| Author | Message | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1866 Registered: 5-2001 |
Thanks but for my purpose that is a little cost prohibitive. I have done some research on tow vehicles and the Dodge Ram 1500 with a V8 Magnum has a max tow capacity of over 7000Lbs. 3,000 the car and 1500 the trailer and you have still room to play. Even the older ones will be good as long as it is a V8. Engine oil and transmission cooler is recommended, es�pecially here in hot FLA. | ||
| Tim Gendreau (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 72 Registered: 3-2002 |
I can build you guys a coooool flatbed on the back of say a 16' sleeper/lounge setup. I can make it with a tilt bed or with an elevator. check out www.CenturyCustomCoach.com if you have any interest at all I can do a quick rendering and give you a price. come to think of it, I will do a rendering on Monday and get it posted on this thread, this will give you an idea of what it will look like. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1851 Registered: 5-2001 |
Craig, thanks for the e-mail BTW. I was thinking about the same thing. I am looking at these flat-beds everytime I am standing next to one. I saw an old one with a Ford F350 base and the flat-bed in the back. More like a cross between a pickup and the flatbed. That would work great. The problem is that you can not use it as a daily driver otherwise. Imagine you pull up in front of the Philhamony with that flat-bed and flit the guy the key: "here park it, but carefull"  | ||
| Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
Member Username: Craigfl Post Number: 345 Registered: 1-2001 |
I'm curious why more people don't opt for the flatbed transporters like the towing services use. I hate pulling trailers and think one of these would be so much nicer/easier to travel with. | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Junior Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 163 Registered: 3-2002 |
Paul, I have that same trailer! They are made in Oklahoma. I really like it. I also have a fly yellow F355. Chris | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2208 Registered: 2-2001 |
I was gonna buy an enclosed trailer a couple months ago, there was a guy near me with a nice one for sale, all Ferrari'd up and stuff (he had an Fcar). I told my dad to look at it and he never did, see the trouble it is having parents. If I find one for a deal I'd still get it, if not I'll can live without it. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1786 Registered: 5-2001 |
Besides I have no trailer experience. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 1785 Registered: 5-2001 |
I am thinking about a trailer myself all the time. The problem is the Jeep Grand Cherokee is a V6 LAredo and it is 9 years old 125K Miles. I am not sure if the Jeep would sustain a steel open trailer with my GT4 Comp (3,000Lbs) Just short hauls 60 Miles to and from, maybe sometimes 100 Miles. Once 200 Miles getting the car to Paul in Sarasota. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 1410 Registered: 12-2000 |
Although Dave is interested in an enclosed trailer, for all those wanting an open trailer I recommend getting a dove tail and long ramps as not to high center your car, also removable trailer wheel wells so you can open your doors, and then electric brakes to have better stopping power. Mine is steel and works fine, but it only cost $1,000 new with the electric brakes. New aluminum trailers will probably run over $2,000. | ||
| Paul Prideaux (Paul355c)
New member Username: Paul355c Post Number: 43 Registered: 10-2001 |
I agree with Rob for small towing jobs. I pull my 355 Challenge car (2950 lbs) on a 1500 lb aluminum open trailer (4500 lbs total) with a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The truck is a V8 with the tow package (transmission cooler, etc). It does fine as long as I am not in white-knuckle traffic like the Washington DC beltway. Even then I just stay to the right and let people pass me in their haste. However, if I upgrade to an enclosed trailer, I will get a larger SUV with bigger wheelbase.  | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Junior Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 160 Registered: 3-2002 |
Tim, I do have "coach" envy! Maybe someday I can get one of your hand-me-downs! Chris | ||
| Tim Gendreau (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 61 Registered: 3-2002 |
that's a great idea Chris. I think you would look great in one of my coach's too. I'll let you drive the F50. | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Junior Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 159 Registered: 3-2002 |
Tim, trying to raise some cash for a F50? !!!!!!!! | ||
| Tim Gendreau (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 55 Registered: 3-2002 |
Best option? enclosed trailer any size and height and buy one of my custom coach's to pull it. my coach's can pull #40,000. my trailer is 12' 6" high x 26' long with hydraulic car lift for two cars. the wind will not bother you in my rig. this way you can put your tundra and your Ferrari in the trailer. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 1406 Registered: 12-2000 |
There's nothing wrong with a Toyota Tundra for small single car towing enclosed or open. I run a 18' steel trailer behind my wife's Tundra for car racing. I go to Heartland Park, KS and Hallett, OK and College Station, TX with it. My race car is only 2300 lbs, but at 330-350 torque it's on par or better than the base F-150's and 1500's. I flew up to Kansas with the cruise set on 80 mph, even going up the large hills in southern Oklahoma it didn't even break a sweat. My favorite thing is to stop at a red light and every F-150 and 1500 Texas red neck pulls in the next lane because he thinks this Japanese (Tundras are made in USA) piece of crap will take forever getting up to speed with a trailer. 9 times out of 10 I blow these trucks away and they're not hauling anything but their colt 45, tobacco chew, and invitation to the next KKK meeting. HA, I love it. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 645 Registered: 6-2001 |
Chris, whats wrong with trailer parks?! I will probably end up living in one just so i could afford the cars i want!! | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 644 Registered: 6-2001 |
If you are planning on towing, get a good truck. You already have the car, you might as well spring for a chevy with the diesel. A guy I know just got a new one and not olny is the cabin comfortable and quiet, but the truck has some serious balls. Or, you couold go all out and opt for a ford F650, with which you could easily pull a house off it's foundation with. | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Junior Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 158 Registered: 3-2002 |
Whart, you know way too much about trailer parks, (menthol cigarettes?)I am very concerned.... Your music clients wouldn't be country and western singers would they? That would explain a lot. Chris | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Junior Member Username: Whart Post Number: 199 Registered: 12-2001 |
don't pee near the trailer door; open the windows once amonth to air out all the menthol cigarette smoke; join the trailer park association; those little picket fences give your trailer than "built in" look; above ground pools are a nice accessory; double wides are a good investment, cause you can always rent part of the trailer out to somebody else. (Sorry, i couldn't resist). | ||
| Jon P. Kofod (95f355c)
Junior Member Username: 95f355c Post Number: 128 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dave, I use an enclosed 24 foot Haulmark. Up until the past year I used a budies Toyota Tundra and also a Chevy Silverado 1500. Neither truck made towing the trailer easy. The Tundra had a bit more power than the Silverado (Tundra 300 hp and Silverado 270 hp). With an aluminum trailer it may be easier, but I finally stepped up to a brand new 2002 Silverado 2500 HD (340 hp and 460 ft. torque). It's like I am pulling the trailer with nothing in it. If you tow only a few times a year or just for short distances the Tundra will do, but if you tow frequently I would advise getting the GM 8.1 liter engine or the 5.3 at a minimum. Regaards Jon P. Kofod | ||
| Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Junior Member Username: Cmparrf40 Post Number: 156 Registered: 3-2002 |
Dave, I do not consider myself an expert, but I have trailered my Ferrari's and '56 T-Bird from coast to coast on several occasions. I currently have 3 car trailers that I use depending on the type of trip. I have a 18ft aluminum open trailer, a 24' enclosed single car trailer, and a 43 ft custom built Baraccus enclosed trailer for hauling 2 cars. The 18' and 24' are tag along trailers, the 43' is a fifth wheel. For short hauls nothing is easier than the 18' aluminum, easy to load, easy to pull. A similar steel trailer can weigh twice as much. If your budget allows, go with aluminum. The obvious downsides to an open trailer is dirt, rain and no way to secure the car when you are parked. NEVER tow with an open trailer with a car cover installed, if you do, you will only do it once. The cover, no matter how soft, will rub the paint off every corner. The problem with any trailer is that they catch a lot of wind. Your experience from driving 18 wheelers makes you better prepaired than I. For those people who have never experienced a 35 - 40 mile per hour cross wind while pulling a tag (bumper hitch)trailer, they have not lived! (add rain and it is a religious experience) Your Tundra, while rated for 7,100 pounds is IMO on the light side of a good tow vehicle, it will do it, but it won't be fun all of the time. I used a Ford Expedition with the 18' for a while, too light, too short a wheelbase. Then I went to an Excursion, that is a great tow vehicle for tag trailers, excellent choice. When I got the 43' it came with a F800 Ford tractor, with a motor home conversion. This rig can handle either a fifthwheel or a tag, no problem. OK enough about that. In a perfect world I would suggest a 22-24' enclosed aluminum trailer with a fifthwheel to pull behind your Tundra. DO NOT buy a enclosed trailer without a 53" escape door on the DRIVER side of the trailer, you do not want to have to crawl out of the window to get out of your car. Make sure the wheel arches in the trailer are lower than the door sill height of your car. You want a slant floor at the back with aluminum diamond plate, a beaver tail back door. Even with a slant floor and a beaver tail door, you will need to order a door extension ramp from pitpal.com so that your Ferrari will not scrape. You want plenty of tiedown hooks, but I prefer a system called e-track, which is bolted to the floor and is adjustable for different cars. Another option is an arrow nose, or v-shaped nose, it really makes a difference. If you decide to use a tag trailer, spend the money on a sway control system, it will make driving a lot nicer and it may save your Ferrari and your life. If you are going to do a lot of towing, you will need to step up to a V10 or diesel Excursion (tag trailers only) or a full size domestic truck, possibly a dually with the biggest engine you can (a diesel is best) I have written way too much, and left out a lot, but you will get very good advice from other Ferrari people on here, but I will help in anyway I can, let me know. Chris | ||
| 1991 348TS (Ts_348)
New member Username: Ts_348 Post Number: 43 Registered: 3-2002 |
well the best thing to tow a inclosed with is a duely | ||
| Dave328GTB (Hardtop)
Junior Member Username: Hardtop Post Number: 70 Registered: 1-2002 |
I am in the market for an enclosed car trailer. My only experience is with 18 wheelers that I drove 28 years ago. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with trailer experience good and bad. I have a Toyota Tundra to pull with. It is rated at 7100 lbs. towing capacity. Dave |