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Old 03-02-2005, 11:34 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: 16' or 18' car hauler?

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I would go for the 18' thinking that the dovetail on the back will be longer than the 16ft one.

Loading racecars in the past for me has been an issue bottoming out on trailers with a short dovetail.

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99% of the time, the dovetail is going to be the same length. on a 16' trailer you have 14' flat + 2' dovetail ... on 18' you have 16' flat + 2' dovetail. but you can special order anyway you like, most trailer mfg. will build to suit. a "true" car hauler is built lower so bottoming out usually isn't an issue.

as for 16' or 18', you won't notice much difference in maneuvering. its better to have too much, than not enough!!!

thomas
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