Mission Hybrid Trailer
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Indy - this has me intrigued. I have the same trailer but drive on drive off. I'd consider doing this with 2-121" and 1-144", all stock front ends. It always crossed my mind to try but wasn't sure if the trailer would handle it. And I wasn't sure how to go about tying the front facing 2 down as well as the rear facing one.
We had to do something similar with our last trailer. We ended up putting wood blocks under the rear of two of the sleds to create room.
Could you get 2 sleds in a 6 x 12 cargo?
600_RMK_144
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Not to further muddy the water, but I really love my Triton TC167 (16ft long X 7ft wide) in-line. Not being a drive off significantly keeps the overall length down (most sleds have reverse now days). Super easy to backup and short enough to store in the driveway. Narrow enough to see around it with stock mirrors. It is shorter profile so you do have to watch your head, but really seems to help with wind resistance being lower profile. I can hook up and go in a few minutes flat. Love having a backup camera on the truck to land the hitch on the ball first time - every time! Sleds staggered in the trailer leaves a ton of space for gear, etc.
the BIG issue here I see and I am NOT bashing, we have all done things to get the job done
BUT odds are this trailer axle was WAY past its rating,(possibly tires as well here)
and could have ended up with a dead trailer along the roadside ending a trip and making all sorts of new problems, or worse causing an accident when/IF things fail, and open you up to a law suit for a over loaded trailer, which could be a whole different can of worms!
so just cause you can fit things IN/ON a trailer, doesn't mean one should do this!
trailer, axles and tires have weight ratings for a reason!
BUT odds are this trailer axle was WAY past its rating,(possibly tires as well here)
and could have ended up with a dead trailer along the roadside ending a trip and making all sorts of new problems, or worse causing an accident when/IF things fail, and open you up to a law suit for a over loaded trailer, which could be a whole different can of worms!
so just cause you can fit things IN/ON a trailer, doesn't mean one should do this!
trailer, axles and tires have weight ratings for a reason!
indy_500
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Trailer frame and axles were within weight rating. The oem tires were not which is why I switched them out for 10 plys. Think of it this way, 3 modern mountain sleds can’t weigh anymore than 2 yamahas LOL
I honestly couldn;t say , don't own one
but if you have two sled, you can place them as if parked as you would load, and outline things and then measure what size foot print they make and go from there
me I prefer a larger trailer to have wiggle room, as from my experience, moving a trailer that is a foot or two wider or longer is trivial, and the added space is worth the extra few lbs!
as even a small trailer, will be 750+ lbs add a sled and well, unless your on really good level ground, its going to be hard to handle alone
having a wheeled jack stand on front will help allow some movements to make do able for many
but if you park trailer on dirt or gravel, that ain;t happening either, so, a lot depends on where trailer is parked on IF you can handle moving it or not!
but if you have two sled, you can place them as if parked as you would load, and outline things and then measure what size foot print they make and go from there
me I prefer a larger trailer to have wiggle room, as from my experience, moving a trailer that is a foot or two wider or longer is trivial, and the added space is worth the extra few lbs!
as even a small trailer, will be 750+ lbs add a sled and well, unless your on really good level ground, its going to be hard to handle alone
having a wheeled jack stand on front will help allow some movements to make do able for many
but if you park trailer on dirt or gravel, that ain;t happening either, so, a lot depends on where trailer is parked on IF you can handle moving it or not!
HAHA< soke 4 strokes are heavy that;'s no joke
but I was just saying what I did as just cause they fit doesn't mean trailer can handle things, most clamshell like trailers /hybrids have single axles, have a 2400-2800 lbs axle's only , and tires to match,
so pending trailer design of top and over all weight of trailer alone, a third sled many times can put things past load ratings
add in any extra gear folks add to trailer, and or a snow ice filled sled (they can ALL gain weight after riding in snow)
BUT most cargo trailers that are on the IN LINE< NOT deck over tend to have 3500 lb axles which handle weight a little better and most come with taller higher rated tires!
them clam shell hybird trailers and them tiny tires be spinning a LOT faster than your truck tires, so HEAT comes into play more on them from my experience and I have thousands of miles towing them( a few blow outs too)
SO as I said, no bash or likes here, just adding info to consider!
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