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Old 09-02-2019, 02:11 PM   #1
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Boxster on a U-Haul car trailer?

I know some guys use these to take their cars to the track, and maybe some have used them for moving.

What do you all think about placement? In the past (as a construction worker in a previous life), I’ve loaded trailers with weight distributed 60/40, biased to the front.
U-Haul, due to trailer design with wheel stops fixed at the front, wants you to pull the car all the way to the front of the trailer, front (engine) first.

I’ve seen that Porsche drivers back the cars onto the trailer so the engine is in the front.
My thinking is that with the car already balanced about 40/60 front/rear and the far forward placement of the vehicle on the trailer, by loading the car front first the trailer would end up about 60/40 front rear, which would be better than having 75% of the weight on the tongue.

Thoughts?

BTW, making a 2000 mile trip in October. Car carrier and other trailer options are out due to budget, so it’s going on the trailer, one way or another.
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