I'm having a draw tie hit put on my 91 Honda Accord. I want to by a small enclosed trailer to pull by mojave 250. My Mojave is about 350 pounds. The guy installing my hitch told me the hitch can hold up to 2,000 pounds. When buying a trailer where do I look to find the weight of the total trailer empty. I know I will have to add 350 pounds to that number to see if I'm under the hitch weight. I also wanted to know where are good places to shop for enclosed trailers in the NYC area. Thanx

 

It would have to be aweful small I would imagine.

Be careful not to stress the car too much. Starting to pull a trailer now (on an old car) isnt the best idea either.

I would get a small (4 x 8) flatbed if I were you. And get an enclosed trailer when you get a better pull rig.

 

Enclosed trailers take alot of effort to pull. Its like pulling a barn door, face on...the faster you go the stronger it resists.
The trailer hitch may be much stronger than the car is capable of. Check the owners manual on the honda, and it will tell the max weight and the max toungue weight. Im sure its less than 1500 gross weight.
Make sure your brakes are up to stopping both, the car and trailer. I agree, that an open trailer would be much easier to pull, and would weigh less.
Be aware, that in slippery conditions, such as rain and snow, front wheel drive and trailering can be a frustrating and potentionally dangerous activity.

 

I would say get the smallest flat bed trailer you can find. Get one that's pretty much frame with no deck, and just put a couple boards on it for the wheels to ride on. Make it was light as you can. Something in about a 4' x 6' deck should give you enough room for the bike and a gas can.

I have an '01 Daewoo Nubira (the size of a 4 dr. Civic) and it expressly says in the owners manual NO TOWING. I'm sure the powerband is like mine and only exists about 3,000 RPM at the least. If you have an automatic, if you see any hill get it out of OD.

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I agree on getting the lightest trailer you can find that will handle the load. Consider looking at a few marinas and boat yards in your area. Lots of times there are good used boat trailers available for very little cost. Most folks think they need a galvanized trailer these days and a lot of older painted trailers are sitting around wanting a new home. You may get lucky and find a tilt frame unit. A little work removing the rollers or bunks and adding some rails for the tires and your in business. Most boat trailers are a little longer than the small "utility" trailers found at Wal-Mart or Home Depot. This makes them tow and back better and they also often have better quality hubs and bearings in them. Be sure to keep 10 to 15% of the loaded trailer weight on the hitch or you will have problems.

 

With a very light trailer and some common sense you should be able to tow with it. Just know your limits

 

My '98 Accord EX Auto has a towing capacity of 1000 lbs MAX, and that's the trailer, whatever's on it, your gear and you combined for 1000 lbs .. I used my car to tow my Warrior and a buddies Warrior to my fav. riding area .. he'd never been in sand before so it was a great treat for him.

That car has 150hp and 154 or 155 lbs. torque and let me tell you it was HARD on the vehicle just trying to maintain 100km/h with those two bikes on back .. just the two bikes alone was pushing me into my towing capacity .. each one is probably close to 410lbs or so full of fluids .

If you're going for this option of the enclosed trailer, make sure it's as light as possible and as aerodynamic as possible. Keep in mind also that just because your hitch can carry 2000 lbs, that doesn't mean your car can ...

The 500km trip I did as described above, probably put close to 1200km of actual wear on my poor accord ..

 

It may be possible but why would you want to? your risking a burnt clutch (if its not an automatic) perhaps a burnt tranny.

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