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feral4mr2
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May 2002

car carring/towing devices	Tue, 27 September 2005 22:20

i remember years ago when i moved to Qld. seeing RACQ type people towing cars with a half trailer contraption that only went under one set of wheels of the car. does anyone know if these things still around and are any good? [Report message to a moderator]

Corona RT142
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Campbelltown
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November 2003

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 01:27

I have seen them in use behind Motorhome type things, maybe try and find a motorhome club/forum and see if they have any for sale or if anyone knows where to get one. [Report message to a moderator]

go_the_datt
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western sydney
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February 2005

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 07:36

you can buy a campervan / rv mag from the newsagents. my old man buys it occasionally and there is allways a few for sale in there. cheers [Report message to a moderator]

feral4mr2
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 09:51

thanks guy's. my olds are buying a motorhome, i'm sure the old man has a few of them mags. [Report message to a moderator]

thechuckster
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Brisbane
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February 2003

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 11:37

The mobitow group used to have them behind 4WD's - but they'reall gone now that Ready Towing bought them out. They're a neat thing as they have two substantial hydraulic rams tucked away insde them. Probably need decent drawbar on the towing vehicle to come with that low-slung weight & load. Also needs decent 12V supply for the hydraulic pump. [Report message to a moderator]

feral4mr2
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Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 11:47

hrmm.. ok. cheers the one i seen up close years ago that caught my attention (and what i am looking for now) was towed by a regular car and it was a bit more primitive and didnt have a hydrailic ram by memory. something like this would be ok, probably still outside what my budget would alow. [Updated on: Wed, 28 September 2005 12:09] [Report message to a moderator]

towe_001
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Somewhere on a dirt bowl ...
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August 2004

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 16:12

Do a google for "car trailer dolly" or "car dolly". I've found some plans myself on how to build one. Just something to note - make sure you have "safe mode-on" otherwise you'll come across dolly parton [Updated on: Wed, 28 September 2005 16:15] [Report message to a moderator]

feral4mr2
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 20:51

and whats Dolly Parton doiong with a car...... building one would be fun, problem is i dont have the time to do that. packing is a biatch and i am leaving in ~1 1/2 weeks after i leave my work. [Report message to a moderator]

kingmick
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 21:20

ill stick to my car trailer,lol it has big lockers up the front and a full tyre rack.they would be called dolly trailers,id imagine. mick [Report message to a moderator]

rob_RA40
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 22:25

those things put unecessary strain on the running gear, they should really only be used as a stop gap solution, u best get a car trailer they are like $1000 in the tradey. [Report message to a moderator]

TurboRA28
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Terrigal
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May 2002

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 23:35

What do people think about building a car trailer? I'm not seeing it to be that hard. Lots of long lengths of RHS. The axles there is nothing to them really, just a stub axle. Is there something im missing? But when I sat down to think about it materials seemed to cost under $500 and then if you are handy with a MIG .... Is the engineering process/rego of trailers difficult? [Report message to a moderator]

Ben Wilson
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Canberra
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May 2002

Re: car carring/towing devices	Wed, 28 September 2005 23:44

Realistically, you're looking at about $1500 to build a decent one. A couple of friends and I are planning on going thirds and building one over a couple of weekends. [Report message to a moderator]

toof
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Newcastle
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July 2003

Re: car carring/towing devices	Thu, 29 September 2005 02:10

why not buy one then sell it soon as you get to WA ? shel;l the $1000 on the trailer then sell it soon as you get to wa id imagine you should get your $ back no stress ? either that or leave the feral here with me in newcastle. note i may steal its running gear to replace all mine [Report message to a moderator]

towe_001
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Somewhere on a dirt bowl ...
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August 2004

Re: car carring/towing devices	Thu, 29 September 2005 03:13

http://www.alltrailerspares.com.au/ has the australian design rules for building a trailer, in pdf format. They also have a page on some techno info as well. Some motorhome/buses when they have a second vehicle, they just have like a simple a-frame hitch that, from what i can understand, hooks to the tow points on the towed car. Something worth noting with a dolly and the A-frame hitch is that the vehicle being towed acts very make like a dog-trailer. That is if the front wheels can't turn the corner then the "trailer" its self will be a bitch and a half to go around said corner [Report message to a moderator]

towe_001
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Re: car carring/towing devices

Thu, 29 September 2005 03:16

toof wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 12:10

why not buy one then sell it soon as you get to WA ?

shel;l the $1000 on the trailer then sell it soon as you get to wa id imagine you should get your $ back no stress ?

either that or leave the feral here with me in newcastle.

note i may steal its running gear to replace all mine Razz

I want dibs on the motor Razz

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feral4mr2
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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Re: car carring/towing devices	Thu, 29 September 2005 12:05

haha.. well i am now leaning towards plan d. to get back to WA. send my feroza with my 6x4 trailer full of all my spare mr2 shit and other gear over to WA by train and drive the trip back over in the feral again. the feral will be more fuel economical than the feroza with a trailer behind itand wont be no-where as slow. anyone know much about train freight from Brissie to Perth? [Updated on: Thu, 29 September 2005 12:06] [Report message to a moderator]