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09-18-2011, 06:28 PM

#11

BlackknighT

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Join Date: 08-29-2009

Location: Long Island, NY

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Originally Posted by The Captian

New guy here (to the forum and the vehicle. 2009 cyber gray 2lt) I own a 2009 Pleasant Valley teardrop camper (890lbs.) that will be pulled behind the HHR, among other things. I will post pictures of it's maiden voyage soon. ps. I have to agree with some of the others about the great service and pricing, but the sub-standard packing from E-trailer. Oh well the cardboard will be long gone when the hitch is still going strong.

Welcome to the site & enjoy the ride!

09-30-2011, 08:39 PM

#12

AceMan

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Join Date: 11-26-2010

Location: Chicagoland NW

Posts: 59

Not a Lil Guy but it tows good!! 750Lbs. unloaded.

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09-30-2011, 09:10 PM

#13

Greybeard999

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Join Date: 03-06-2010

Location: Ohio

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I like that!

08-28-2013, 09:26 AM

#14

working on it

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Join Date: 12-19-2008

Location: dfw texas

Posts: 234

2 years later...trailer done...too heavy for HHR,Cobalt

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Originally Posted by working on it

I really like those trailers...but no money for buying one. However, I can get plans and materials for building one, and having an extra trailer frame sitting around will help, too. My wife travels around the country, on business and on camping trips with an unnamed cryptozoological society; a mini trailer behind her Cobalt would be cheaper to haul than a 24 foot tag-a-long behind her 375 hp GMC. She don't need no A/C !!! I see another project looming....

As I stated 2 years ago "I see another project looming"; so it was. I turned my back on my cars, trucks, HHR...to build a little trailer for my wife (me, actually! ha,ha). I should've been done in three months (so I had assumed), but life has these twists and turns that I didn't plan on. So, 23 months (about) after I stated an interest (had thought of it for a year or so before the previous posting) I've completed building it, and road-tested it, and weighed it. It's too heavy for the HHR or Cobalt to pull it. I aimed for 1000 lbs or less as a goal, and ended up 438lbs heavier. I saw the weight climb as I planned extra features, and used heavier components than I probably needed, and knew it was getting too much for the little Chevys, so I never put a hitch on either one. I had planned that 1100lbs would be ok, if I went overweight, but not 1400lbs (with no trailer brakes). Oh well, the big trucks will have no problem with it, and we'll probably get a mid-sized Chevy somewhere down the road, so no trailer for the HHR after all (unless someone can verify that 1400-1500lbs is not too heavy for it to pull, and stop).

Last edited by working on it; 08-28-2013 at 09:33 AM. Reason: added photo

08-28-2013, 09:42 AM

#15

843de

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Join Date: 06-30-2010

Location: Kannapolis NC

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Wow! 1,400 lbs, you really built a solid little trailer, it looks great!

I think it's too much for an HHR to haul, but what a neat job you did.

Could you post more pics, like the interior arrangement and what goes where?

08-28-2013, 10:45 AM

#16

working on it

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Join Date: 12-19-2008

Location: dfw texas

Posts: 234

you asked for it

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Originally Posted by 843de

Wow! 1,400 lbs, you really built a solid little trailer, it looks great!

I think it's too much for an HHR to haul, but what a neat job you did.

Could you post more pics, like the interior arrangement and what goes where?

843de- Thanks! Never ask a trailer builder for more pictures...I have hundreds! We are like new fathers with baby photos. I posted a few in my gallery, so I won't use too much space (I also had trouble moving the photos to this post). If anyone wants to build a lighter trailer than mine, for his HHR, or of pretty much any weight or configuration, there are thousands of ideas and build photos on TnTTT.com http://www.tnttt.com/index.php?sid=6...343e7402963614. My stuff is under my user name "working on it", as you might guess.