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The trailer I have has seen plenty of use. And it appears to have been extensively modified by a PO. It was used by a PO to transport an X based car, you may remember that car as the Wedge X. The tires are 14" and I haven't really needed the brakes. Brakes may be necessary for a light tow vehicle though.
The ball is about 57.5" from the front of the trailer. I can open the door of the X when the car is rolled all the way forward on the tracks. That's handy as I have a couple of other cars that I have to climb out the top of when I load them into an enclosed trailer.
It looks like this trailer was originally designed with a foldable tongue, and was later modified to move the tongue about 18" forward. That would make it much better for towing an X because it moves the car back a little further helping to prevent contact between the tow vehicle and the towed car in sharp (ish) turns. Sharp turns are a big no-no, something that must always be kept in mind! Moving the tounge forward will (?) also move the center of gravity rearward allowing the car to be towed facing forward. Driving the car onto the trailer makes it much easier to load without a winch. The car overhangs both front and rear.
This trailer has room to store 12" X 2" boards that are roughly 10' long under the tracks. That's just enough to load a stock (not lowered) X. I place a couple of supports I cobbled up out of left over 2 X 4s about midway under the ramps. So far they've worked, but I should probably start looking for some boards that are in better shape.
This trailer also has another useful feature, a couple of supports that can be lowered to help keep the rear of the trailer from squatting down when a car is loaded.
Thinking about this trailer I've come to realize that I really need to add some tire stops to the front of the tracks before I load another car.
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I hope this helps you with your search for a trailer. This 10' trailer does an acceptable job of transporting an X and is very light. Light enough that I don't ever really "feel" it when I'm pulling it.
Hi Mike! You were right on all counts. The trailer was originally built in the late 70s/early 80s as a full tilt-bed for an X that would only fit on backwards (and with no winch!) The channel tracks were so narrow that you could only drive on with street rubber or the track was too wide. It went to Solo2 Nationals several times with the two previous owners that way. I'd almost forgotten all the reconfiguration I made to make to better suit first a steetX and then the wedgeX. Here it is when I bought it, and then after the rebuild but before the diamond plate surface was added over the channels. The rubber torsion axle made a huge difference. Ignore the nose up attitude - the air suspension is raised there and I had a drop mount made to level it out. I miss that Audi - it was an exceptional tow car