Utility trailer fitment question.

[Arizonarob]

Alright boys and girls, here’s my dilemma.

At my house I have a 8ft wide double gate. That gate is mounted to block wall therefore reducing the opening to 92” wide. My problem is I need to purchase a utility trailer for my side-buh-side that is 97” from outside fender to outside fender. Anyone have any creative ideas how to get the trailer through that opening?

(I don’t want to remove the gate posts from the wall every time I need to use it.)

 

[Desert Dog]

Mount gate to back side of wall and then add material to make up the difference.

 

[Desert Dog]

I guess I should do the math first. Moving the gate would give you 96". Can you buy different wheels to change the offset? Move the gate and change the rims on the trailer?

 

[Jimrahbe]

Rob.

I am not sure I fully understand.. Without the gate the opening is only 96".. Your trailer is 97", on a good day...

How about a crane???

Jim R.

 

[lager1829]

can you put a link to the trailer you are buying?

 

[Desert Dog]

LOL. Have lots of ideas. Knock the wall down. Sell the side by side. Move. Shave the wall a couple of inches each side.

 

[kplaster]

Just knock out block so trailer fit in.Then just put up wide'r gate to cover it up.Problem solved

 

[lager1829]

 

[Arizonarob]

You guys are to funny!

Mount gate to back side of wall and then add material to make up the difference.

I thought about mounting the gate on either the face or backside of the wall, but I can almost guarantee my HOA would toss a fit

I guess I should do the math first. Moving the gate would give you 96". Can you buy different wheels to change the offset? Move the gate and change the rims on the trailer?

It’s not the wheels, it’s the fenders. And the fenders are welded to the frame.

Rob.

I am not sure I fully understand.. Without the gate the opening is only 96".. Your trailer is 97", on a good day...

How about a crane???

Jim R.

Right. The trailer is 8ft 1” wide, the block wall is 8’ wide, but with the gate hardware, I’m down to 92” width. (And unfortunately that’s the smallest width of trailer that will fit my buggy.

can you put a link to the trailer you are buying?

Every trailer that I’ve looked at comes in at 95” to 97” width.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Rob,

Park it in your neighbor's yard..

Jim R.

 

[JamesW]

Assuming that the trailer can be empty when going through the gate, you can put it through at an angle of 19 degrees.

Make a ramp that's at least 31 inches high for one side.

Probably won't work, but something to consider.

 

[Arizonarob]

Assuming that the trailer can be empty when going through the gate, you can put it through at an angle of 19 degrees.

Make a ramp that's at least 31 inches high for one side.

Probably won't work, but something to consider.

I thought about tilting the trailer to do what you’re saying. I’m also wondering if I was to go in on an angle, get one wheel through the opening, then shimmy the trailer back-n-forth till I have clearance to get the other side through the opening.

 

[Richard320]

Find a different trailer that has the wheels beneath the deck instead of outside it.

 

[Arizonarob]

Find a different trailer that has the wheels beneath the deck instead of outside it.

Snowmobile trailers are what you’re thinking of. I went down that road originally, problem is, they’re to high. My machine sits at 6’5”, so on a trailer like that, the center of gravity would be to high.

 

[Griswald]

Go really fast. After the first time, you won't have to worry any more!

Really, I cleaned my license plate right off my trailer the first time I pulled it through my gate. Wheel wells were 1" less than my gate opening. Never even thought about the license plate frame. It's now a 90 degree frame and plate!

 

[JohnT]

Find a different trailer that has the wheels beneath the deck instead of outside it.

x2

You want a deck over tilt trailer. You can an axle-less suspension that can be made to any width you want at a custom trailer shop, and it’s not much more than a mass produced trailer.

You can also replace the trailer fenders on a narrower trailer with drive over fenders that let you use a wider floor.

 

[Newdude]

Well first you need to pick up Mr T and let him drive while you smoke cigars.

 

[Newdude]

Just park it in the driveway and if a neighbor complains, go take said complaint while wearing your bathing suit.

 

[mguzzy]

-Build a ramp that goes up and over your gate
-Build dig a ramp that goes down and under your gate
-Buy another trailer that fits and put this trailer on its side to get it through the gate.
-Park at speeds approaching the speed of light and Lorentz contraction will fit it through the gate
-Buy the house next door and park it there
-Take all the junk out of your garage and put it behind the gate and use your garage
-Do what @JohnT said

 

[JamesW]

Park at speeds approaching the speed of light and Lorentz contraction will fit it through the gate.

That would only affect the length, not the width.

When Hendrik was born, his mom had Lorentz contractions.