Thursday, January 19, 2012

Trailer details and pictures

So the trailer I decided to buy was the Triton XT-168, (Manufacturer info page)

Of the statistics on the trailer, the most important ones were for me that it was:

  • > 13.5' long for the hovercraft
  • > 6.5' wide for the hovercraft
  • < 2200 lbs so I can tow the 500 lb hovercraft behind my Subaru Outback with a 2700 lb trailer rating.  
Here are some pictures of the trailer now that it's light outside.

A front view of the trailer.

Here's a front quarter view.  You can see there's both a side door and a ramp in the front diagonal.

Opening the front ramp.


A view all the way through the rear ramp out the front.


Here's a side view with both ramps open.  You can see the two vents in the roof that I hope will keep me cool in the summer.

There's a nice recessed spare tire storage box under the floor.

Here's the tongue of the trailer.  It's well enough balanced that I can lift the front of the trailer by hand.

Here's a rear view of the trailer. It's amazingly wide. My whole Outback could fit inside easily, short of the v-nose.  And it's close to within the weight limit of the trailer.

Here's a peek underneath.  It's a simple but robust construction.


Here's the hitch all locked up.