Top ten glider trailer features?

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.

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
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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.

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.