MINI hauler has arrived!!!

After much consternation (and redesign) I finally picked up the trailer today. It's a 24' build to haul BOTH cars to the track and other events. As you know the GP just cannot tolerate traveling on I-5 - it's beneath her :frown2: So here is custom trailer 1.5. You'll notice the tread plate, that's because the GP couldn't make the clearance of a straight angle and we didn't want 30' ramps to lessen the degree. I'm so excited!!! Now if I put on 15" wheels and lower her 3/4" more, will she still fit? Who knows? (Yeah and that's an '88 F250 Canadian Diesel, I love that truck!)



Meets Border Collie OCD standards 3 of 3 dogs approve!

 

yeah, I was thinking about going fully enclosed, but the trailer was too frigging huge! There was no way I wanted to pull that 30' bumper pull beast. And this was I can haul hay with it too! And it has torsion axles! They are so cool!

 

Yep, we have a winch and mount for just such an eventuality :beer

 

We managed to get Gromie up on the trailer this weekend. Tried the GP, but it was wet and the tires were too slick, I started sliding sideways off the trailer and decided to abort until the winch is hooked up. Taking it to auotX this weekend!

I love how small the MINIs look next to the truck!

Can't wait to take it to MMW and T-Hill this summer!!!

 

Excellent eye there MM! It does actually, it's hard to see, but there's a tread plate section that breaks the angle of the ramps. That was part of the redesign. But now the GP pops right on (when it's dry). I'm winching it on now, since it's too hard on the clutch to creep up the ramps.
The trailer weighs 2k, total towing weight is 7k. It's a road machine!

 

Here are some pics ready to go autoX last weekend. Wheel bonneting helps to keep them on the trailer :smilewinkgrin: