Originally Posted by
dayworks
it is me or is the drawbar supposed to be horizontal not vertical like in the picture? Also I'm curious how long did it take to put together?
I asked Jim to build me a custom hitch because I wanted to be able to tow it behind an xtracycle with wideloaders installed. The towbar in its normal config wouldnt allow that. I also wanted to be able to make tight turns on both sides and this solves both those problems.
It took a little over two and a half hours to conplete but I did stop a few times to take photos. I think most *of that time was spent unwrapping it though! Every single piece was meticulously (and I don't use that word lightly) *wrapped in newspaper. Seriously, i was so impatient to get building it there were times I shook my fist at BAW for their attention to detail
I suppose it was worth it though because everything was in perfect shape. I'm extremely curious to know how long it took them to do that. *
The trailer is beautiful. Both my wife and I were very pleasantly surprised (shocked?) *by this. Of the few photos I'd seen of the trailers, none even come close to showing how nice this thing looks. I was planning on painting it black to match my stealth mode bikes but am glad I didn't buy paint ahead of time because it's just to pretty to cover up.*
While I'm at it I also should give Jim a hearty public thankyou for having such great customer service. I'm a picky guy when it comes to buying stuff (everything we own can -and does - fit in a single room, with the exception of bike stuff) and almost without exception will not buy anything without seeing it first. Spending $600 on something I'd never seen or used is a pretty giant leap of faith for me and I pestered him with many an email and phone call. Throughout the process he stayed prompt, patient, friendly and gave me all the info I needed. The custom hitch (which I believe is the first of it's kind) is fantastic and Jim contacted xtracycle with questions as well as tracking down a local xtracycle owner in his process of fabricating it. He also built at least one that didn't work the way he wanted before coming up with the one he sent.*
I will have many a photo to show *but we don't have internet at the house and it takes too much time to upload and format photo posts from my phone. I will be making a run into town later today and will stop by the library to share