Buying an enclosed trailer to store my 914, what words of wisdom do you have? |
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Buying an enclosed trailer to store my 914, what words of wisdom do you have? |
FourBlades |
Jun 28 2015, 02:44 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,054 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
As the title says, I need to get my blue 914 out of the weather.
I looked in to expanding my garage or building a detached garage and the zoning where I live is prohibitive. To keep my car on my property but get it out of the weather I am thinking of buying a new 14 or 16 foot enclosed car trailer. I have room to park one in my backyard. I would plan to paint and preserve it with lanolin oil spray. I think I need some kind of ventilation to keep moisture from being trapped inside. Any advice on what to look for, brands, things to avoid? Thanks for any tips! John |
JRust |
Jun 28 2015, 08:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The whole drive in is pretty tough. There is not an enclosed trailer I think big enough for you to open your door. So you can crawl out the window or through the roof. Even with an 8'5" width ( I think that is the max allowed) just try it. Different with an open trailer obviously. So the winch is the way to go with it. You also want it big enough as stated. Strapping your car down is hard enough in the enclosed space. Try getting to all 4 corners in a 14ft trailer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . Can you make it work? Sure but speed will not be your friend & it will just piss you off you don't have more space. At minimum an 18ft is needed & 20ft is much more easy to find. The metal storage containers are good for storage. But using it to haul to events & any other thing that comes up. Really makes the trailer a better option. The other thing to consider is what do you have to haul it? You get very big or heavy & you better have a serious rig to haul it with (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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