Homemade Trailer Couplers
- Thread starter jwtrapper
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cruiseroutfit
Well-known member
Which units are you looking at? Honestly I don't think any of them are overpriced, expensive yes, but given the low market yeild, and the massive amout of fabrication and tooling needs, I consider them a fair price?
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
Yeah, the US pricing seems reasonable to me. It's just too bad for me getting anything from the US into Canada is rediculously expensive.
XJBANKER
Explorer
Where are you in Canada?
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
Southern Ontario
rugbier
Adventurer
how bad can it be to go for a saturday drive cross the border and get the goodies? :smiley_drive:
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
Besides sacrificing a Saturday... guess it depends on what your time is worth to you. 
Actually, I live on the north shore of Lake Ontario, near the middle, so driving to the US is 1.5 hours each way to get around the lake. Figure in the cost of gas... etc... Not to mention you now need a passport eh?
So yeah... I have done it a few times, but it has to be a lot of stuff to make it worth it.
Actually, I live on the north shore of Lake Ontario, near the middle, so driving to the US is 1.5 hours each way to get around the lake. Figure in the cost of gas... etc... Not to mention you now need a passport eh?So yeah... I have done it a few times, but it has to be a lot of stuff to make it worth it.
camp'n_hunt
Observer
I built mine, used some parts from an old 8,000 lbs roadmast towbar setup. some 1/2 plate steel. i think i have around 6k miles on it and she weights about 3k lbs.
socaljeeper
Adventurer
I would be interested to see some pictures of the home built couplers.
Here is a link to a guy that made one this is probably what Im going to do look at post #239
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18142&page=24
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18142&page=24
I like that, its not much different than what I'm building.
