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Re: Buying a team trailer - Advice please?
We bought a 6 x 10 2 years ago and our only regret is that we didnt purchase it earlier. Ours is a Cargo Mate froma large dealer in Indianapolis.
We have double doors and a side door, and made an aluminum ramp for the back.
If you can assure a vehicle to pull it, go for something that is over 6' inside to make it easier to load and unload.
We added several "D" rings on the floor and walls and roof supports to give us places to attach tie down straps. Ask the dealer where the suppports run in the walls so you can use self-tapping screws to connect into something solid.
We also installed an 8" wide shelf along one side, about 12" from the roof. This gives us a place for tubing, banners, etc.
We added a small plastic storage box on the front to put a steel cable (for locking the trailer to utility poles when parked remotely), a small jack, lug wrench, etc., and mounted a spare tire to the frame. This keeps everything together, and also keeps it out of the trailer.
Make sure everything in the trailer is secured before pulling it. I have a "personal rule" that i wont pull a trailer that i didn't load myself or check before i drive away. 500 pounds sliding across a trailer at the wrong time can rip the trailer off of the hitch and cause a serious accident.
Lastly, we used a company called TKO graphics to do the lettering. We provided digital files of what we wanted and placement and they created the decals and then applied them. We chose decals over paint.
Good luck!
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Chris Fultz
Cyber Blue - Team 234
2016 IRI Planning Committee
2016 IndyRAGE Planning Committee
2010 - Woodie Flowers Award - Championship
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