Towing a Charger - Anyone have a cool trailer setup for towing their ride?

[skip68]

I've got an old (1986) 40' toy hauler. 7klb axles and 28ft garage = lots of room.  Going to make one more trip to Cali. and back and then sell it. It's tooooo BIG. I put new D-rings in it just for my Charger so it's in the right spot. After 2500 miles with a few bumps in the road here and there my car didn't move at all.    No dirt from the road, no rain, and it was locked inside so it stayed safe.    Chuck...........

[mikepmcs]

Chuck

By toy hauler, does that mean you have some sleeping qtrs in there as well.  Is this a motor home or trailer.  Do you have any pictures?? 

v/r
Mike

[skip68]

It's a 5th wheel trailer. The kitchen was in front by the side door but we took it out (stove & stuff) was old and we did not need it. Then in front of that there is the bathroom with sink, toilet and shower. (still there in case someone wanted to make a race car trailer out of it) Then you climb up in the gooseneck for the bed.  It's an 1986 Alfa 40' Toy Box, the first Toyhauler that was made. Look them up it's interesting. I can get some pics if you want but it's not pretty.  I thought if U-haul was going to cost me about 5k, why not just buy a race car trailer or something and then sell it when I'm done.  This saved me on shipping my car and the wifes car when I go back soon for rest.  I'm out about the same but I can sell the trailer for less and still come out ahead.  I'm about $5,500 into the trailer, new tires, D-rings and some other stuff. Like I said, it's not pretty but worked great.   Chuck.................

[OldGuy]

Need some input on a few questions.  We bought a 18 foot trailer (16 ft. with a 2 ft. dovetail) with 7 ft ramps.  The company gave us a pretty good deal.  As you can see from the picture, it has a pretty plain jane rock shield.  The shield is 2 ft tall.  We are thinking about modifying the rock shield by adding a piece above it - a 2 ft high section angled back at about 60 degrees or so since the top of the hood of our 69 Charger is 32 inches above the ground.  We are thinking this would prevent rocks from coming above the 2 ft. shield and hitting the windshield.  I am not an aerodynamics engineer so the question is - would this addition above the rock shield create too much downdraft on the front of the trailer thereby increasing the tongue weight?  I am pulling it with my Dodge Ram 1500.  The truck has a 5.9L engine, 4x4, with heavy duty package.  The trailer is 1,800 lbs + the 3,700 lbs Charger (5,500 lbs total) is within the manual specs for my truck (7,500 lbs GCWR)  We pulled a similar trailer when we picked up the 1968 Charger R/T last fall without any problems.  Then again, the trailer did not have a rock shield on it.

Second question - I am looking at buying some axle straps to tie the Charger down.  The straps come either 24" or 36".  What length do you recommend getting?  Straps are shown at the following site:

http://www.trailer-parts-forless.com/mr_tiedowns/auto_axle_straps.htm

I already have a couple of 8,000 lbs come-a-alongs that can be used in lieu of ratchet straps.  What are your thoughts on using those?

[TeeWJay426]

Here's mine.... it was custom built by an outfit up in Weare NH called Specialized Trailers; it's an 18 foot, full deck, Torflex axles, handles a B body with no problem- tows like a dream behind my '03 Hemi Ram. The fenders are removable with two wing nuts, so door interference is never a problem. Had them paint it the same patriot blue as the truck when I had it built.

[WheresMyCharger]

I like this setup,
No maintanence
No storage problems
Cost is an event T-shirt, 'cause its BORROWED    (Thanks Paul)