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[Nsparks]

Does anyone have experience towing two Miatas in a 28 foot enclosed aluminum tag trailer?

[Caveman-kwebb99]

Does anyone have experience towing two Miatas in a 28 foot enclosed aluminum tag trailer?

I think 32' would be minimum size for two miata's. you have to have room in front and rear to get in there to tie them down. in a 28 if they would even fit at all they will be rubbing the front and rear of trailer as well as bump drafting each other inside your trailer. I have a 36' and that is about perfect for 2 cars and all your gear!

[Steve Holifield]

I have a 32' tag trailer and it works good for hauling 2 Miata's and some spare parts, tools and gear. I have a front cabinet, a side overhead cabinet and a tire rack. A Miata is 13 feet long, so do the math and figure how much room you would like and if you want a front cabinet. Two Miata's will fit in a 26 foot trailer, but with zero "extra" room.

[davew]

I carry 3 Miata in my 51 foot gooseneck. That gives me 43 feet on the floor, for 39 feet of cars. You will need to position the tie down points properly and will need to tie down to the wheels, rather than the tow hooks.

It can be done, but you will have virtually no extra floor space.

Dave

[thewolf]

I am pretty sure Meathead used a 28' V-nose trailer to carry two cars.

[Mike Collins]

I am pretty sure Meathead used a 28' V-nose trailer to carry two cars.

Two cars in a 28' VNose with no problems. I even use the stock tie downs. Plenty of room for spares and two huge tool boxes.

[Nsparks]

Thank you for all of the reply's. Sounds like the minimum to go with comfortably would be a 28' VNose.

[Jeff Lyon]

I do it with a 24' with a lift

[htron435]

If you're in the market, here's a nice one that's set up to haul two cars:

http://jaynorthauto....=view&Id=333227

[Nsparks]

A stacker would be nice. I would need a new tow rig for that.

Looking for a all aluminum trailer.

[Joe Benoit]

I was in the same boat last year. I wish now that I would have bought either a 28' V-nose or 30' to 32' Enclosed instead of the 28' Enclosed (but it was a really good deal). The cars fit fine, but there is very little room and strapping them down is tough. I added 8 more D-rings in the floor so that I had the proper tie-off locations. I also took the suggestion from many on this forum and added two overhead storage decks for all the gear and tires. There is nearly no room on the floor, but I do fit a 5 drawer tool box in the front left of the trailer. I'll probably install a winch soon so I can pull the cars in.

Joe

[Weekend Warrior]

I was in the same boat last year. I wish now that I would have bought either a 28' V-nose or 30' to 32' Enclosed instead of the 28' Enclosed (but it was a really good deal). The cars fit fine, but there is very little room and strapping them down is tough. I added 8 more D-rings in the floor so that I had the proper tie-off locations. I also took the suggestion from many on this forum and added two overhead storage decks for all the gear and tires. There is nearly no room on the floor, but I do fit a 5 drawer tool box in the front left of the trailer. I'll probably install a winch soon so I can pull the cars in.

Joe

[Blake Thompson]

I do it with a 24' with a lift

we did it once with a sawzall :-x

[naparsei]

Anyone have a thought on how much truck you'd need to tow a 30/32' bumper pull trailer with 2 1.6L Miatas in it?

[Ron Alan]

Anyone have a thought on how much truck you'd need to tow a 30/32' bumper pull trailer with 2 1.6L Miatas in it?

A truck that has a tow capacity greater than the weight of the trailer and 2 Miatas? Is this a trick question?

 

Kidding aside...3/4 ton minimum, 1 ton duelly better...Diesel best! 

[Michael Novak]

I had a 28' foot ATC for two years and it worked fine as long as you wheel strapped the cars. I had a tool box uo front and tires over the cars. 2 inches from rear door two inches between cars and a 19 inch depth toolbox. 3 wheels traps per car and we never had a problem. I replaced with a featherlite 30 tag, which is actually 29.5. The little extra space has made it somewhat easier.

[GT40Jim]

I fit two in a 28, but must lay on the trunk lid to hitch car 1!

[ner88]

I've been using a 28' Featherlite for several years.

Pre-set chains in front, then use ratchet straps to pull back.

Two Tire racks left to right hold 5 sets of tires.

Its for sale, $10,500. ready to go, looking to down size.

[steveracer]

For those towing 30'+ tags, how are they to live with in traffic and around town?

[Michael Novak]

For those towing 30'+ tags, how are they to live with in traffic and around town?

I am towing with a 36 foot Pusher. I dont have any problem with it but I have been towing my whole life. It work very well with the pusher as it actually turns better then our dually does.

 

20' trailer you can tell---but 24-28-30 all seem the same.   Mine is a Two axle 7K axle unit not a tri axle.