dunedancers
Yucca Valley, CA
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I have a Class A RV and my Carson Hwy Cargo 20'x8.5' trailer won't easily accomodate the wide sand rail I just bought without using motorcycle ramps and skinny tires. I don't need all the fancy facilities of a toy hauler (wife said "We're NOT leaving the RV home!) but people keep telling me I need a toy hauler for the interior space.
Any suggestions?
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GregsSD
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Contact Sporttrailers in San Bernardino, They should be able to fix you up !
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Y-Guy
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Most of the time I see a sand rail hauled in any trailer they swap out the rear tires. Hauling on a flatbed is the norm. What are the measurements from the outside edge of wheel to wheel on the new rail?
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y0manda
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just use your carson trailer and have someone weld you up some ramps to keep your tires on the trailer duh!
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dunedancers
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It's complicated. The measurements depend upon which which tires are on the front and which are on the back. with sand tire on front 90" skinnies on back 80" ( with paddles around 100")
with dirt tires on front 93" with dirt on rear 87". These aren't typos. The front tires are farther apart than the rears.
Right now, the process is dirt tires on back 87" & skinnies on front which is 84". The back tires barely clear the 87" that is between the cables supporting the drop down door/ramp. With this set up, I still have to ride motorcycle ramps up the wheel wells which have 82" between them. I've considered buying a 2nd set of skinnies for the rear and then back the rail onto the trailer, back wheels going between the wheel wells and stopping when the front tires hit the wheel wells. That would at least eliminate the need for ramps.
All the swapping of tires back and forth is a hassle. It gets even worse if, like me, you aren't comfortable leaving a $50,000 rail sitting outside overnight at Glamis. I don't have the garage space at home and need an enclosed trailer there. It's complicated.
I'll ck out the sporttrailersonline.com and keep reading here. There's a way to do it. Some are just easier and less expensive than others. We'll find it.
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dunedancers
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I take it the "duh" means it's a simple problem and any dummy could figure it out. Open your eyes, grasshopper.
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ickman99
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Look on glamisdunes.com they always have trailers for sell and maybe they have a good suggestion for you.
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ToyHaulers are for hauling, er Toys, in a safe and protected enviroment, think of it as having your toys in the living room cause thats the largest room in the house....
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Buggs
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The Trailrider 367 was designed to haul a sandcar. I don't have the exact specs but I know that Casey, the guy who designed it, basically designed something around his sandcar.
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jdjanda
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Most of the wide bodies are 96" inside, I haul a 4x4 that is 90" wide, takes careful placement but it fits.
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