Eco trailers - worth considering?

Eco trailers - worth considering?

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andye30m3

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3,451 posts

253 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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I'm currently looking to sell my 7.5t race truck in favor of going back to a trailer as I can't store the truck at my new house.

Looking around the classifieds the Eco trailers are looking reasonable value for an enclosed trailer, which would be my preference over an open trailer.

Has anyone on here used one? and would you recommend?

Also when empty is it possible for one person to push on flat level ground? as it might be a bit tight to reverse into the area I'm looking to store it, at the very least I think I'll need to be able to spin it round with being connected to the car.

RobM77

35,349 posts

233 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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andye30m3 said:
I'm currently looking to sell my 7.5t race truck in favor of going back to a trailer as I can't store the truck at my new house.

Looking around the classifieds the Eco trailers are looking reasonable value for an enclosed trailer, which would be my preference over an open trailer.

Has anyone on here used one? and would you recommend?

Also when empty is it possible for one person to push on flat level ground? as it might be a bit tight to reverse into the area I'm looking to store it, at the very least I think I'll need to be able to spin it round with being connected to the car.
I've not used an Eco trailer, but regarding pushing covered trailers then just look at the weight of the trailer and imagine pushing a car of similar weight. My 670kg Brian James Sprint Shuttle is about as easy to push as my 670kg 2-Eleven was (i.e. easy on tarmac, harder on gravel, and any reasonable incline stops me dead!). Turning corners is a different matter, because unlike a car the wheels are fixed, so you've got to scrub the tyres to turn it.

I store my trailer hitch inwards at the end of our gravel drive, slightly downhill, so it just needs to be pushed back a few metres up the gradient to hitch it up to the car, and what I do to save my back is lash rope around the back of the trailer, put the other end on my car's tow bar, and tow it out. Works a treat; I just need to remember not to build up too much speed because it needs to stop when I stop!

Timbo_S2

531 posts

262 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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I use a jockey wheel motor mover - its slow but shifts 1.5t of trailer easily, without damage to my back!!

RobM77

35,349 posts

233 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Timbo_S2 said:
I use a jockey wheel motor mover - its slow but shifts 1.5t of trailer easily, without damage to my back!!
Do you know if they work on gravel? Any recommendations? Something for the future to replace my rope technique described above!

andrewcliffe

936 posts

223 months

Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Could always fit Caravan motor mover to the road wheels for final manoeuvring into storage space.




cjslator

25 posts

165 months

Saturday 30th November 2019
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We've got a Velocity RS, had it for three years and have just ordered new one.

Whilst we've had a couple of little niggles with it (some operator induced) the guys have been incredibly quick to support and get them rectified. Ours tows great, normally sits around 75% max weight and is very stable, I'm particularly impressed with the high speed stability - cruise on and you can almost forget it's there.

They are very well spec'ed against their larger brand competitors.

megablade

9 posts

220 months

Saturday 30th November 2019
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I have an Eco Shuttle which comes with a lot of things standard (remote electric winch, led lights etc) which soon rack up the costs on other brands.

To move i fully wind up (down?) the jockey wheel which lifts the pair of front wheels off the ground, it is easy to push around on your own then.