How many tow trailers with their "A"?

[JDupuis]

Just wondering if other Barners tow trailers with their A?
If so, any pictures?
Here's mine.

[René W]

I want to build a trailer but still struggling to find an axle with brakes for cheap,i have some A wheels and can build a frame and i have an axle with no brakes,
But i rather like to have brakes because the brakes of the tudor are not exactly the most powerful in the world.
Do you have brakes on the trailer and what kind of axle are you using?

[JDupuis]

Hey René, I don't have brakes on this trailer, I do however have cast drums with bonded and arch'd shoes on. The engine is still standard, meaning original cam with no perfomance modifications done to it. The trailer weighs about 600 pounds. You do notice it back there. The axle is the original one that came with the camper. This camper was built sometime in the 40's. I was lucky that the axle spindle used the same bearings as the front bearings on the Model A. So my wheel hubs are model A fronts with old drums, thus giving the 19" A wheels the proper support needed on the back of the rim. I've owned this camper for 33 years now, and have good memories of taking my girls camping and fishing with it. Jeff

[René W]

Thanks Jeff,i want no camper but some kind of staked bed trailer to haul 2 antique motorcycles,the weight of the trailer should be around 400 pounds with a load capacity of 400 pounds,this means there is no registration demanded overhere and no tax.

[3.6rs]

Originally Posted by René W

Thanks Jeff,i want no camper but some kind of staked bed trailer to haul 2 antique motorcycles,the weight of the trailer should be around 400 pounds with a load capacity of 400 pounds,this means there is no registration demanded overhere and no tax.

And how about the insurance ? You have blue/grey (classic) plates, are you allowed to "work" with your A ?

[René W]

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In Holland a trailer is automatically insured with the car insurance if it is under 750kg own wieght and load capacity together.
The blue plates are not classic plates but original plates,blue plates were normal till i think around '78,after nthat they become the yellow EU stamped plates.
If your car is before the date when the yellow plates came you can have blue plates,even when you imported a car.
I have oldtimer insurance with no restriction on miles,use as a daily and a trailer is included

[HoarseWhisperer]

Images from 2010 "International Model A Day" at Unionville, Ontario Canada

[Synchro909]

I've towed a camper trailer behind one of my As for tens of thousands on miles. With electric brakes on the trailer, I can pull up quicker with it on than solo car. Sorry, one is "A" - up and I don't know how to fix it.

[Hoogah]

Here ya go, Synchro . . .

[Hoogah]

I tow an old trailer around locally, putting the A to work - usually taking garden waste to the tip or in one of the photos below, picking up party supplies for my 60th a couple of years ago!

The other photo with the '28 Nash tub in the trailer was posed after towing it home behind my modern car from it's previous home, a 2-hour drive away. It was too good an opportunity to pass up!

[Synchro909]

Thanks, Hoog.

[oldwoodsman]

Four people, camping gear, and 2200 miles at 40 to 50 mph with a average of 16 mpg great trip with my siblings.

[31a]

I have a 28 Roadster p/u with a Model A trailer pulls very well no problem, have it listed in for sale items, also have trailer hitches to fit model As Bob

[denis4x4]

Old woodsman...what kind of mirror are you using? Looking at west coast Jr. Truck mirrors for the '29 CCPU

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by René W

I want to build a trailer but still struggling to find an axle with brakes for cheap,i have some A wheels and can build a frame and i have an axle with no brakes,
But i rather like to have brakes because the brakes of the tudor are not exactly the most powerful in the world.
Do you have brakes on the trailer and what kind of axle are you using?

Here in the states you can get the backing plates, drums, wheel adapters, wire and controller for about $330.00.

[H. L. Chauvin]

Had two (2) homemade trailers a few years back. One made with an A front axle, the other a B front axle; both originally made in about 1932 and restored in about 1960. Still have only the complete A & B axle assemblies.

One was a utility trailer, the other a boat trailer. Both completely built with a wood framed structure, both rigged with a 4" pipe tongue, easily pulled by my Model A.

Both had Model A brake/tail lights; neither one had brakes, neither one had insurance .... in fact my Model A and my other car back then had no insurance because it was not mandatory.

[Ray in La Mesa]

My '28 pickup has a bed & chassis lengthened 2'. I also have a matching A pickup bed trailer lengthened 2' with a '40 Ford front axle with 19" wheels cut down to 16". Both are beaters used to haul anything I need.

[oldwoodsman]

Originally Posted by denis4x4

Old woodsman...what kind of mirror are you using? Looking at west coast Jr. Truck mirrors for the '29 CCPU

4x4 I really don't know what it came from picked it up in a junk shop but had to make an extension to get it out farther for visibility.

[René W]

Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin

Had two (2) homemade trailers a few years back. One made with an A front axle, the other a B front axle; both originally made in about 1932 and restored in about 1960. Still have only the complete A & B axle assemblies.

One was a utility trailer, the other a boat trailer. Both completely built with a wood framed structure, both rigged with a 4" pipe tongue, easily pulled by my Model A.

Both had Model A brake/tail lights; neither one had brakes, neither one had insurance .... in fact my Model A and my other car back then had no insurance because it was not mandatory.

Made of an A front axle.........how were the wheels/hubs fixed?and does a trailer need to have toe in/out and camber/caster?

[V4F]

I tow a small one with camping gear in it