Open trailer mods?

[Supe]

Unfortunately, my wagon sits too low on my 16ft open trailer to let me open the driver's door. While I may be young and limber now, going through the window Luke Duke style gets really old, really quickly.

While I have a few ideas in mind, do any of you have any suggestions or experience with solutions to solving this problem? I'm looking at roughly 2-3 inches of clearance that I need gained.

[zapster]

Two to three inches in height is not anything...

How about some 2X6 pressure treated wood with a angle cut one end like a little ramp for the tires?
Bolt 4 pieces where needed...

Or inflate the crap out of the tires before loading..
We have done that before..




...zap!

[Rob Page]

Be cautious, anything you do to raise the deck or lower the axles, will raise the center of gravity. Depending on what you are hauling, you could become rather unsafe in an emergency manuver.

I have a stack of treated (4 on each side) 2x10s which raises the entire tire path 6" on each side I use when I haul a low vehicle. They are cut so that tailgate ends form a sloped approach. They are through bolted with 3 carriage bolts and wing nuts with safety wire holes. Works well and can be adjusted for track width with a portable drill!!

OR you could get a Range Rover and just put in high center mode (raises 5.5" from normal) before loading........ sort of like over inflating the tires in Zaps suggestion.

[Supe]

Not looking to raise the deck at all. This trailer is less than a year old, so no major mods for me.

One mod I did see that I liked was a cut and hinged driver's side fender, but I've yet to see if it would clear the tires.

Tire inflation makes no difference on the car. Fronts are already at 40#'s and rears at 35# or so, and it hits by a mile.

The wood may be the easiest route. Also contemplating making some mini ramps with a small well at the end for the tires to sit in. Should make it easier to locate the front end when loading and unloading by myself, as it's pretty finicky where it likes the weight situated to keep the back of the truck from sagging.

[Rob Page]

I had a car hauler that had both fenders hinged to swing out over the tires. I can't remember exactly how but I do remember that the skirts inside were hard rubber and just flexed over the top of the tire. Worked well except on the lowest of cars. Seems like I had trouble with an 80s Honda Accord door hitting the top of the tires.

Shouldn't be too difficult to engineer though. It would sure beat the boards. Now you have me thinking........ Good luck!!

[zapster]

Cut the fender off on that side..
Fab up some pins and recievers and make it removable..?

Done that also...

...zap!