My Aluma 638 Aluminum Utility Trailer has been a steadfast aid since October of 2016. Her purpose was to carry the Ural Sidecar Rig on camping trips primarily, though she'd end up fulfilling other roles as well over the years.
The beginning: Extending our Range
However, all that subsequent boondocking and dispersed camping caused much wear and tear on the poor trailer. Aluminum just isn't the material to use for trailering heavy motorcycles such as the Ural Patrol over rough terrain. All that bouncing and rough trails took its tool and there's been several patching/reinforcement repairs done.
Here's a listing of all trailer related posts, usually involving repairs: Trailer
This last camping trip, I'd started thinking about replacing it with a steel trailer for future trailering of the Ural Patrol. Nearly lost the wheel fenders a couple of times, and ended up screwing on support brackets/panels when I got home.
So, at the start of this week, I put the trailer up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. A flurry of pings ensued from several people, most of whom expressed interest but then I didn't hear back from.
This morning, as I contemplated taking the trailer back to the storage yard; I got a ping from a buyer. Celestino was very communicative and we met up at a nearby park for him to look at it shortly after he first reached out to me.
After a brief inspection, he and I agreed on a price and the deal was done. I signed away the title to him and he Zell'ed the funds to Martha's account. Easy Peasy.
I hope he gets years of use out of that trailer, he's going to use it to haul stuff for his auto body repair /restoration company.
5 comments:
Out lived it's usefulness, the RV should handle the load of a steal but what do you think it due to fuel mileage? I'd like to bend your ear on RV'n over coffee, beer or food while your home, believe it or not thoughts are crossing my mind about class C traveling
Spat, I've an eye on a steel trailer sold by Tractor Supply, a Karavan 5.5 x 9 ft unit that weighs 825 lbs empty, can carry about 2100 lbs which is 500 lbs more than the Aluma. We'll see if I pull the trigger on it. As to getting together to talk, sure! Call me but before end of month.
Oh, forgot to answer your question re mileage. The new trailer plus Ural would come to about 1700 lbs. Towing the 3200+ lb Honda CR-V we were getting around 7.5-8 on average days. So I figure it'll be a bit better when towing trailer.
Well, congrats. New trailer should really work well for you.
Thanks OZ
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