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Re: Buying a team trailer - Advice please?

1676 uses a 5 x 8 trailer much like that one with excellent results. We have a ramp rear door, which makes it slightly easier to load the trailer, but really heavy stuff either can't be pushed up (too steep) or might bend the door...so we lift it up in most cases.

You need lots of tie-downs inside, and an interior light. If you can afford a spare tire, get one - they sell mounts for the tongue area. Get a wheel-type front prop, the kind that cranks down, so you can move the empty trailer around easily and disconnect it when you need to.

The big demon when towing is wind resistance, so stay out of overdrive (as squirril stated) and keep the speeds down. Improves your safety/fuel economy/state of mind/harm to the tow vehicle, too.

Don
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