DEAD 1977 pontiac police car cheap..

[swampratt]

The 70,000 miles was each year in my Nova.
1/2 of those miles was with a trailer behind it.
30,000 miles a year pulling my trailer.
Not 7,500 in 30 years. That is childs play. And does not test a darn thing.

The unknown tires were in fact used and I guess for some people I need to spell out things.
I tried used tires decades ago and found them unreliable.
And since I know them to be iffy I go new and have for a long time.

I have had double axle trailers and I built utility trailers for a few years and found double axle trailers would scrub tires to death when turning.
I never did like how they tied together with that equalizer.
I only built 1 double axle trailer.

I have thought of running some ridiculous heavy axle and aviation tires.
Never any issues with something like that .

BUT I realize I do not have any issues anyway.

 

[magna19]

The 70,000 miles was each year in my Nova.
1/2 of those miles was with a trailer behind it.
30,000 miles a year pulling my trailer.
Not 7,500 in 30 years. That is childs play. And does not test a darn thing.

The unknown tires were in fact used and I guess for some people I need to spell out things.
I tried used tires decades ago and found them unreliable.
And since I know them to be iffy I go new and have for a long time.

I have had double axle trailers and I built utility trailers for a few years and found double axle trailers would scrub tires to death when turning.
I never did like how they tied together with that equalizer.
I only built 1 double axle trailer.

I have thought of running some ridiculous heavy axle and aviation tires.
Never any issues with something like that .

BUT I realize I do not have any issues anyway.

So your pulling a trailer back years ago 30k miles per year or pulling that single axle trailer 30k a year now? I never claimed a test with a home built trailer. You ask if I ever have towed with one. Hope you dont get in any accidents or trouble with overloading that trailer. And just how huge of a tractor with brush hog was it again.

 

[swampratt]

I had a single axle trailer I built before I built this one.
I actually had a few I built and kept and used until someone wanted to buy them.
My first one was made from 8" I beam with 1/4" wall thickness I made it a 4x8.

The axle under it was from an early station wagon 8.2 10 bolt with posi track 3.08 gear.
I hauled small cars on it like the 280Z and 240 Z stuff and a lot of Cedal slabs.

I loaded that heavy enough to make the axle tubes curve up and tires rub the side boards.
Empty the trailer and axles go right back to normal.

That trailer today sits at a saw mill and catches slabs off the conveyor. Stupid strong.
It is all I had laying around when I was 18 and I learned to weld with a stick welder making it.

Yes 30,000 miles on a single axle trailer yearly.
By the time I was 24 I had owned over 250 vehicles.
I drove most of them and people would stop me and just have to have it.

Allis Chalmers D19 gas engine tractor so not huge but a big tractor for this trailer.
I will admit that. I went from my house in Yukon to my uncles in MWC to give him his tractor back.
I went down Reno avenue as I am not so stupid as to try to pull and stop that load at highway speeds.
That one bent my ramps.

 

[magna19]

I had a single axle trailer I built before I built this one.
I actually had a few I built and kept and used until someone wanted to buy them.
My first one was made from 8" I beam with 1/4" wall thickness I made it a 4x8.

The axle under it was from an early station wagon 8.2 10 bolt with posi track 3.08 gear.
I hauled small cars on it like the 280Z and 240 Z stuff and a lot of Cedal slabs.

I loaded that heavy enough to make the axle tubes curve up and tires rub the side boards.
Empty the trailer and axles go right back to normal.

That trailer today sits at a saw mill and catches slabs off the conveyor. Stupid strong.
It is all I had laying around when I was 18 and I learned to weld with a stick welder making it.

Yes 30,000 miles on a single axle trailer yearly.
By the time I was 24 I had owned over 250 vehicles.
I drove most of them and people would stop me and just have to have it.

Allis Chalmers D19 gas engine tractor so not huge but a big tractor for this trailer.
I will admit that. I went from my house in Yukon to my uncles in MWC to give him his tractor back.
I went down Reno avenue as I am not so stupid as to try to pull and stop that load at highway speeds.
That one bent my ramps.

Now were getting somewhere.
You havent been 30k miles a year with this trailer.
You've overloaded this single axle trailer with approx 7700 lb of tractor.
You've overloaded same trailer with 10500 lbs of sod
You've' overloaded same trailer with police car and a Nomad.
You've towed this single axle trailer with dangerously oversize loads at slow speeds around backroads.
Thanks for clearing things up.

 

[swampratt]

Thanks for clearing things up.

Not overloaded with the cars at all.

But thanks for clearing everything up senior KEYBOARD COMMANDO.
I appreciate all of your input.

You are such a great asset to have around.
Looking out for me and others that I have never hurt is precious.
Love you so much----- Kisses

 

[swampratt]

I did advance the timing and swap another Carb onto this and and filled the fuel bowl up and fired it up drove or coasted and drove off the trailer.

WIN.

 

[jeromebill7718]

i am getting rid of my 1977 PONTIAC police enforcer,THIS WEEKEND !!!!!!, it been in my driveway for years with a black tag but now, the code enforcers say it must run and drive and reverse to be visable in drive way from the street, so its going some where,,,either to a junkyard or use as a holloween display...or whatever,,,400 4 barrel ,engine need cam and lifters and its just the plain jane 180 hp version nothing rare...i am going to remove trans and intake and carb,,100$, come and get it!!! 405-618-9643.

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[Judi]

Jeff, you get anything heavier holler, I‘ll help ya brother! My Cummins might not pull like the 57, but we will get the job done! It’s got a 12k lb winch on it now.


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[Camo]

Any way you look at it, the trailer is overloaded. Glad you got away with it again and I pray your luck holds up for everyone else’s safety. I have a dual axle car trailer if you need to haul another car.