Thrustyjust Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 Just struggled with my neighbour to get my car trailered up for Dave Walkers setting up tommorrow and caught both sides of the body,gouging the gelcoat at the area near the cockpit.We had to jack the car up by the diff and push it to get it on.Is there an easier way to getting it on and off?.I am thinking of using my trolley jack under the front of the trailer and lifting it and the towcar up to give a better angle.I don't think it helps towing using the family Audi which is pretty low anyway and causes the back of the trailer to be high. Quote
felters Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 Not sure where the Smug b******d emoticon is but I just push a button on the dash and the air suspension at the back on my Disco does the rest... I think your only alternative is to get the trailer as high on its jockey wheel as you can, load the Westy and then hitch it up to the Audi. Longer ramps will always help... Quote
scott beeland Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 If you haven't got 6 ft ramps you will have to use some small wood blocks under the ramp ends to lessen the angle at point of trailer mount. Or you could get a zantia and solve yer problem Quote
jeff oakley Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 it depends on what type of trailer you have really. I have just finished building one and I beaver tailed it. Basically the back three foot is angled down wards so the ramp run is much shallower you might be able to do something like that or longer ramps will help. Winding up the jockey wheel as high as you can will always help but can twist the trailer when weight is applied. Sorry to hear of the damage and good luck getting it off and back on tomorrow. Just read felters again, I would not recomend loading a trailer un hitched unless it has front and rear steadies and damm good brakes. It might be very funny to some seeing your car and trailer run away but not to you. Quote
Thrustyjust Posted March 13, 2005 Author Posted March 13, 2005 Felters,smug git Scott,why would I want an asmatic Citroen to drive around in,when I have a 200bhp re-chipped V6 TDI to do ummmm 60mph towing.Ur fair point,next I have my mate,whose coming with me,digging through his skip,finding the ends of the new fenceposts to bring with us.Apparently they are at the bottom somewhere and his torch battery is dead.Glad I'm not at his house at the moment,can here him tho!!!! Quote
thos Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 Had the same problem with mine. Usually jack up the front of the trailer, and load the car onto the trailer that way. If your trailer is nose-down, then you might actually want to reverse the Westie on, you should avoid fouling the car, and also get better weight distribution on the triailer. Quote
Thrustyjust Posted March 13, 2005 Author Posted March 13, 2005 have put the car slightly forward of the twin wheels to not allow a nose down front wheels off the ground approach.This is the first time I have driven with a trailor and am learning the traits every time I look at it.My old pre-lit went on this trailor without a hitch but that was attached to mymates transit workbarge. Quote
felters Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 Another thought... I've made up small wooden ramps for the Westy so that I can get my jack underneath. If you put some under the back wheels of the Audi with the trailer attached then you'd lift the nose of the trailer by a couple of extra inches... probably enough to do the job. Quote
smithydar Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 i used to have similar problems driving recovery vehicles..especially with caravans..long overhangs..the only good way to do it was to carry some long planks and make it a progressive ramp angle..it works a treat..and no unhappy customers complaing of damaged caravans.. darren Quote
Blatman Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 As per several others, I have to load my sprint car with the trailer unhitched. Wind up the jockey wheel to get some front end height then drop the rear stands on the trailer to stop it tipping up, and Bob's a potential liver donor... Quote
ChrisG Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Never had any problems loading a trailer unhitched before, wind the nose right up and chock the wheels if necessary but the brakes are usually sufficient assuming they work! Quote
JeffC Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Should have read this last night attempted to load on to trailer this morn. yes gouged me fresh paint on the tub !! Quote
Thrustyjust Posted March 14, 2005 Author Posted March 14, 2005 sussed it.Zx12,you should have put a jack under the trailor and jacked the car and trailor up and put small chocks under the end of the ramps.Shot on and off,no problem.(as per Felters post) Quote
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