As a life-long trucker who has hauled pretty much everything from very large Track Masters and huge Hyster forklifts, to plastic "chips" of explosives, I can tell you and the Board that while the trailer example is practical in design, it presents several problems; not the least of which would be the nightmare of trying to back this puppy up whether loaded or not. One, as to towing: Glen pointed out (correctly) that any turn with this trailer design had better be one you know what your clearances are before you make one. Also, as to towing: most of the weight of the load will be well forward of the trailer wheels; this could cause the trailer to "whip" right and left even if the trailer is just tracking straight ahead. Third, as to towing: one would have to rig a light rack of some type that could be seen at the rear of the load, and the rear of the load would have to be "red flagged," that is, marked with some sort of visual system (like red flags) to help following traffic recognize that the load extends past the rear of the equipment hauling it (this is normally a requirement in every state, although individual states may vary as to the number of feet "over edge" a load has to be before flags are required).
I am not an engineer or a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination, but turning this trailer around and using an extended tongue and somewhere attached on that extended tongue a piece of straight iron welded onto it with a cradle of some type that would help support the rear section of the aircraft. That way you'd be pulling the load from the rear of plane and the weight could be more evenly positioned between the trailer tires and the rear of the vehicle hauling it. Carl LaVon --- In [email protected], "Glen Davis" <g...@...> wrote: > > Coupesters > > In the latest issue of Coupe Capers is a design for a Coupe trailer. The > problem I see with this design is the tail of the Coupe extends at least 8 > feet beyond the end of the trailer...sticking out in traffic. It the brake > lights were mounted on the trailer, they would be hardly visible to traffic > behind the rig. Does anyone have a good trailer design? I was thinking of a > flatbed, like a snowmobile trailer. I would install uprights in the corners > to suspend the wings. Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Glen > > > > Glen Davis > 917 297 1111 > www.ishootpictures.com >
