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Trailer loading 308 GTB

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  1. Yoric

    Yoric Formula Junior
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    Rather than driving my 308 into an enclosed trailer I would much prefer to just pull it in with an electric winch. However, my '76 GTB only has a rear mounted/welded frame pull circle ring on the passenger side so that it appears that I can only get it onto the trailer rear-end first. Is there any harm in doing it that way? I looked all over the front and there doesn't seem to be any likely spot to anchor the pull cable from the winch. Am I missing something? How safe is it pulling it in from the rear?
     
  2. Alden

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    I've loaded several of my sports cars rear end first onto trailers, mostly because I had more ground clearance going in that way than going in from the front. I don't see any real harm in doing it, although I think if you look closely you should have some place to anchor a tow eye on the front. Do you have your original tow eye?
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  4. Dave Bertrand

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    More than 50% of the load weight should be forward of the trailer axle. With a rear-engined car, that means proper loading is rear end first.
     
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  5. WaltP

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    I've trailered my 308 about 10 times before I moved back to Fl and have always just driven it up on the trailer nose forward. Never had any issues.
     
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  6. Dave Bertrand

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    Good to know. There are other factors that would affect it, like the number of axles, length of the trailer and tongue, weight of the tow vehicle, etc. Most of the time I'm sure you'd be fine with driving on either direction, but the general towing rule is to have most of the weight forward of the axle(s) to reduce trailer sway and keep the rig stable.
     
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  7. Sergio Tavares

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    We used one from Uhaul and it has the double axel and the 328 actually sits very forward and was so very easy to drive with.
    There was no sideways pressure as the not correctly loaded car would
    please recall these are small cars for the America trailers at Uhaul.
    btw I would buy extra ramps length to make the entrance exit more better
     
  8. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ
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    I did exactly that years ago and it worked well, that’s of course before I had my super deep front spoiler put on.

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  9. fatbillybob

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    Read up on proper tongue weight. Just google it. Car can go either direction. Winching is smart. I do it all the time. Still have someone in the car if you are a rookie just in case something weird happens. You don't want the car 1/2 way up and then something bad happens and you are chasing your car down the street.
     
  10. WaltP

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    I neglected to mention I have dual axel trailer
     
  11. flyngti

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    When my car was brought to me on a wrecker, they winched it up with a hook around one of the front a-arms. I recall he had to steer a little to correct the off center pulling but it worked and was no big deal. I have seen the sketchy "tow ring" welded to the front there's no way I would trust it
     
  12. Dave Bertrand

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    He didn't crunch the front spoiler doing it that way? I can't see how it can be winched up a flatbed without destroying it.
     
  13. flyngti

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    There was no damage as far as I could tell. I don't have the deep spoiler which probably helped. That was on a flatbed wrecker and winching onto a trailer is different depending on if it's a flat/tilting/beavertail bed
     
  14. Hannibal308

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    I do this often as well. U haul car hauler. But 2x8s about 6’ long help the initial approach to the ramps and I lift the ramps on a single 2x8 as well which decreases the angle at the apex/rear edge of the trailer so you don’t gouge the lower rail under the doors as you drive on.
     

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