How do you secure equipment on your open trailer?

In Hawaii I didn’t pay a dime for the corvette when I had it on Turo. Overall it averaged paying for itself by renting 10 days a month. That included insurance.

Here in Houston I’m charging more but renting it less. Mainly because I’m busy and don’t have a best friend to tag team the pickups with Etc.

Turo depends on the car, location, and your pricing. I like it.

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If you are worried about theft from at your storage yard or home office I’d recommend a camera that ties into your WiFi that notifies your phone when there is something detected. I have some of the Arlo cams at my house and I set one up right over the bed of my truck in my driveway. I get an immediate notification of movement anytime something goes near it, like the neighbor’s dog. Fortunately, haven’t caught any looters taking a looky loo.

Lol in my city people will steal the camera. Someone posted a video of some guy bookin it down the alley until the wifi cut out

That thought has crossed my mind! But, I’ll have the images / video of them already by the time they would get it. I have it high enough that they’d need to bring a ladder. The ladder on the truck is locked down.

In my opinion cameras are like locks, they keep an honest man honest. Thieves don’t care about them, they’ll still steal your stuff.

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That’s why I got a rig that fits in my garage. Luckily I have a third bay with an 8 x 8 door

Do you feel like its affected your car significantly? I know a car like a vette is going to be driven fast sometimes especially being rented makes me wonder about repairs and lifetime of the car

I’ve had minor damages. Mainly people like to eject the targa top. It’s currently in the shop getting a new top now. So not really.

It’s made to be driven fast. You cannot rag that car out. You’d die first lol.

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I think I’d rent my wife out before a car like that. Haha

It’s just a car. I enjoy it’s fun. But I also enjoy sharing it. I’ll let anyone drive it anytime. Shrug. After I owned a few nice cars I realized I got more enjoyment sharing them. Of course I keep them clean and like new but that’s easy.

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If you own a trailer and don’t have one of these, you are missing out .

Are you talking out a rolling jack, a jack in general, or one that folds out of the way so you dont have to roll it all the way up everytime? I’ve been thinking about an electric one but maybe I’ve been thinking too much lately :joy:

The duel wheel jack. The most prominent thing in the photo lol. Only have to raise it a few inches then I can simply unpin and swing the whole jack horizontally with the trailer tongue. Plus the wheel helps move the trailer.

No need for an electric one if it swings up. Only have to turn the handle for 10 seconds before you can swing it out the way.

Yeah I knew you were talking about a jack just didnt know which part about it you liked Haha. I agree no need for electric when you have one that swings

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You should get rid of that crappy tongue and get a real one before you worry about the jack.

What’s crappy bout it ? First trailer so I’m all ears

If you can send a link to your recommendation, would be highly appreciated.

I’m not sure he can, looks to be of a disposable design :face_with_monocle::face_with_monocle:

This is what you have. Get up underneath your tongue and look at what’s holding that thing to the ball and it’ll be obvious.

This is, in my opinion, much better and safer.

You want to take it a step further you get this style.

Or, really be a hoss and get a gooseneck. Way overkill for what we do but there’s no denying that it’s a much more secure point of attachment for a trailer.

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Just like my welds, a good angle grinder can fix all.

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