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Subject:Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
From:developtrust
Date:Thu, 23 May 2002 10:16:41 -0700

I wish I could find a source for the trailer I saw one day. It was covered
and when open could accommodate a sleeping area, and had a 35 gallon
gasoline tank under it with a pump. Sweet.

William

> 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