Trailers

[murray arundell]

I'd like to see you try and average 65mph on Australian Roads in a TC You'd shake it to bits.. I personally can see merits of both arguments, if I've got the time I'd drive the TC anywhere but the fact is a lot of don't have time so towing is a good alternative. Sure you may be able to cruise the turnpikes at 65mph in a TC but would you want to do it for 12 hours straight for three days in a row? I can put the TC behind the Range Rover and cruise at 110kph (65mph) for 12 hours straight, arrive as relaxed as I left. Try that in the TC and most of us would be a wreck! We took the TC to Tasmania recently. We towed it from Brisbane to Melbourne approx 1100miles. Left the tow rig in Melbourne and took the TC across to Tasmania on the overnight Ferry. Towing to Melbourne saved us four days as we did Brisbane to Melbourne ion two days towing, driving would have taken realistically four days. Its is after all a "holiday" not a trial. My 2c worth - Murray Arundell Brisbane Aus _____ From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Grunau Sent: Sunday, 28 January 2007 11:50 pm To: 49MGTC@usaviator.net; G.E.Arber; mg-tabc Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Trailers Bud, I don't understand, if the towed TC can get there in 4 hours, the driven TC can certainly get there in 5 or under, no big deal. The TC can be made to cruise all day at 65 MPH. I agree, not the most fun to drive thruways, but they do get you there faster. BTW, I too drive my TCs, have done as much as 14,000 miles in a year, over 10,000 miles many years, last year drove to Gatlinburg, we did 650 miles the first day going down ( about 850 miles total trip down ) . My wife is good to go in the TC all day, every day. For me, forget the trailer for the road TC-8654 EXU. I do admit to trailering my race TC-6073 , I have an open tilt trailer with no brakes and a four wheel enclosed trailer and a truck to pull them. Regards, Bob Grunau ps: and don't forget, we live in Ontario where TC driving between December and April is out, not because of the cold, but because they salt the hell out of the roads. Hello George; There is certainly some truth to what you say, however time in our modern world has become in short supply. I built a trailer for TC 8192, not to create a "Trailer Baby" rather to allow me to get to places where I can really enjoy driving the TC. Often these places are far enough away and would take so much time to get to that by the time I would get there driving the TC there would be no time left to drive it there because it would be time to go home. There is no enjoyment in that. Last year (and every year) there is an event in Glenwood Springs. Driving the TC there would have been an all day drive. On the trailer we made it in about 4 hours. There really is a big difference between trailering a pristine car to show off your jewel at a show and trailering your car to an event where you can enjoy driving it with other enthusiast. I hope I have made sense. By the way, I suspect I drive my car as much as anyone on this list, and more than most. When I am not on the road the TC gets its exercise almost every day, almost year round. I am not sure how many miles per year I drive it, but as many as I can. Have a great day. Bud Silvers TC 8192 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... -----Original Message----- From: G.E.Arber [mailto:george.arber@ btinternet.com] Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:12 AM To: mg-tabc Subject: [mg-tabc] Trailers Come on lads and lassies,all this talk of towing ' T ' types. Has anybody over in the USA thought of being a little adventurous and driving their car to it's destination ? After all that is what they are for. Whilst I appreciate that some distances are vast in the USA and towing may be, just maybe a good idea, the considered current planning into what amounts to going to shops - a trip of 200/300 miles really is the limit ! The joy of owning a ' T ' type is driving it not dragging it. George......TC EXU 7548 England [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[49MGTC@usaviator.net]

Hello Bob and all; The towed TC can get from Colorado Springs to Glenwood Springs in under 4 hours due to the fact that I can drive the interstate over two 10,000 foot plus passes. Via the interstate the distance is 212 miles. To make the trip in the TC I would certainly not take the interstate for the entire distance, rather I would go around a slightly longer route, still over a 10,000 foot plus pass. In the TC I would estimate the trip to take me the better part of a day. In my car it would also entail several water stops, for the car and for me. My wife would never consider going with me, as she does not like Independence Pass, particularly in the TC! If you and others wish to drive your TC's 65 MPH, then more power to you. Mine is comfortable at 50 to 55 MPH. I assure you, TC 8192 will rarely see an interstate. Climbing and descending the mountains necessary to make the trip to Glenwood would be at much more sane speeds, perhaps 15 to 25 MPH. For the record I descended Pikes Peak last year (19 miles) in 1st and sometimes in 2nd gear. Had I stayed in 1st gear it would have taken just a few minutes longer, but I would not have had to touch the brake pedal. Perhaps I should consider a trip to El Dorado, Kansas (where my wife and I were both born) from Colorado Springs. Such a trip is 544 miles from my home to there. In the Corvette, pulling the TC including a stop for lunch and gas the trip should take about 10 hours. The same trip in the TC including a stop for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and at least 2 or 3 stops for gas, I might get there in 14 or 15 hours. At the end of the trip in the Corvette, pulling the TC I would be a bit tired, but still have enough left to enjoy a nice drive in the TC, have some dinner and perhaps a swim in the Motel pool. After 15 hours in the TC I am afraid that I would be all in. Should the trip be in the heat of a Kansas summer or perhaps worse a Kansas winter it would be all the worse in the TC, where as the Corvette (summer trip) has AC and my 4 wheel drive pickup (winter trip) has a heater. If you and others prefer to drive your cars long distance then please do so, and enjoy yourselves. I applaude you and would comment: "Your a better man that I, Gunga Din!" My car, however is a very old restoration and I simply do not feel comfortable making such demands of it. For local events, drives of 25 or 30 miles at speeds of 50 to 55 I will enjoy driving my TC. On longer drives and trips it will ride upon my trailer. I do hope you, and all understand and do not think less of me for it. Bud Silvers TC 8192 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado....... PS: On the subject of trailers for towing a TC, I prefer a single axel with electric brakes. A two axel trailer for such a light car is drastic overkill, adds weight, and makes the empty trailer cumbersome and difficult to move around..... Just my opinion.... -----Original Message----- From: Bob Grunau [mailto:grunau.garage@sympatico.ca] Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 6:50 AM To: 49MGTC@usaviator.net; G.E.Arber; mg-tabc Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Trailers Bud, I don't understand, if the towed TC can get there in 4 hours, the driven TC can certainly get there in 5 or under, no big deal. The TC can be made to cruise all day at 65 MPH. I agree, not the most fun to drive thruways, but they do get you there faster. BTW, I too drive my TCs, have done as much as 14,000 miles in a year, over 10,000 miles many years, last year drove to Gatlinburg, we did 650 miles the first day going down ( about 850 miles total trip down ) . My wife is good to go in the TC all day, every day. For me, forget the trailer for the road TC-8654 EXU. I do admit to trailering my race TC-6073 , I have an open tilt trailer with no brakes and a four wheel enclosed trailer and a truck to pull them. Regards, Bob Grunau ps: and don't forget, we live in Ontario where TC driving between December and April is out, not because of the cold, but because they salt the hell out of the roads. Hello George; There is certainly some truth to what you say, however time in our modern world has become in short supply. I built a trailer for TC 8192, not to create a "Trailer Baby" rather to allow me to get to places where I can really enjoy driving the TC. Often these places are far enough away and would take so much time to get to that by the time I would get there driving the TC there would be no time left to drive it there because it would be time to go home. There is no enjoyment in that. Last year (and every year) there is an event in Glenwood Springs. Driving the TC there would have been an all day drive. On the trailer we made it in about 4 hours. There really is a big difference between trailering a pristine car to show off your jewel at a show and trailering your car to an event where you can enjoy driving it with other enthusiast. I hope I have made sense. By the way, I suspect I drive my car as much as anyone on this list, and more than most. When I am not on the road the TC gets its exercise almost every day, almost year round. I am not sure how many miles per year I drive it, but as many as I can. Have a great day. Bud Silvers TC 8192 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... -----Original Message----- From: G.E.Arber [mailto:george.arber@btinternet.com] Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 3:12 AM To: mg-tabc Subject: [mg-tabc] Trailers Come on lads and lassies,all this talk of towing ' T ' types. Has anybody over in the USA thought of being a little adventurous and driving their car to it's destination ? After all that is what they are for. Whilst I appreciate that some distances are vast in the USA and towing may be, just maybe a good idea, the considered current planning into what amounts to going to shops - a trip of 200/300 miles really is the limit ! The joy of owning a ' T ' type is driving it not dragging it. George......TC EXU 7548 England [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Charles Hill]

I've been following this thread with some interest as I prefer to drive my TC rather than trailer it. The TC is much more fun to drive than the GMC truck I use with the trailer. But driving the TC on the interstates is no fun with the traffic zipping past you at 70+ mph even though the speed limit is much less. Sure, secondary roads are an option, but they are a usually more circuitous route with a much more limited choice of conveniences such gas stations, restaurants and motels. And for those of us working, the additional time required makes the difference on whether we can go to an event or skip it. My personal experience is that Europeans simply don't understand how far apart everything is in the US. As an example, my in-laws, who are German, couldn't understand why we couldn't go to the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls and other places in a couple of days. They finally realized it when we drove them to Mount Rushmore and it took 2 full days just to get there from Kansas City. And that wasn't in a TC. Regards, Charles Hill

[Fred]

The interesting social aspect of this is that Europeans have a very different sense of personal space than we do. We believe it is about two feet. Most Europeans think it is somewhere between 6" and a foot. This is not criticism, simply an observation of a cultural difference. Fred TC1353 _____ From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Charles Hill Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:54 PM To: MG T-ABC GROUP Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Trailers I've been following this thread with some interest as I prefer to drive my TC rather than trailer it. The TC is much more fun to drive than the GMC truck I use with the trailer. But driving the TC on the interstates is no fun with the traffic zipping past you at 70+ mph even though the speed limit is much less. Sure, secondary roads are an option, but they are a usually more circuitous route with a much more limited choice of conveniences such gas stations, restaurants and motels. And for those of us working, the additional time required makes the difference on whether we can go to an event or skip it. My personal experience is that Europeans simply don't understand how far apart everything is in the US. As an example, my in-laws, who are German, couldn't understand why we couldn't go to the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls and other places in a couple of days. They finally realized it when we drove them to Mount Rushmore and it took 2 full days just to get there from Kansas City. And that wasn't in a TC. Regards, Charles Hill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[David Lodge]

Hello Charles, Reminds me of friends of friends from France who were visiting people in Toronto and really wanted to drive out to Vancouver to visit for the day! Regards, David Lodge --- Charles Hill candahill@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> I've been following this thread with some interest > as I prefer to drive > my TC rather than trailer it. The TC is much more > fun to drive than the > GMC truck I use with the trailer. But driving the > TC on the interstates > is no fun with the traffic zipping past you at 70+ > mph even though the > speed limit is much less. Sure, secondary roads are > an option, but they > are a usually more circuitous route with a much more > limited choice of > conveniences such gas stations, restaurants and > motels. And for those > of us working, the additional time required makes > the difference on > whether we can go to an event or skip it. > > My personal experience is that Europeans simply > don't understand how far > apart everything is in the US. As an example, my > in-laws, who are > German, couldn't understand why we couldn't go to > the Golden Gate > Bridge, Mount Rushmore and Niagara Falls and other > places in a couple of > days. They finally realized it when we drove them > to Mount Rushmore and > it took 2 full days just to get there from Kansas > City. And that wasn't > in a TC. > > Regards, > Charles Hill > >

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[Charles Hill]

David, What was the problem? In a TC at 60mph that is only about 45 hours driving time one way (grin!) Regards, Charles Hill David Lodge wrote:

> Hello Charles, > > Reminds me of friends of friends from France who were > visiting people in Toronto and really wanted to drive > out to Vancouver to visit for the day! > > Regards, David Lodge > > > > >

[David Lodge]

Charles, Fastest I've done it by road is 3 days and 4 hours. Mid '70s, going West, combination of hitch-hiking and driving. Best drive/ride was from Sudbury, Ontario to Banff, Alberta, I reckon about 1600 miles, through the night, with a bloke from Noo Yahk in a - wait for it - MGB! He was in a hurry to see his girlfriend! I'd like to have seen her! Regards, David Lodge --- Charles Hill candahill@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> David, > > What was the problem? In a TC at 60mph that is only > about 45 hours > driving time one way (grin!) > > Regards, > Charles Hill > > > > David Lodge wrote: > > Hello Charles, > > > > Reminds me of friends of friends from France who > were > > visiting people in Toronto and really wanted to > drive > > out to Vancouver to visit for the day! > > > > Regards, David Lodge > > > > > > > > > > > >

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[jim davis]

Does anyone know of a place that sells trailers specifically designed for TCs? Does anoyone have one for sale? If not, I guess my best bet would be to go to a local shadetree trailer builder. jim TC7225 === Posted through Grouply Create your own group! www.grouply.com .. . .. . .. . .. .. ... .... . . . ... . .. ... . TAGS: TC Trailers ________________________________________ type_D . ... .. . ... . . . .... ... .. .. . .. . .. . .. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[BUD SILVERS]

Hello Jim; I know that you know exactly what you mean, but some of us are wondering if you mean: 1. A trailer for the TC to pull behind? OR 2. A trailer for the TC to ride upon? I built a trailer for my car to ride upon that I am very happy with. It was built specifically for a TC and has a tilt bed with no ramps. Pulls behind out 2001 Corvette almost as if it was not there! I don't use it except on very long trips in very hot or very cold weather. I can send you information if that is what you are looking for. Have a great day. Bud Silvers TC 1576 - Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado...... From: jim davis [mailto:james.m.davis@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:19 AM To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] Trailers Does anyone know of a place that sells trailers specifically designed for TCs? Does anoyone have one for sale? If not, I guess my best bet would be to go to a local shadetree trailer builder. jim TC7225 === Posted through Grouply Create your own group! www.grouply.com .. . .. . .. . .. .. ... .... . . . ... . .. ... . TAGS: TC Trailers ________________________________________ type_D . ... .. . ... . . . .... ... .. .. . .. . .. . .. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Diecuts@aol.com]

Hi Jim, Experience will tell you that considering a ' slightly larger than what will just fit' trailer may be on the small side for ease of use for a TC. I would opt for at least an 8' x 14', enclosed, and perhaps look at the 'easy on-easy off' snowmobile trailers, nice aluminum units out there on sale used everywhere, they can easily handle the TC weight. Another source for great car trailers loaded with all the extras is the 'hot rod and race car' web sites. These folk buy everything 'top of the line' and , when they lose interest, sell for pennies on the dollar. What is top of the line? Deluxe floors with storage inserts, lights everywhere, built in chargers, cabinets, batteries, tables, multiple winches, tiedowns everywhere, the list goes on. Trailers built for the 'Mustang' class are also available low profile in height, easy for the TC as well. Nice used trailers can be had for 2-4 thousand enclosed. Of course, it goes without saying that we drive our MGs as much as possible. Sometimes a trailer is needed for cars that are close to being ready, but just not road tested for long trips. I would get MGs to an event by any means possible. Hope this helps, Lee Jacobsen, Dearborn, MI TC 0780 -----Original Message----- From: jim davis james.m.davis@sbcglobal.net> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 9:18 am Subject: [mg-tabc] Trailers Does anyone know of a place that sells trailers specifically designed for TCs? Does anoyone haveone for sale? If not, I guess my best bet would be to go to a local shadetree trailer builder. jimTC7225===Posted through GrouplyCreate your own group!www.grouply.com.. . .. . .. . .. .. ... .... . . . ... . .. ... .TAGS: TC Trailers________________________________________type_D. ... .. . ... . . . .... ... .. .. . .. . .. . ..[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]------------------------------------Yahoo! Groups