Thanks. Sounds like a good idea to look at different springs. I'll bet I could even accomplish that through an auto parts store, if I can't do a special order.

I have a wells cargo with torsion suspension and like it lot, but I wasn't so sure if it was really that much better than leaf springs.

I saw my answer last night. I was following a Pace trailer which looked to be an 8 x 5 like mine but with leaf spings. It was being towed by a Jeep Wrangler like mine.

Anyways, the trailer must have been empty because that thing was bouncing all over the road. Since we don't put much weight in the trailers (especially a 8 x5 size) I would think the planes would get bounced around quite a bit.

Finally, here are some pictures of my 6x12 Atlas trailer.

John

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last one

generator box

BAE - I've had both over the past decade and strongly feel the torsion bar suspension results in a smoother ride than leaf springs. I had read about premature wearing of the torsion assemblies, but don't feel this is a major problem. Wells Cargo stands behind their product and replacement parts are readily available.

See my earlier posts/pics.

Nick

R/C Foolish.

Just one word for that trailer, 'Nice'.

R/C Foolish,

Very nice trailer and design. I'm curious, who built the cabinets ?

Thanks,

That is one of the nicest finished trailers I have ever seen, wonderfull job.

I am really drooling... Could you take more in dept pictures, I have to seen more...

what can we say, bloody marvelous

Just pulled my trailor out of the Ag shop at school, just need to paint it, put the wood inside, and shelves , then itll be ready,

Some really nice trailers in this thread..

Who is going to be the first to pull up with an fully converted NASCAR rig.. ?

Some of you might have seen my home made trailer which I have put up for sale.

The reason being is I bought a new Haulmark 6 x 12 with a side dood and a drawbridge rear door, and in the process in preparing it for the ultimate hauling to different events.

Now my question is this. What do you guys do with similar trailer when your backing up to hitch it up when your alone. I have many different ideas, but not sure about them and don' t want to reinvent the wheel.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Roger,

Make sure they give you a detachable wheel for the front jack. This way you can nudge a little side to side. Sometimes it takes me a few attempts but I hook mine alone all of the time.

John

Thanks, it didn't come with a wheel, so I will check this.

After a lot of searching to back the Van to the trailer and line up the hitch without getting out of the van, here is what I did.

Oh yes this is my new aircraft carrier.

Here is the setup. A tiny wireless camera that I installed in a self contained battery box with switch, pilot light and charging jack.

On magnets, easy to relocate.

Inside, a small 5" B&W TV on the dash.

The same unit being wireless and on magnets, I simply put up on the trailer back as a good vision of what is in the back of the trailer when backing it up.

Roger,

And I thought that I had knew everything. Nice setup with the cameras.

John

Thanks John, and you have no idea how cheap the whole thing is. About $150.00 CDN

Very nice trailors guys. But i think David wins. That one awesome beast.

John,
After I gathered all the information for the camera backup system, it came out a bit more expensive then I thought. If anyone wants one I can ship a complete plug and play for $250.00 USD plus S&H.

I have used 4 times allready, and I can't beleive how nice this thing works. My local trailer vendor now wants to have them for his customers. Its like docking the space station with the shuttle..

Roger,

Does that include the tv monitor?

John