Remove fenders ? I've done probably about hundred of times. I don't think you understand that sooner or later you'll end up with a car where you will be able to open the door even on the trailer with lowest fender possible. Stock ride height Mustang on stock tires is just about a Jeep (ride height wise) in a world of sporty cars.
Actually have had the fender off & on perhaps 50 times - with a battery powered impact it takes perhaps 2 seconds per each bolt (2) then lift a 10-15 lb fender up and set it aside - 15 seconds total. Reversing the procedure might take 25-30 seconds.
What did you end up going with. I have a Gladiator Rubicon 7K towing so I’m considering an aluminum trailer
I got a 7k car hauler. Aluminum was more than I could justify for as little as I use it plus I tow with a suburban so the weight wasn’t an issue. The right custom straps and tie down points from Macs tie downs made it easy. I did need to get a set of long aluminum ramps to load the car without tearing up the chin spoiler. Having to tow it for the first time in the rain did suck!
Oh very nice, I bought mine to work out of but it does see some off-road useLol, I sold my gladiator to buy my Mach 1. No regrets!
How do you unload with the winch? Obviously winching is easy loading because ramps are always up hill. But how do you winchbit off in a controlled manner? Is finding a sloped parking lot and making sure the front of the trailer is higher than the rear tge key? Unloading for me is the worst, I had a ramp bounce off the U channel on one side while backing down and had my jacking rail sitting on the deck while the rear wheel was hanging in the air. I had the Jack up the rear end high enough to get the ramp lip back into the groove on the rear of the trailer. It was horrible. If I can figure out a way to use a winch it could be done much slower and controlled not to mention I could see what was going on versus being in the drivers seat and not being able to see anything. I just ordered the Steeda tie down kit so I plan to use the front center point to pull from.I tow the Rented Mule with a 14' Featherlight 3110 open aluminum trailer. It's a 7,000 lb capacity, but weighs just under 1,300 lbs. Overall length is right around 18", so it fits in a standard home garage if that's important.
I use RaceRamps to cut down the load angle so that I have no issues with the lowered ride height and the R-model splitter. Also, I use a set of RaceRamp lifts for the front wheels to get the splitter up over the front rail and winch. I also use a "V" strap with hooks to the factory transport locations on the subframe rails to winch it up onto the trailer. Tie-downs are Vulcan straps.
As for removable fenders, Featherlight uses spring-loaded "T" handles on both fenders, so they literally come off in seconds and are superlight. I usually take them off and put them inside my truck when spending a night at a hotel on the road, just to be sure they don't disappear.
If there's not an incline where I park, I just use the tongue jack to lift the front of the trailer a bit (while it's still hooked to my truck). I leave the winch connected to the V strap under the car when towing, so all I have to do to unload is undo the wheel straps and use the winch remote switch on reverse and the car rolls as slowly as I'd like down onto the ground. No need to open the doors, start the car, or even take the trailer fenders off.
