Streets Van with U Haul Trailer

Terry,

 

That is really neat and a novel idea.  What is really nice about it is that you see u hauls on the road all the time, not necessarily being pulled ny a NASA van.��

 

I hope Lee doesn't spot this thread.  You are after all entering into his world of custom vehicles.

 

Thanks for the video.

 

Ed

 

Very nice. It looks like you're giving Lee a run for his money with the streets.

O come on!  Of course Lee would spot this thread!   Excellent!

 

'Streets vehicles will pull a trailer, boat, etc. nicely if it is kept light = up to about a third their weight is fine (2-3 ounces) is no problem.  It adds a lot of fun.  I have a section in my book about that.  The earliest K-line versions of the panel van actually had that tab on the rear bumper pre-drilled for a trailer hook.  

 

Larger trailers need flanged wheels but smaller, lighter ones will behave themselves as long as their track is not such that both wheels can fall into the flange grooves at the same time.  Here is a photo of some of the trailer stuff I talk about in the book.

 

 

The vintage truck will actually pull quite a lot of trailer if you weight down the load area.  This lightweight plastic trailer is about the largest it carries without significant weight added above the rear axle (in the form of some load, etc.). 

Terry - Great job!  Really looks nice and makes me wonder why I didn't think of that.

 

Art

Thank you very much for the compliments everyone. However, Lee is the master craftsman at this!

 

Ed. Point taken. I used the easy route yesterday since the van was ready to go with a trailer hitch hole already in place. However, I didn't sleep much so I now have a sedan with hitch towing the trailer!

 

And I'll be buying Lee's books to learn all I can. Terry

 

Oh, that is so cool.  Haven't you really seen exactly that so many times on the street?

Terry,

 

Great idea! Looks good, runs well.  As to changing out the wheels, typical of these conversions.  Run into something you don't expect but then you just find another way around it.  What would we do without that box of spare parts?

 

Larry

Like Lee.....a house trailer would be cool too!

What a great idea. Enjoyed the video.