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Subject Topic: What is the best trailer
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Personlocktight
20/2/2015 at 10:33pm
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Advice please on which is the best trailer to put my vw up on to tow behind my M/H

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PersonHymer634
21/2/2015 at 9:31am
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Hi,

I am currently negotiating with www.hedley-towbars.co.uk
for a new 10ft bed trailer my UP!.

They have a similar one on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300933429208?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I will be visiting them next week to check the actual noseweight on that trailer so that they can build one exactly right as it is often difficult to achieve the correct noseweight with off the shelf trailers.

They are also going to make mine 7' wide rather than the standard 7' 6" so it will fit in my garage.

They have also quoted to fit a motormover and battery etc.

Also this trailer is a tilt bed so does not need heavy ramps to load the car.

You can talk to the boss, Peter Hedley, via

Sales at hedley-towbars.co.uk. They are based in Durham.


You could also look at :

http://www.smart-trailers.co.uk/

based in West Sussex.

More expensive, uses ramps, smaller payload.



Alan

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Personlocktight
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Thank you your reply, I live in the north east so will find out where the firm is in Durham and visit them
I seen the smart-trailer on you tube but it looked like it was bouncing up and down a bit whilst being towed.

Cheers Jamie

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Personhappybonzo
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We've got a Smart Trailer - never had any problems towing it with the Smart Car on it

The ramps are heavy to handle though as we have the ones that lift out to be put in place.
The newer Smart Trailers have ramps that just draw out - far better


PersonHymer634
24/2/2015 at 4:37pm
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Just visited Hedley Towbars and put the UP! on their standard 10ft trailer.

Car fitted on trailer bed well.

Easy to drive on to tilted bed.

Noseweight came in at 55kg.

Alan


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Personlocktight
24/2/2015 at 9:03pm
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Thanks Alan I'm going to Hedleys later this week

Jamie

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Quote: Originally posted by locktight on 24/2/2015
Thanks Alan I'm going to Hedleys later this week

Jamie



the Dakota has a max towing limit of 1250kg , will your VW up and trailer be within that limit


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hi, nose weight will not be an issue, you can adjust that by moving the car an inch or so each way. what will be the issue however is if your auto trail can tow the trailer and car. michael


Personlocktight
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Thanks for your advice it may well be that the weight issue could sink my plans. Jamie

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Personlocktight
10/3/2015 at 9:41am
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I've got the weight issue resolved through a company called SV Tech
Has any one got a trailer from smart-trailer can't find a review re the quality of their trailers


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