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dxmedia
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 Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: Very quick question on length of a 404
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What's the length from the front bumper to the back of the rear wheel on a 404?
Minimum trailer length needed to carry one is what I'm thinking.
Thanks guys.
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The Original Donk
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:
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cant remember bumper to bumper but a 16ft trailer will take it.
wheelbase is 114 inches, track as I remember is around 6' 6"
been a while since i needed a trailer for one.
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject:
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Thanks Donk 
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject:
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On another quick question, how do people attach mogs to the trailer, I've a feeling the little wheel straps wont go over a mog wheel 
And to the axle or to the chassis?
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RobotMan
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| Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:
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Bigger straps is the answer. 
These seem very specific questions, have you found yourself a 'Mog?
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minimog
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:21 am Post subject:
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you will need the trailer to be atleast 7ft wide (dave mogs uses a ifor wiliams 7 x16 and it fits on nicely)
and he straps in a "x" across the axels but you have to watch for crushing the brake lines
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:48 am Post subject:
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| RobotMan wrote: | Bigger straps is the answer.
These seem very specific questions, have you found yourself a 'Mog? |
I've been let down too many times on buying and selling trucks and cars to say for sure, but I'm (touch wood) going to be having a look at a running and drivable 404 which is in budget.
At the moment everything sounds good, just need to get all the planning out of the way. Last thing I want is to turn up, it be about what I'm after, and then something silly to throw it's head up.
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:
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7' wide - that's turning in to a pita, I can't find anywhere local which rents a trailer over 6'  Length isn't a problem, just width.
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shaggy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject:
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Keep trying! We found a few, but often from smaller places.
We tied the axles down (brake lines!) and then did additional tie downs to the chassis, pulling down - but also forwards and backwards. We had no bed or superstructure, anything higher, and more chassis ties would be needed.
It's not here, but I'm sure they're not quite 7 foot at the wheels.
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject:
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75 inches from outside of wheels to outside of wheels I've just been told.
that's 6 1/4 feet, with the width of the tyres, cough, that would fit on a 6' trailer
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moggs
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:56 pm Post subject: trailer
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hiya all, my trailer is 16 foot bed x 80 inches wide, ifor williams, 3.5 ton gross jobby. carries my 404 with just enough space left to put the sides on, but by golly its piggin high getting out when its on, and you only have around 2 inches play either side, hope this helps.
my mog is 16 feet from front of winch to the back,
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