Date:         Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:26:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: westrailer trailer
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
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  Not so.   Those trailers are not very good.  At least the one I used
was...."iffy" at best.

    Why?...They depend on a lot of inter-related components functioning
perfectly all the time.  Any single failure or even one thing coming out of
adjustment...can and will likely cause catastrophic loss of the trailer and
the load, unlike a conventional trailer where you can usually pull safely
off the road at any sign of trouble without a total 'dust-up".  They must be
attached just right to the tow vehicle..the single wheel must be in perfect
shape and it must be properly adjusted for swivel and for air
pressure...always.  A flat or a failure of the bearings or swivel function
leaves you with a rickshaw...or a travois..A flat tire, you won't see it
till you notice the smoke behind...not so good at highway speeds.  Also, a
pain to just take off and install...like trying to manhandle a huge wheel
barrow backwards..
  I give those a "Pass"
  Don Hanson


On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: Trailers
> Ever since I saw one for the first time on a Bus (and now I've seen them on
> Vanagons) I've figured the perfect trailer solution with a Vanagon would be
> one of the single wheel/swivel wheel trailers.   Always perfect tracking
> and
> you can back them up!  Examples here:
> http://www.cruiserlift.com/swivelwheel.html
> And here
> http://www.singlewheel.com/
> One of our WetWesties members just picked up one like these at a yard sale
> last Spring, apparently from Sears, was marked 'Craftsman'.
>