Vipera Russelli
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My new Sloan, 20-foot, aluminum bed trailer has arrived! But since my tow vehicle is apparently on the slow boat from China, well, Germany actually, to get it home I enlisted the help again of Gary Almond, who has towed my Viper numerous times in his enclosed trailer, and now, ironically, has towed my Viper on my open trailer. Hey, what's wrong with this picture? Hehe. Thanks for your help Gary! Also providing a lot of help was Jim Ksenich (717-764-9289) of York, PA, who was as close to my Arlington, VA address as a couple other Sloan distributors, but who stood apart by giving me not only a great deal on the trailer but also by going waaaaaay beyond the customer service call of duty before, during and especially after the sale. Thanks for your help Jim! Jim and Gary are the guys in the photo.
The trailer itself is impressive in every respect. It appears solidly built yet light, weighing in at just over 1300 lbs with the aluminum bed and fenders. The roll-back tilting bed works smoothly and provides such a low angle of incline that we were actually able to push my Viper on to the trailer. The size, at 20 feet, leaves ample room up front to walk in front of the car or store a set of track tires (which is my intention) and the fenders are low enough that the Viper doors easily clear them. Both axels have electronically activated brakes, there are two large locking "tool boxes" built flush into the deck at the front of trailer, one of which will easily hold my straps, a jack and a lug wrench, and there are even deck lights that light up the underside of vehicle being towed so you can easily see where to anchor straps even at night. Everything seems well thought out and looks sharp. I'm very pleased.
The trailer itself is impressive in every respect. It appears solidly built yet light, weighing in at just over 1300 lbs with the aluminum bed and fenders. The roll-back tilting bed works smoothly and provides such a low angle of incline that we were actually able to push my Viper on to the trailer. The size, at 20 feet, leaves ample room up front to walk in front of the car or store a set of track tires (which is my intention) and the fenders are low enough that the Viper doors easily clear them. Both axels have electronically activated brakes, there are two large locking "tool boxes" built flush into the deck at the front of trailer, one of which will easily hold my straps, a jack and a lug wrench, and there are even deck lights that light up the underside of vehicle being towed so you can easily see where to anchor straps even at night. Everything seems well thought out and looks sharp. I'm very pleased.
