I have one of these made by Coleman. It is about 10 years old. Work
great as long as the friction clutch on the swivel is properly adjusted.
It must be loose enough to allow the wheel to turn but tight enough to
keep it from oscillating after hitting a bump. The mounting does attach
to a hitch and has side pieces to keep the bracket from swiveling. It
can hold 400 pounds of stuff. It does get a registration and you will
get charged for it on toll roads. They are no longer being made.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Marshall
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 2:11 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: looking for source for "crazy trailer"

Hi Volks:

I'm looking for this fantastic "trailer" I saw at Busses by the Arch a
few years ago - can you help me get more info on it?

It was much like one of those common hitch-platforms, but had these
differences:

1.    It was directly attached to the rear of the van by two pivots, so
it like was "mounted with a hinge" to the van;
2.    The platform was supported by a large single trailer wheel (under
the platform - about in the middle) - and it worked exactly like a
spring-loaded, shock-dampened caster wheel!

The neat thing about it was that as you drove the van, turned, backed up
- etc - the caster wheel would rotate and roll in the correct direction.

Since it was not a trailer (no hitch - direct mount) it also did not
require a license.

I don't know it's capacity, but it looked like it could handle a few
hundred pounds - easily.

Does anybody know more about it - and especially - where it could be
purchased?

Thanks,

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy