Car Transport with a Lift
06-22-2007, 09:36 AM
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Car Transport with a Lift
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I was wondering whether any manufacturers make an enclosed trailer to which some sort of lift could be fitted to facilitate car inspection/maintenance.
I live in an urban area (Georgetown in DC to be precise), so car and tool storage, not to mention even routine maintenance, is a supreme hassle. I have an open trailer now, but I toy with the idea of getting an enclosed trailer so I could just keep my tires, spare parts and tools all in one place and always ready to go. If I could find a trailer to which I could fit some sort of lift to facilitate vehicle inspections and routine maintenance, it might drive me over the edge to enclosed. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
Any good ideas?
Thanks in advance.
TD
I live in an urban area (Georgetown in DC to be precise), so car and tool storage, not to mention even routine maintenance, is a supreme hassle. I have an open trailer now, but I toy with the idea of getting an enclosed trailer so I could just keep my tires, spare parts and tools all in one place and always ready to go. If I could find a trailer to which I could fit some sort of lift to facilitate vehicle inspections and routine maintenance, it might drive me over the edge to enclosed. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
Any good ideas?
Thanks in advance.
TD
06-22-2007, 10:30 AM
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Here are a couple that might work. And one that certainly will....
24' Stacker
Slightly Bigger
Overkill!!!
24' Stacker
Slightly Bigger
Overkill!!!
06-22-2007, 10:31 AM
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TD;
Have you looked at stacker trailers? They have what is essentially a "four-post" type lift built in, to give you the ability to carry two cars one above the other. A little pricey, but hey, it's only money.
Alan
Have you looked at stacker trailers? They have what is essentially a "four-post" type lift built in, to give you the ability to carry two cars one above the other. A little pricey, but hey, it's only money.
Alan
06-22-2007, 10:34 AM
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Todd, call me. My neighbor sells mid-rise transportable lifts. You can roll them around, they plug into a 120v outlet, they will lift a car 54" and he is a Rennlist member. Here's a link.
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06-22-2007, 10:34 AM
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Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
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06-22-2007, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Larry Herman
Todd, call me. My neighbor sells mid-rise transportable lifts. You can roll them around, they plug into a 120v outlet, they will lift a car 54" and he is a Rennlist member. Here's a link.
Here's a link.
06-22-2007, 10:36 AM
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"Stacker".
Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
In that case I probably need to sell my current open trailex trailer.Ok, I will confess. I am trying to find a trailer in which I can live, hopefully temporarily, if my wife kicks me out due to this little addiction we all seem to share . . .
Most men buy condos. Racers buy enclosed trailers, no (with a blender of course, right prof)?
06-22-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Larry Herman
Todd, call me. My neighbor sells mid-rise transportable lifts. You can roll them around, they plug into a 120v outlet, they will lift a car 54" and he is a Rennlist member. Here's a link.
Here's a link.
06-22-2007, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Professor Helmüt Tester
"Stacker".
Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
Guidance from der Professor, for those itching for 'bigger & better': When the value of your hauler (truck & trailer) exceeds the value of your race car, something is seriously upside down in your world. Get professional help.
06-22-2007, 01:10 PM
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Oh....trust me...I've seen them all. 38' Toter w/goose, unloading a beat-up Spec Miata, etc. etc. etc.
Me and my co-crusty-old-racers treat them with the same derision that we used to reserve only for the guys you see at 6:30a.m. at the 'downtown diner/gas station/etc', already wearing their Nomex.
Me and my co-crusty-old-racers treat them with the same derision that we used to reserve only for the guys you see at 6:30a.m. at the 'downtown diner/gas station/etc', already wearing their Nomex.
06-22-2007, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Professor Helmüt Tester
Me and my co-crusty-old-racers treat them with the same derision that we used to reserve only for the guys you see at 6:30a.m. at the 'downtown diner/gas station/etc', already wearing their Nomex.