how do you carry a suburban on a 12' trailer?
Very carefully :haha:
Originally, the trailer was only going to be 12' even. But when I measured my truck wheelbase, I found it was 12'+ ever sooooo slightly. So I added 6" to the trailer, and it's 12'6". That'll fit the wheelbase, just barely, of a Suburban or standard wheelbase longbed truck (not extra cabs). It realllllly hangs off the back of the trailer, and the front tires are just about to fall off the front. However, because the engine is so far forward, the trailer ballances out OK, and it tows fine. The truck doesn't fit on the trailer, but the wheelbase does.
Also, since I don't have railings, I can move the load further forward than you can. Effectively, giving me a longer trailer AND shifting weight forwards to conteract the amount overhanging off the back.
edit -- the only problem I've had with towing 'burbs, is after I've stripped them out and the motor, tranny, etc is pulled, then towing to the car crusher, is, well, dangerous. Then the weight distribution is way off, and I can't go faster than city speeds safely. Thankfully, it's very close to my house.