Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Forum Rules (Click Here) -> Ontario Rodders -> Wanted -> enclosed car hauler
Post Info TOPIC: enclosed car hauler
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
enclosed car hauler
Permalink  
 

I am looking for someone within an hours distance  of me that has an enclosed car hauler I can rent or borrow to haul my Merc to a couple shows in March 2015

 

I may consider buying one if it is priced right and big enough  at least 20' long, 8.5' wide, and either 6'6 or 8' tall - preference will be to 8', and more than 7000 lb rating - preferably 9-10k

 

thanks

 

Kenbiggrin



-- Edited by Seeker1056 on Thursday 27th of November 2014 02:47:50 PM

__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
Cat in the Hat


BRANTFORD, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2269
Date:
Permalink  
 

ken.....be a man and DRIVE it to detroit!

__________________

"If you don't pass on the knowledge you have to others, it Dies with you"
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
Permalink  
 

yah ok - who is gonna clean it up after that kinda drive, and who is footin the fuel bill for a supercharged motor that gets maybe 6-7 mpg with its gearing

drivin a slick tired truck in winter just aint happenin either lol



__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
58Chev


ETOBICOKE, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 882
Date:
Permalink  
 

By that time the price of gas might dip to .75 liter. biggrin  



__________________

 
Cat in the Hat


BRANTFORD, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2269
Date:
Permalink  
 

The drive through "whale wash" is just down the street from Cobo hall

Just picture 20 "Hands Up" people rubbin your rod!

You must have good tires on the pull truck....use that

__________________

"If you don't pass on the knowledge you have to others, it Dies with you"
427CARL


CLINTON, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 3909
Date:
Permalink  
 

http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Unspecified/8.5+X+20+ADVANTAGE+CUSTOM+CAR+HAULER/Shelburne/Ontario/5_21561167_20080213102024679/?ms=trailers&ursrc=pl&urp=1&urm=1&showcpo=ShowCPO



__________________

 

 
Cat in the Hat


BRANTFORD, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2269
Date:
Permalink  
 

same trailer

Georgia

$3,699

www.racingjunk.com trailers

__________________

"If you don't pass on the knowledge you have to others, it Dies with you"
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
Permalink  
 

yah - its crazy the markup on new trailers - all coming from the states
average price here for a 24' x 8.5 x 7' is 9600 plus plus plus

__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
wuga


PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1320
Date:
Permalink  
 

I have an Interstate 8.5 x 20, nothing fancy but it is V nose, 9800 lb rated, properly built for hauling a car, lots of floor rings, ramp door and side door. They are currently being offered at about 6K. Woodstock trailers for one and a dealer inn the Peterborough area, don't remember the name. Saw an ad on Kijiji offering a hauler for rent in Kitchener at $100/day or $500/wk.

Warren

__________________
You can only make it better
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
Permalink  
 

turns out I can not fit in a 6'6 trailer - truck is a 1/2" too tall to get through the door
going down to talk to a guy tonight who custom builds trailers

__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
wuga


PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1320
Date:
Permalink  
 

Just looked at the same hauler as mine for sale at a dealer in Michigan and it was the same price I paid in Woodstock. You can certainly get more expensive units, depending on what options you want and especially if you want to walk on the roof, but I went to see a 6 x 12 locally which I could buy here for $3500 and he showed me an invoice from Georgia for over $4500 for the exact same unit. I think the hauler market is very competitive in Ontario and especially with the dollar exchange and state sales taxes, you can't do near as well as at home.

Warren

__________________
You can only make it better
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
Permalink  
 

ok - so if I put a 25" tall tire on the back I get down to 75.25 inches for height - so I can just fit into/through a 6'6" trailer door so it would seem

I will just have to change out tires at each show - pain in the butt, but its better than havin to buy a custom trailer

__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
wolfman1


ST GEORGE, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 537
Date:
Permalink  
 

If you only need to gain a 1/2" ,can't you just let some air out of the tires

__________________
wuga


PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1320
Date:
Permalink  
 

Unfortunately, the door on a 6'6" hauler is only 72.5"

Warren

__________________
You can only make it better
parklane


St THOMAS, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 720
Date:
Permalink  
 

There's a place just North of Aylmer, ON., that builds them. Call Canada Trailers.



__________________

If brains were wire, some couldn't short circuit a firefly.
Seeker1056


DOURO, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1012
Date:
Permalink  
 

hmmm - every one that I have inquired about says 76" or 77" as they have a beavertail inside

 

my slicks are hard sidewalls - no air at all and they are still 31" tall



-- Edited by Seeker1056 on Wednesday 10th of December 2014 11:18:45 PM

__________________

1947 Ford convertible, 73 Javelin drag car, 1953 Mercury pickup, 1963 F100 Unibody 4x4
parklane


St THOMAS, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 720
Date:
Permalink  
 

I've got a 20'open car hauler if that will help you out. Depends on the weather as to how dirty you get going & coming.



__________________

If brains were wire, some couldn't short circuit a firefly.
wuga


PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 1320
Date:
Permalink  
 

Sorry, I see the Miska is 77". As I checked further, it ranges all over the place depending on the builder. Mine is a beavertail and at 71.5"

Warren

__________________
You can only make it better
Cat in the Hat


BRANTFORD, ONT

Status: Offline
Posts: 2269
Date:
Permalink  
 

Shrink wrap and an open trailer?

__________________

"If you don't pass on the knowledge you have to others, it Dies with you"
Smokin Joe


ONTARIO

Status: Offline
Posts: 687
Date:
Permalink  
 

Something you should do with your trailer if you use it in the winter is undercoat the underside. I also used 160 psi and made sure undercoating went between the ribs and floor. I have a friends 24 foot behind the barn with the frame cracked after the metal thinned out from rust.

__________________

Yes they are all crazzzy but me and you........... and I am not sure about you!!!!
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Forum Rules (Click Here) -> Ontario Rodders -> Wanted -> enclosed car hauler


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard