nbb350
Active member
What better time to test if the car will fit on the trailer than 1 hour before the start of the show?! lol
As expected, things didn't go as smoothly as I hoped. I turns out that the 1.5" lip of the trailer is too high for the Sterling - even if the ramp is only 4 degrees. The car got its first "chin trim". ouch.
My truck driver neighbor who loads a lot of equipment, suggested adding the boards on the ground to cancel out the 1.5" lip before the Sterling chin could contact the ramp again. It worked like a charm; I'll be replacing the loose boards with some old aluminum atv ramps. I'll also be building some "chock stops" that will keep me from putting the nose of the Sterling thru the trailer's front wind deflector.
After over 2 hours of messing around, I strapped one wheel down to the trailer, backed the whole trailer up beside the garage, and took my wife's Jeep to the car show. Turns out I dodged a bullet - the car show was FILTHY!! Blowing dust EVERYWHERE!
As expected, things didn't go as smoothly as I hoped. I turns out that the 1.5" lip of the trailer is too high for the Sterling - even if the ramp is only 4 degrees. The car got its first "chin trim". ouch.
My truck driver neighbor who loads a lot of equipment, suggested adding the boards on the ground to cancel out the 1.5" lip before the Sterling chin could contact the ramp again. It worked like a charm; I'll be replacing the loose boards with some old aluminum atv ramps. I'll also be building some "chock stops" that will keep me from putting the nose of the Sterling thru the trailer's front wind deflector.
After over 2 hours of messing around, I strapped one wheel down to the trailer, backed the whole trailer up beside the garage, and took my wife's Jeep to the car show. Turns out I dodged a bullet - the car show was FILTHY!! Blowing dust EVERYWHERE!