Can you unhook a trailer for a car on it?
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I have a steel trailer to tow my 944 turbo. Trying to combine a track day with a business meeting and want to leave the trailer in the parking lot of the hotel. I have a lock to make sure no one makes off with the trailer.
Does anyone have any experience with unhooking a trailer while it still has a car on it or is this looking for trouble? The trailer has four wheels and a beaver tail. I was thinking that I could put jack stands around it so it doesn't lean back or forward too much.
Should I just take the car off or am I worried about nothing?
Does anyone have any experience with unhooking a trailer while it still has a car on it or is this looking for trouble? The trailer has four wheels and a beaver tail. I was thinking that I could put jack stands around it so it doesn't lean back or forward too much.
Should I just take the car off or am I worried about nothing?
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I do it all the time. Make sure you have the correct tongue weight so it doesn't tip back and that you chock the trailer BEFORE you unhook it.
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Now don't take the car off the trailer with it unhooked.....I've seen a few good dented tailgates from guys that forgot to latch the trailer to the ball.....
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I have a similar setup, ie steel trailer with a 944 Tubo or Chumpcr on it. As others have said you need Tongue weight. You also don't want people jumping on the dovetail when unhooked.
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Thanks for all the answers. For some reason I had visions of everything going wrong and people saying "what the hell was he thinking!"
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NEVER EVER unhook the trailer with a car on it while stradeling the front of the tongue.
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if the tongue DOES go up when you unhook it, then your car is not on it correctly. There should be a decent amount of weight on the tongue for balance anyway...
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If you must take off your car unhooked from the tow vehicle chock the trailer wheels so it doesnt move forward and put jackstands at the *** end of the trailer.
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I did it for the first time a couple weeks ago with the 944 spec. With a front engine car you should be fine and if you have a tire rack on the front with an extra set, even better fpr weight distribution purposes.