redneck hauler

[yoshi]

Originally Posted by Gene

I Googled around looking at turck/trailer aerodynamics and the boat tail is helpful at reducing drag behine the vehicle. It seems that the Airtab product I bought this week does the same thing at lower cost.

I have a 26" enclosed trailer that I will tow to the Oregon coast in a few weeks. I will make that trip twice. First without airtabs and then with airtabs. I will fuel along the way to get mileage readings at highway and slower speeds during the coastal range.

A next step could be airtabbing the back of my truck and camper shell. Then a next step could be a DIY nose for the trailer. There are things I can do to improve fuel effiency. Now to pencil out the payback . .

A DIY nose will give you the most notable difference in drag and fuel consumption. I know first hand the difference between a small, light flat nosed trailer, and a long, heavy, v nose trailer, and I take the long v nose trailer, that weighed about 3k more loaded, than a smaller, lighter flat nose any day..........

[wyattboche]

Originally Posted by shinear

necessity the mother of all ..........





tows well....looks a little odd, 21' of buggies in 16', pretty cheap (got to buy a new welding helmet), not bad for a redneck.... yee hawwwwww

What kind of buggys are they? did you build or buy them?

[plkracer]

I believe those are joyner buggies.

[Odyknuck]

I like it. I have something similar in mind to haul 2 Pilots in my Toy hauler.
My cargo space is 12' and I need 15'. I am going to make mine so it can be folded up. also will incorporate a winch to pull the Pilot up the ramps. You know me being old and all lol.

[grant_wt]

When I was a kid my family had a 77 Ford crew cab 1ton. We had four sleds, but thing was only 2wd so we didn't want to tow a trailer as it becomes a problem if you spin out. So my dad and me built a rack that sloped from the top of tailgate, to the roof, and forward and down to a hitch receiver on the front of the truck. So when it was loaded their was two sleds above the deck, and two above the cab. Best part was we put a collapseable bulkhead on the front. When you collapsed the bulkhead, you could attach the ramp to it and drive the sleds right off the front of the truck. It worked good, but it surely looked redneck!