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billy - 1/11/04 at 09:10 PM

hi peeps, im looking for somewhere to pick up a nice grp trailer for my kit. anyone know where i can get one? many thanx

phelpsa - 1/11/04 at 09:22 PM

Brian James? Expensive though.

I believe zilspeed(?) is having a cover made to go on his ordinary trailer.

Adam

midlifecrisis - 1/11/04 at 09:50 PM

aRE THERE MANY lOCOSTS OUT THERE WITH TOWBARS ? Was thinking about doing one for mine,but worried about having to spread the load onto the various x-members ?

zilspeed - 1/11/04 at 10:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
Brian James? Expensive though.

I believe zilspeed(?) is having a cover made to go on his ordinary trailer.

Adam


Indeed I am.

A reasonably lightweight angle frame is being welded on and I will sheet it out with 1.5M x 3.0m ally.
The only reason I'm not weldng the frame on myself is because it's beng done as a favour by a retired blacksmith.
My reason for doing this is because I'm allowed to trailer the car next year to the sprints and if I don't then I won't try as hard as everyone else.
Having to drive it home is bound to slow me down

Hopefully Gizmo will see this and hold me to my word

Marcus - 2/11/04 at 09:09 PM

Midlifecrisis,
I've put a tow bar on mine, bolted to some 3mm steel welded beneath the tank. I put an extra 'Z' tube in to add a bit of strength (and symmetry!). Not towed anything yet, but next project is a scratch built boat and trailer!

Marcus

billy - 2/11/04 at 09:21 PM

now thats a great idea, putting a towhitch on my 7. perhaps i can hitch up a nice caravan and tour my way down the south of france

wilkingj - 2/11/04 at 10:46 PM

Watch the weigh limits that you will be able tow with. Best to stay under 80% of the Locost weight for the towed trailer / caravan. (AA / caravan club reccomendations).

I pick up my Viento chassis on Sat, Luego have kindly (for a small £££££££ consideration) Put me a tow bracket on the back. I want to tow a small camping trailer.

Remember that ANY trailer over 750kgs will need overrun brakes. But I doubt if you can tow that heavy with a locost.

I have towed a caravan with a peugeot 305 (1 ton car) ie 100%, and the coaches and lorries throw you all over the road with their bow waves, then suck you back in close. Its scary stuff. Thats why I now tow with the Land Rover, close on 4.0 ton, loaded with 4 adults, boat, bikes and van on the back!. Its dead steady at all speeds despite lorries and coaches passing me doing 70mph.

What I am trying to say, is be careful, as the locost is very light, caravans and some trailers will get you weight percentage up very quickly.



Peteff - 3/11/04 at 12:18 AM

I was once following a small caravan towards Lincoln doing some very strange things. It came to a hill and was getting slower and slower till we were forced to pass it. It was being towed by a Reliant Regal with passengers .

jollygreengiant - 3/11/04 at 10:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by billy
hi peeps, im looking for somewhere to pick up a nice grp trailer for my kit. anyone know where i can get one? many thanx

Take the engine out of a reliant robin, put a tow hitch on the front and theres a ready made trailer board on the rear, all you need to do is change the registration plate at the rear.

Enjoy.

Tooooo many 'H's in hitch

[Edited on 3/11/04 by jollygreengiant]

JoelP - 3/11/04 at 10:30 PM

i read the initial question as 'where can i get an enclosed trailer to move my locost around in?' rather than something to tow about.

jollygreengiant - 3/11/04 at 10:40 PM

I just read what I want to reed