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Old November 28th 13, 12:24 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Martin[_3_]
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Default Top ten glider trailer features?

Don't think it has been mentioned.
A couple of good jacking points for the main wheel(s) and a
decent jack to raise the wheel(s).

The best towing trailer I have ever towed have had twin axle
with four wheels but they are awful to ground handle.





At 23:20 27 November 2013, Dan Marotta wrote:
Using the stabilizer jacks in back and the front wheel jack on

the tongue
of
the trailer, I don't tie mine down any more. It's weathered 60

mph winds
at
Moriarty without moving.


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
news:39bc5acd-5db0-40be-8bf9-

...
I sorely miss the shock absorbers that the cheapskate

designers of my 1999
Avionic trailer wrote off as decadent western luxury. The road

vibration
on
the first long haul eased the pins out of the tailgate hinges. I

don't
imagine that that level of jarring vibration is good for a

sailplane.

I've seen shock absorbers on some glider trailers.

I would also like some sturdy tie down points on the corners

for tieing the

trailer down when high winds are a possibility. Presently I loop

the ropes

around the frame members but that is a hassle to thread them

through lying
on my back in the wet grass.