Date:         Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:11:22 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trailers
Comments: To: Larry Himli <lhimli@AOL.COM>
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At 06:56 PM 3/21/2009, Larry Himli wrote:
>Appreciate any options others have used and recommendations for a very small
>trailer to use.  Photos would be nice.

I've heard excellent things about ones Dennis Haynes has built.

And I've used the South African one from Bus Depot (VW-OEM IIRC),
which is a massive round tube with a massive long bar at right angles
on each end that fits inside the bumper, replacing the bumper mounts
and tie-down loops.  It extends farther into the big fore-and-aft
beams than the bumper mounts do, but the necessary bolt hole is
already there.  Its only snag is that it ends in a vertical plate
with four bolt holes, to which is bolted a massive forging with an
integral two-inch ball (pretty sure you could hang the whole van up
by it if you wanted to).  So if you want a smaller ball, or a
receiver, you'll need to have someone local fab one up for you, as I
did, to bolt up to the plate.  I got a fair smack in the rear with
mine from a kid who forgot to stop -- it deflected about a quarter
inch in the middle.


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"