Jays
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Wondering if it will work for long distance travel without killing the truck. Weight of the trailer, before modifications is 761 lbs empty.
I was once at a Tourist Information center in West Virginia. (first one you come to on I 64 leaving Ashland, KY headed east) Met this older gentleman and his wife with a 5th wheel Scamp and struck up a conversation at this Memorial Day Safety coffee stop where we were standing in line) He was explaining to me that he was having no problems with his Ranger towing the Scamp thru the hills. When we were leaving he pulled out going up hill and left me in his dust.
Older used ones of these may weigh less than 2000 lbs. But by the time you buy a utility trailer and pay prevailing cost to build it out, you may find a deal on something ready to hit the road in.
May be easier to rent a U-haul dolly or autotransport trailer and put a car on it, if it's to verify towing capacity. U-haul dolly weights around the same as that trailer 750lbs, autotransport 2200lbs.^^^I’m just suggesting you know as near as possible what the experience will be like before buying.
I physically won't be able to deal with 55 gallon water drums LOL, personally, and how do you get the water out, then, just tip and dump them outside somewhere on the roadside?No wind resistance plus you can get a trailer almost if not the same size you are wanting to purchase. Money well spent especially if you get an idea of the space you will be working with. This is an easy foolproof test of your concept which will save you thousands of dollars and time wasted on a project that may not work for you. Rent it and take it camping over a weekend.
Too much for me, personally, but I see how it makes sense for someone who would be doing a real build on their new cargo trailer and plans to keep it for a long time (puls after driving my class C all over the country and towing with it everything else seems lovely). One thing though Uhaul trailers tend to have wood product flooring, water can damage it.Where you buy the drums will usually roll or carry them to load them in the trailer. They are fairly light weight. Places here sell them for $15 to $35 last time I bought them. Just use a garden hose to fill them in place. Each will weigh around 400 lbs full. When finished you can siphon the water out with a garden hose or simply drill holes in them to drain them enough to tip them over and finish draining them. I had a neighbor that was doing potable / black water transport that was happy to drain mine and take them out to get to keep the barrels. Place an add or inquiry on Facebook market place. I use two on a trailer to transport water to my primitive campsite so I bought “food grade” barrels that had had vinegar in them and washed them out for later use.
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