RetroGlyph wrote:Hello one and all. This is my first question...
I am considering buying one of the Harbor Freight 96" x 48" trailers as the platform for my first build. I have read so much on this site and others about their quality, but still likely to proceed.
This question has to do with the difference between the 1195 lb capacity heavy duty folding trailer(http://www.harborfreight.com/1195-lb-ca ... 90154.html) and the 1720 lb capacity super duty trailer(http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive ... 94564.html). Does anyone know definitively what the difference is between the two that allows the super duty to carry 525 lbs more than the heavy duty? Heavier axle? Heavier, more sturdy material? Oddly, the folding heavy duty weighs 253 lbs and the super duty weighs 260 lbs... Wow, the super duty weighs just 7 lbs more, yet can handle over 500 lb more... The HF site shows that the heavy duty includes the 4.8 x 12" tires. The super duty is also shown to carry 12" tires, but the width is not shown on the site. HF does carry both 4.8 x 12" replacement tires AND 5.3 x 12" replacement tires, so maybe the super duty ships with these wider tires. Would that make enough of a difference to allow over 500 lbs more capacity? Could it be that the folding mechanism itself on the heavy duty trailer contributes to why it is rated at a lower capacity?
Anyway, just wondered if anyone knows for sure what the differences are between the two and what really contributes to the difference in capacity.
Thank you one and all. Thoughts, knowledge and wisdom are appreciated...
Steve ... Retroglyph
jseyfert3 wrote:My 1720 lb non folding trailer is close to 23" height overall unloaded. Subtract the height of the frame, about 3.25" and 19.75" sounds pretty close to the coupler height. (Top of coupler) Not sure how close that is to the folding trailer(s).
Also note that there are two HF folding trailer models. One has a 900 lb capacity and has 8" tires, the other is 1200 lb capacity and 12" tires. Which folding trailer are you talking about?
MtnDon wrote:I would forget trying to make the chassis a continuous ground and run each and every DC device with it's own ground wire. That way you know each device is grounded. Fewer headaches in the long run.
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