[Rhodes22-list] Trailer Weight

[Geoff Farrell]

Thanks Mary Lou. I'm assuming you have trailer brakes. Surge or electric?

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Hi Geoff,
> Newer trailers are heavier than older ones. I believe our new
> galvanized single axle Triad is about 1000 lb (determined by
> subtracting cargo rating on one sticker from GVWR on another.) Twin
> axles will be more older single axles will be less. We figure with
> our stuff, boat, motor & trailer we are hauling something like 4300 -
> 4500 lbs. Height will depend on whether you have the mast on the
> crutch from the mast raising system. Not sure what the other
> measurements are but I know that even without the mast, the boat on
> the trailer is too tall and too long for a standard garage (back when
> we had a garage).
>
> Our old Chevy Blazer with a 5000 lb tow rating towed our boat fine on
> the flat (I95 PA to MD) and retrieved it well at the launch ramp. Our
> Nissan Frontier with a 6300 lb tow rating is better at both jobs
> though now that we live in MD, we don't tow the boat any great
> distance any more.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
> .
>
>
> At 01:26 PM 5/1/2010, you wrote:
> >Hi. Does anyone know what the weight of the unimatic trailer is? I'm
> trying
> >to determine what kind of tow vehicle I'll need. Also, do you know the
> L,W,H
> >of the boat on the trailer? Thanks, Geoff
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