Thinkin' about making a move on this, but.....

[uncledj]

http://mansfield.craigslist.org/for/4707024957.html

 

I came across this on Craigslist and was thinking about pulling the trigger on it. It looks like it'd make a good bike trailer if I lengthen the hitch arm a bit. My concern is that it looks like it sits higher than most bike trailers.

I'd like to hear any opinions before I make a move on it.

 

[Hummingbird]

for $250 how can it be wrong ?

[etcswjoe]

Go take a look at it and see if the owner will let you pull it behind you bike around the block to see how it feels to you.

[EtRider]

I dont see any issues with it. Compared to my first trailer I had its about the same height- !2" wheels and the tongue seems ok. I would look at it and like etcswjoe said- take it for a spin. 250 you cant go wrong,

[gez]

Wish that was in my backyard.

[CaptainJoe]

Geesh..

Pull the trigger already...

 

That could haul a lot of firewood...LOL

[Flyinfool]

Go for it.

Stretching the tongue if necessary is easy enough.

He might even take less if you are standing in front of him with cash in hand.

[djh3]

Cash is King. Look it over and then wave a stack of 20s. Looks good to me if I was in the market for one.

[Flyinfool]

The only thing that might be an issue is title and registration.

Some states require it some don't. If Ohio requires it make sure it has a title or know what you need to do to get one.

[MikeWa]

What they said.

 

Mike

[SilvrT]

ya snooze, ya loose ... I just bought it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[uncledj]

I'm taking the drive up tomorrow evening to check it out, and most likely buy it.

Thanks for the input.

[Nemo]

That wasn't very nice of you SilvrT. He was just asking for advice!

[SilvrT]

That wasn't very nice of you SilvrT. He was just asking for advice!

 

and I was just poking fun (as shown at the bottom of my post).

[uncledj]

That's OK....If I thought another VentureRider would do that to me without asking first, I wouldn't have posted.

I know I can trust y'all.

 

[Brake Pad]

Wish that was in my backyard.

 

We can always build one for you:thumbsup2:

[sfcrader]

Was looking at that today at work, was doing some research on it. Glad I logged on and was reading forums here before I contacted the seller. From what I was able to find out this is a good trailer for the price.

[djh3]

So.............?

[uncledj]

Went and picked it up today. Trailer was as advertised, in decent shape. Seems pretty light, but....THIS THING IS HUGE.......Definitely bigger than other bike trailers I've seen. I'm not worried at all about the weight, but with the size of it, I'm hoping it's not gonna be a problem to tow with the bike. Having never towed a trailer with a bike before, I'm a tad bit nervous about it.

 

[etcswjoe]

Probably not any bigger than the pop ups and does not look much bigger than my Escapade. A pic of it behind the bike will give a better idea of the scale.

[Bob Myers]

if it proves to be too high as you suspect it can easily be lowered by putting the axle on top of the springs instead of under. May have to add new spring pads if the axle has built in camber, if it is a simple straight axle just flip it upside down

[djh3]

One of the things I remember about my trailer when we had it was where I had to ride in the lane. I typically now ride in left wheel track. My trailer I had was about 26-30" wide I think. This and most I see now are wider. So typically you ride in center of lane and trailer wheels ride in wheel ruts. Changing lanes will take some getting use to on some roads with deeper tracks.

[pofarm]

Also, if it proves to be too high (I doubt it will) you can put 8" wheels on it instead of the 12". It looks to be about the same height as mine. I took the 8" wheels off mine and put on 12".

[uncledj]

The guy I bought it from said it had 8" wheels on it originally,.....he put the 12" wheels on.

I may want to lower it as suggested, but I'd really like to keep the 12" wheels. I'll definitely have to lengthen the tongue, which will also give me the chance to fab a cooler rack for the front.

Definitely have to lower the tongue so that it'll sit level when connected.