I don't plan on having too many. I think I have 9 right now and it hasn't been a problem. I have three lots and a privacy fence. I doubt I will have more than 15 at any time.
The plan is: Charlie and I learn how to rebuild transmissions, buy decent MBs with shot trannys, remove rebuild replace tranny, sell car. So its not that I plan to have a lot of cars, but the cars I buy will need a trailer. So far, I've had to pay for tows. I've found a guy that will tow for me in the metro area for $50, which is pretty good, but then I can't go after cars that are outside the city. Remember that St. Louis is as far from me as KC from you. Chris --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > From: Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] help choosing TRAILER hitch and weight distribution hitch > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:47 PM > where are you going to put all these cars you are hauling? > > Christopher McCann wrote: > > I think this hitch will work for my 1992 Dodge 1 ton > full size van: > > > > > http://www.etrailer.com/pc-H~41910.htm?vehicleid=1992797 > > > > Now I need a weight distribution hitch...which are > here: > > > > http://www.etrailer.com/c-wd.htm > > > > But I am not sure which one to get. Plan on an 18 foot > trailer and hauling 116, 123, 126's, etc...that weight > range. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] TRAILER & block heater for > Chris > >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 2:38 PM > >>> Christopher wrote: > >>> That sounds really nice. What is a weight > distribution > >> hitch? > >> To make a trailer dynamically stable, at least 10% > of the > >> mass > >> needs to be in front of the trailer axles. 15% is > better. > >> 50% > >> is best (it's then called a > "semi-trailer" > >> -like the big > >> trucks use - rather than a "full > trailer"). With > >> a majority of > >> the mass in front of the trailer axle, > side-to-side > >> disturbances tend to be self-canceling. With more > mass > >> behind > >> the axle, the oscillations self re-enforce. This > is a > >> common > >> cause of upside-down trailers jack-knifed in the > ditch. > >> > >> With a ordinary hitch, mass = weight. So a 2,000 > lb (900 > >> kg) > >> trailer and a 4,400 lb (2,000 kg) car on it the > gross > >> weight > >> of the trailer is 6,400 lb (2,900 kg). 15% of that > is 960 > >> lb > >> (435 kg). That's how much weight will be on > the very > >> back of > >> your van. It _will_ raise the front. > >> > >> The solution is "weight distributing". > It is a > >> bulky hitch > >> assembly that's commonly seen on camper > trailers. With > >> the aid > >> of one or two spring bars, tension is applied at > the hitch > >> point lifting the back of the tow vehicle. The > result is > >> some > >> of the weight is "distributed" to the > trailer and > >> steer axles > >> - but the mass stays so the stability is not > affected. > >> > >> Now that I have one, I can't see ever doing > without it > >> - at > >> least when the trailer gross is more than 1/2 the > truck > >> weight. > >> -- Philip > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >> To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / > Virus Database: 270.10.7/1895 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:46 > AM > > > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, > 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D > x2, > 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
