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   Piffin | Oct 06, 2003 03:29am | #1

   Van equipment makers have ladder racks that rotate down

   .

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   ANDYSZ2 | Oct 06, 2003 03:45am | #2

   Looked that up on the internet and they look pretty cool have you seen one in person ?

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   Tapcon | Oct 06, 2003 04:33am | #3

   I know a plumber who just got a set of those new swing down ladder racks. I was very impressed considering what I usually go through getting ladders off of my van. I don't remember the sticker price but I do remember being taken back a bit.CARPEnter DIEM

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   Piffin | Oct 06, 2003 05:23am | #5

   Electricians here are wearing them on the vans. Their fibreglas laders are heavier than my AL ones. Looks impressive, especialy to my bad back.

   Excellence is its own reward!

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   wrick2003 | Oct 06, 2003 05:11am | #4

        http://www.americanvan.com     rg 

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   Framer | Oct 06, 2003 05:30am | #6

   This one might help you.

   http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/standard_wide_sideaccess.cfm?FamilyID=9

   Joe Carola

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   buyhoney | Oct 06, 2003 05:42am | #7

        I,ve been looking at trailers for awhile now and am continually debate on the right size for my needs. A 6 x 10 seems fine for just tools but too small for tools and materials as well as a bench, etc. The single axle seems a bit light too. A 7 x 14 is much bigger and could be set up closer to a small portable shop as well as carry more materials etc. Tandem axles give more ablity as well. But with a bigger trailer will parking it be worse? Also there,s a big price difference. I don't want to buy a trailer too small, but I don't want one too big either. Any feedback??  Thanks

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   IMERC | Oct 06, 2003 06:51pm | #13

   Tandems are almost a given. Much safer.

   Size? Go for what you can afford. 

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   ANDYSZ2 | Oct 07, 2003 12:52am | #14

   Tandems usually come with brakes and a much higher payload but they can be a pain in the but . My trailer single axle and 6+ tall which is definately a plus I also have a heavy duty dump trailer that I keep scaffolding and use to haul materials.I got a double door in the back which I like better than the ramp type.A negative to a tall trailer is putting a ladder on the roof if I put a rack on it.I have a 28' ladder that I really like for second story houses but I..... hey I just had a bright idea I think I'm going to put a set of folding benches on one exterior side of the trailer and use them  for work bench and platform to load ladders.

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   IMERC | Oct 06, 2003 07:22am | #8

   Yup... Cool...

   Tires and fenders out side of the trailer body? Side mount. 

    

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   ANDYSZ2 | Oct 06, 2003 10:12am | #9

   I'm thinking side mount for the step ladder and I am going to carry my costco fold up in the trailer. Still haven't found a mounting system for trailers the van ones hook on the gutter lip. So has anybody got a good method for mounting on the roof of the trailer ? the roof sides are rounded so it is going to be hard to attach there. I think I might weld a steel  2" square tube underneath the existing rear frame piece and let extend a couple of inches on both sides and weld  a leg to each side and go up from there. this way I am not putting the load on the roof and I can make a ladder to climb up on the rack.

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   IMERC | Oct 06, 2003 11:00am | #10

   Seen radiused flanfes on the up rights to match the roof profile.

   Reinforced interior and thru bolted. Fold up trailer mounted on the tongue a possibility? 

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   ANDYSZ2 | Oct 06, 2003 11:13am | #11

   Thats a good idea I'll put my foldup on the tongue in the morning.I have been looking on the internet for the last hour and still haven't found a site with pictures and mounting hardware.

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   IMERC | Oct 06, 2003 12:15pm | #12

   Good mornin' Andy. 

   Approach it like it was a spare tire. Look see how spare tires are mounted, might stir the imagination.

   Fabrication time.  

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