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ss4:
so here is the problem.  My Fed, daughters Jr and golf cart don't fit in the floor space of my 26 foot enclosed trailer (6.5 ft interior).  Yes I know buy a bigger trailer and that would be great, but not at this time.  I am looking for some good ideas on how to package the three items in the trailer.  Love to see some photos on how this can/is being done by others.

My first thoughts are to either lift the nose of the Fed or put the golf cart on a removable platform over the cars.

GlennLever:
I have seen people do the removable platform for the golf cart before.

wideopen231:
Hieght? We had my TA/D 275" riased and funny nosed under it it a gooseneck 45'.Rasing the jr over fed at front of trailer and raise nose of fed with golf cart sideways. Support fed chassis in middle to prevent beating chassis to death. Sometime its either too much stuff or not enough space for it all.I know golf cart is nice to have but people raced for years w/o one.

Pickup truck? Can you get something other than cart and carry in back?

JrFuel Hayden:
OK, here is a couple of options I've seen or helped load and unload.
The removable [ steel or alum] or non-removable rack for golf cart works by making the roof of the golf cart removable, then load the cart 1'st, then load your FED in so the front-end is under the cart.
Option two is back your FED into the trailer, and move the front end to one side of the trailer [ use a patch of carpet to protect my wire spoke wheels], and the load the cart next to the dragster on the other side.  This would be a good option if you want to use your cart before and after you have loaded the race car. And you may be able to hang the JR over the FED, just make sure your trailer can handle the weight of the JR, or build a frame support inside the trailer.
The most inventive trailer loading I've seen was, in a 24' trailer [or maybe shorter], had a big removable tool box, a Chevy II [ Super Gas], golf cart, and a FED [ A/ND] with the front end hung from the roof. He had installed a steel frame inside the trailer to tie the dragster front-end to, so the front of the dragster hung over the Chevy II. OH Ya, the big stackable tool box in the front of the trailer.
YUP, all this in a two axle trailer. Sorry I have no pictures or not sure of the size of the trailer. 
Of course the amount of floor space you are using for tool boxes, work benches, wheels/ tires, etc may have to be relocated.
So get out your measuring tape, and have fun !

Jon Hansen

George:
Option 2 works well for us .

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