Indespension Units For Small Car Trailer

[Guest salty_monk]

Got myself a small car trailer Good for a car of about 800kg max, lent it to a mate (Drewsus) & the wheel fell off on his way back with Hood loaded!

Lucky no real damage apart from to the indespension unit of the trailer & Drew's wallet for recovery!!

 

So - I'm looking out for some units, braked, pref with wheels & must take a load of at least a ton......

 

The long term plan was (still is but will take a bit longer) to refurbish & then rent out for a very reasonable price to local club members as well as using it myself for track days...

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

I found this link also a towing hitch 5 or 6 previous.

 

Mick

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...4508631708&rd=1

 

 

or heavy

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...4507910189&rd=1

[Dave R]

always bought my bits from towsure

they are in the sheffield direction

and think they got a website

 

dunno about the heavier indespension lumps but the half ton ones could be bought unbraked, (they take a metero wheel) and you could weld the back plate to the arm

not sure how that would work on something a little heavier?

[Guest salty_monk]

Have all the linkages for working the braks & have that second set of units bookmarked on Ebay however the guy says they need new expanders whatever that means...

 

Really want braked units with at least 1 ton rating so it will easily support the weight of the trailer & a light car such as the hood...

[Guest TerryBarry]

You're not going to get much (if any) change from £300 for a pair of 1 tonne braked units from Towsure.

[Guest salty_monk]

Have found some on the Net for £200 ish but don't really want to spend that much on it at present....

[Guest salty_monk]

Is it inadvisable to use 4 lighter rated units if i can find them cheap??

For example 4 350kg units & turn it into a 4 wheel trailer...

[Guest 2bsprint]

My mate use to work at a trailer and caravan place - called towing and leisure

 

They only list the some of their stuff on their website

 

http://www.towingandleisure.co.uk/Frames/T...nsion_Units.htm

 

It may be worth the cost of a call to see if they do large suspension units - they are normally quite cheap on some of their stuff since they manufacture a lot of it themselves and sell it onto other retailers

[Guest salty_monk]

Thanks - have sent them a mail.

Got a quote back this morning for 1.1 ton units from another company at £205 plus £12.50 P+P.

 

What's the chance of using some units off of a scrapped caravan?? They must be rated to that sort of weight - anyone got any idea what most of them use??