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Wed, 06/07/2006 - 06:15
What does every body thinks about this. I want to be able to tow a trailer from my F-150. I know it sounds kind of childish but 1) I think its cool 2) would like to be able to and 3) I like the idea. I have found a couple of good trailers on ebay. What do you thin about this one and yea I know its a 1/24 scale:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-24-Die-cast-car-cars-trailer-model-accessory-kit-b...
My only issue is with the legnth and width.
It's very easy to make your own. I just made mine out of popsicle sticks and paper clips. It is really easy, all you need is a hot glue gun and a bunch of popsicle sticks. The wheels are just from a different trailer that i cut off of it then glued them on to this one. The trailer actually holds up pretty good and it is so light, that my nissan titan can pull it no problem. The truck is completly stock. The ramps for the back just come off and you can put them under the tires of the car when it is on the trailor. And the hitch is a lego piece. It is a bar with 5 wholes in it. The lighter, the better the truck will pull it. Trust me, i made tons of trailers for my truck, but this is the only one that worked.
Give it a thought and see how it turns out.
Welcome,
captain
i remember walmart and target had a diecast car & truck set. came wiht a truck and removable hitch from teh truck by the way, and a car
like i had a
Buick Rondevu (cant spell the damn thing right)
and a S2000
plastic trailer, rubber tires, double axle, fold up ramps.
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yea, that's the trailer I have. It's not solid metal, only the frame, much of it is plastic.
stage 2 motor would pull it empty with ease!!!
now, with my lifted/swampered F150 on there, like this:
fully loaded, with batteries, my hybrid motor pulls it just fine, but it gets VERY hot, and brings the NI-MH battery life down to about 8 minutes.
as far as size is concerned....it's about right. a touch too big, noticable mainly in width, but I wouldn't worry about it. it looks just fine with a truck on it. a bit odd with a car, but not too bad. the cars cannot be driven up onto it, they get high-centered at the top of the ramps. but a truck works perfectly.
that is a great trailer to use, I looked around quite a bit, and that's pretty much the only thing I could find, and there really isn't anything in a closer scale to 1:28th. it has real rubber tires, wheels that roll smoothly and easily, folding ramps, dual-axle which helps balance the tongue weight, folding stand for the tongue, and a bunch of peices to use for hitches, you have to be a little creative there, but the kit gives you a great start.
any other questions?
Well thanks for the suggestions. I like the trailers but I really don't want to deal with having another model car, or relisting it on ebay. And I would also like to keep it under $20. That is why I was looking at the die cast and with the way I drive I think a die-cast trailer would last longer.
4x4 daddy do you think you could mod that body with #1 to fit an xmods!
That's a very nice trailer you find. But I afraid that might make hard to pull because it made of die-cast. I really don't know can pull that much weight.
However I found few plastic model kit with trailer that you want look into.
1) http://cgi.ebay.com/1976-76-caprice-amt-model-kit-with-trailer-very-rare...
2) http://cgi.ebay.com/1998-CLEAR-PLASTIC-DISPLAY-TRAILER-OLD-AMT-UNBUILT-K... <~~ this one don't have to put clear case on the trailer
3) http://cgi.ebay.com/H-Revell-4150-1-24-Modified-Racer-With-Trailer-NR_W0... <~~ this one pretty cool looking trailer.
I hope this help you out little....
4x4Daddy
If I had an evo truck I'd be doing something similar...I'd say go for it. :D