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I'm preparing to make comp truck trailers to hire. Just wondering how much interest there is out there in doing this? Any suggestions are welcome.

I'll hire one off you! But you'll have to arrange to get it too me!!!!

I'm not interested as we've been building our own.

Question - How will they be different from a normal car trailer from the local servo?

If you were closer etc i would be interested.
width is the main thing champ.
i find most ones you can rent are not wide enough.

WICKED wrote:I'm not interested as we've been building our own.

Question - How will they be different from a normal car trailer from the local servo?

wider to start with

normal car trailers are only rated to 1300kg also, I would be interested if in Bris. It is hard to get a trailer that will fit a patrol with 12.5's inside the rails.

WICKED wrote:I'm not interested as we've been building our own.

Question - How will they be different from a normal car trailer from the local servo?

they might have twin motors

I think its a pretty limited market. There's probably only a handful of people in each city that need them every few weeks to months.

Most people that have the dollars for a comp rig and a rig able to tow it have the money for a trailer of their own.

Guts wrote:Most people that have the dollars for a comp rig and a rig able to tow it have the money for a trailer of their own.

Agreed. I built my own, and loan it out to mates with comp rigs for Cartons

Guts wrote:Most people that have the dollars for a comp rig and a rig able to tow it have the money for a trailer of their own.

i got sick of hiring , pita. bought my own. best thing i did.

nzdarin wrote:I'll hire one off you! But you'll have to arrange to get it too me!!!!

lol... might have to ship it over to you..

1MadEngineer wrote:

WICKED wrote:I'm not interested as we've been building our own.

Question - How will they be different from a normal car trailer from the local servo?

they might have twin motors

There's quite a few things you can do to a trailer that's different to the standard ones you hire.... . even possibly put a low mount on it (as someone suggested...hmm maybe this is where the twin motors could come in)...lol.....

Quite a few ppl have given me great ideas on what they look for in a trailer (width, as mentioned, weight capacity, storage....and so on..)
Not everyone can buy or build one.

What I'm working on isn't just for comp trucks and will be registered, engineered and with proper insurances that's required.

The_Wazza wrote:I'm preparing to make comp truck trailers to hire. Just wondering how much interest there is out there in doing this? Any suggestions are welcome.

They should be banned, all comp trucks should have to drive too and if possible from the event.

At least for winch challenges.

Too many trailer queens

Rock crawling buggies is a different matter.

this is the build on my trailer

http://www.rockcrawlingqld.com/Rock/e10 ... pic.php?29

another thing to consider is drop axles, this gets the whole trailer and load closer to the road.

and if you are goinng to hire it out, make sure that you number plates and all the lights are well protected.

matt.mcinnes wrote:

The_Wazza wrote:I'm preparing to make comp truck trailers to hire. Just wondering how much interest there is out there in doing this? Any suggestions are welcome.

They should be banned, all comp trucks should have to drive too and if possible from the event if they have leaf springs!!!!

At least for winch challenges.

I love trailer queens, and men .

Ben

matt.mcinnes wrote:

The_Wazza wrote:I'm preparing to make comp truck trailers to hire. Just wondering how much interest there is out there in doing this? Any suggestions are welcome.

They should be banned, all comp trucks should have to drive too and if possible from the event.

At least for winch challenges.

Too many trailer queens

Rock crawling buggies is a different matter.

Engineers would make a killing if this was the case. How many full on comp trucks are roadworthy....

Good job on your trailer Stika

The_Wazza wrote:How many full on comp trucks are roadworthy....

ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

matt.mcinnes wrote:

The_Wazza wrote:I'm preparing to make comp truck trailers to hire. Just wondering how much interest there is out there in doing this? Any suggestions are welcome.

They should be banned, all comp trucks should have to drive too and if possible from the event.

At least for winch challenges.

Too many trailer queens

Rock crawling buggies is a different matter.

not everyone wants to run the gauntlet and get their rig defected.

The_Wazza wrote:

nzdarin wrote:I'll hire one off you! But you'll have to arrange to get it too me!!!!

lol... might have to ship it over to you..

Hand luggage?
Are you still coming over for next weekend! I've got my truck running again with a new chassis and few other minor mods. It is amazing how much time goes into building a new chassis. I'm sure it was less to do first time around and second time was just copying the bent one. (with a few extra bits to strengthen it)

STIKA wrote:this is the build on my trailer

http://www.rockcrawlingqld.com/Rock/e10 ... pic.php?29

another thing to consider is drop axles, this gets the whole trailer and load closer to the road.

and if you are goinng to hire it out, make sure that you number plates and all the lights are well protected.

have you got some better pics of it?
how wide is the tray?

JEs

Comp trailer hire would be a good idea if the other 90 percent of the time you were hiring to Joe blogs the average user to pick up his restore's dream.
I think that a trailer has to be multi use to make you money. I would also keep it simple as in no winches or you pay extra hire fees for trailer with winch because the average user doesn’t care that the winch is getting hot or that they shouldn't winching on there 10 tonne tractor with a seized motor.

jessie928 wrote:

STIKA wrote:this is the build on my trailer

http://www.rockcrawlingqld.com/Rock/e10 ... pic.php?29

another thing to consider is drop axles, this gets the whole trailer and load closer to the road.

and if you are goinng to hire it out, make sure that you number plates and all the lights are well protected.

have you got some better pics of it?
how wide is the tray?

JEs

the tray is 2.4 wide with removable guards so you can drive over the tyres

jessie928 wrote:
have you got some better pics of it?
how wide is the tray?

JEs

What exactly are you after

Protection for the tail lights



protection for the clearance light, so people with big feet don't stand on them.

Two of my biggest issues were;
- replacing damaged electrics, lights and trailer plug
-trailer being rerturned covered in mud and oil



Multipul tie down points




Drop axles like a portal in reverse




I hope this helps