24:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		A lot depends on how heavy the tow vehical is, I pull with a diesel F250 so my 12' trailers tongue wieght is of no consequence. However, the worst thing can be if you are too light on the trailer, then the trailer itself is affected and will tend to sway dangerously. Now, when I am towing my 12000 lb travel trailer, I use wieght distrubuting equalilzer bars which also makes a heavy tongue less noticable.

Randy

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