Airbagged Trailers Introduction Video

[richodagreat]

I don't even have anything to tow but I want the trailer

[RobStar]

This is absolutely genius. I was looking at ways to build a trailer from scratch to load a low race car and you have come up with the best design.

[JFar-jfqq]

I'm thinkin bout buildin 1 with a couch or recliner on it, so my mother inlaw can get around alil easier?

[abailey]

A must have for all custom car builders. What a great idea

[boujeePerformance]

Anyone who's worked a labouring job transporting dirt with wheel barrows would know how awesome it would be not having to run barrows up steep skinny ramps.

[nathancampbell]

the best towing invention i have seen in a long, long time, now all its missing is a failsafe in the case of an airline rupture or airbag failure

[mikewest]

Problably the only trailer ever that will get you laid.

[stu]

This is such a brilliant concept in car trailering. To the developer, I hope your idea is well protected, and that you make millions in profit off of this! You've earned it! I can't wait until these trailers make it mainstream!

[LokiMelb]

this is one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moment

[baltsosser]

This is a genius idea for those of us with motorcycles that on occasion get tired and need a ride. So much safer to load and unload. Strong work sir!

[donaldmokma]

very cool keep improving, good engineering, maybe add a safety lock incase of bag failure, manually operated mechanism like on a sissor lift perhaps

[OUMagMan]

I actually "Scratch-built" a very small trailer to haul my 2000 SCCA Formula 500 race car (< 2" clearance) using some pretty crude levers. But, it worked well enough to get it in/out of the trailer and MUCH easier to get around the paddock/gas pumps with that solid rear axle and sticky slicks.
This is a very good idea...thanks and I wish you much success! Jim

[MagentaRV]

What happens when you're going down the road at 140 kmph (~85 mph) and one of the front airbags fail? Are there safety pins that hold the trailer in a "haul" position to prevent the front corner of the trailer from just dropping into the ground?

[johnfenn]

I tried for years to make an Airbagged dropping trailer. I was using swing axles. I failed. You succeeded. I hope you doc well, this is brilliant.

[prostreetmark]

Hate to see the price tag!! Nice though!!

[AirbaggedTrailers]

Cheers Rob. I know I answered this on Facebook already but will answer here as well for other people reading it. The trailer can't lay flat while hooked onto the tow ball. The car can be loaded onto the trailer and then raised up and hitched, if that's required. The majority of the time it is simple enough to just drop the back down while it's still hooked onto the tow ball. Cheers

[laveyanpride]

when the thieves push your raggedy car off of it and steal just the trailer.. smh

[rsuccihky]

This will be a hit in the trailer industry. Not just for cars but landscaping equipment etc

[BeardMan]

I made an all aluminum airbagged trailer for a customer about 8 years ago. We also put a spare wheel carrier up front with a wind guard. The wind guard also doubled as storage and compressor cabinet. I used a slightly different design with my airbags mounted vertically but the control arm setup was pretty similar. The trailer also had a smooth bed with about 10 pocketed tie down locations as well as a winch. We did this incase he wrecked or wanted to tow a vehicle that won't move. The smooth bed allowed for the car to slide rather easily.

Another version that I have seen that didn't need airbags at all was to mount the axle on a carriage, and you could release the carriage and then back the truck up with the trailer wheels chocked. It let the trailer slide back and dropping the end to the ground and the wheels slid to the front of the trailer. It was pretty neat, but it was mega rattly when it was going down the road, which I am sure could be resolved with some thought.

[bryanheath]

looks like it would be a lot easier when loading motorcycles too!