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10/9/2005 at 8:49pm
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I'm interested in building a lightweight trailer to tow a 750 kg Healey Sprite, behind my M/H. any info would be appreciated.

sunseeker_2


11/9/2005 at 9:44am
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Hi,

 

Trailers like this do turn up for sale at a very reasonable price. Do you really want to build one? I knew someone who gave one away recently. Try autotrader, ebay, local press, classic car mart etc.

Bill



12/9/2005 at 10:15pm
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Hi Sunseeker,

I'm new to this forum, I've managed to escape from another where the threads have been ruined by a personal feud between to contributors. Now to your question, I concur with Bill1953. If you were to try an design and build a trailer to meet you needs you will probbaly end up either not getting the sums right for the stresses (you have to consider the dynamic loads) or you will end up with an over engineered product that has cost more than buying a manufactured product.

There are some bargains to be had.



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