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Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:02 pm
by stylussprinter
I'll be selling my 4 wheel Brian James Minno trailer , as soon as I locate one I want to replace it with . It's recently had a complete brake cables/shoes/bearings refurbish at £280 plus new tyres on one axle 2 years ago , the other axle 3 years ago , so all in very good condition ---- I only do 900/1000 miles a year with the trailer. Lights all good and being galvanised , the chassis is totally clear of any rust.
I'll put it on ebay once I replace it but looking for £1300 ---- deal for any member here of course :wink: PM for photos via email if interested.

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:37 pm
by norma
throw in a free tow car and I'll bite yer arm off..... :-)

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:45 pm
by stylussprinter
norma wrote:throw in a free tow car and I'll bite yer arm off..... :-)
Well , you've already got more grunt in that Audi V8 than my 260bhp Alfa ----------- I can feel the blood running down my arm already :lol:
I'm about an hour away from winning the trailer I'm after , so hope nobody wants it more than me :mrgreen:

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:20 pm
by stylussprinter
Ebay's a damn pain -- got pipped at 3 sec's off by £1

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:53 pm
by norma
Gixen is your friend.

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:46 pm
by CMA
I use goofBid and always set it up to bid 1 sec from the end. made some savings, also lost some.

When it comes to big stuff I always contact them and see if they will deal outside of eBay and then I can give them cash. Win win most of the time :)

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:19 pm
by stylussprinter
My trailer is on ebay now , starting price £1100 -- item 131376255709 :)

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 12:27 am
by stylussprinter
SOLD and delivered to Bewdley today . Not bad really , bought brand new in 1997 so I could collect the Stylus chassis kit then again for the body kit and spay job/sva etc. Over that time/17 yrs it's lost just £350 :o
So I've got three months to find a replacement , having missed two so far it looks like hard going :) The newer one made £1651 the other one made £1950 and was older but had all sorts of extras. I just need the sub 1600kgs max weight and the slide-out ramps which only comes with a Minnomax , to suit the Alfa 'legal' max towing :wink:

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:23 pm
by stylussprinter
Bought an A-MAX 2 yrs old with the glide-out ramps , just 8 inches wider so it'll have to store in the front of house/drive , as won't gp past the house. Has the foldaway towbar which means it's over 3 ft shorter to store BUT no deck fitted ----- shall have to find where to buy Buffalo board cheapest then fit myself. Had to ignore the Alfa tow limit though , although with Stylus on board it still only weighs 1130 kgs so probably not a big deal ' police ' wise :roll: MAX gross on trailer plate is 2000 kgs which would be illegal for the Alfa.

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:12 pm
by CMA
If you're concerned could you see if they will re-plate it lower for you? I know with caravans they can get them uprated for a small fee so no reason why they couldn't be down rated for a similar fee.

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:55 pm
by stylussprinter
CMA wrote:If you're concerned could you see if they will re-plate it lower for you? I know with caravans they can get them uprated for a small fee so no reason why they couldn't be down rated for a similar fee.
Yes , that's right Rob but was sort of tongue in cheek about really ---- just hoping I'd be ignored , unless of course ever envolved in an incident then they'd check it out :o
WHY --- well because on occasions it would be handy to be able to put a heavier car on it like I did last year , on a hired heavier duty trailer to collect a classic car I bought that weighed 1.4 tonnes :roll: Trailered it home from STOKE ON TRENT without attracting any attention , just at a gentle 50/55mph over 300 miles overall :wink: If you don't tow often then you tend to be noticed through inexperience , letting it rock around or start to zig-zag etc. I've towed trailers since I was 16yrs with just a tractor licence plus many other heavy weight two and four wheelers , livestock double deckers etc.
Thanks for the hint though , a good idea if not likely to trailer over the 1.5 tonnes gross allowed for my Alfa. Send me a PM with your email and I'll send photos :)

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:39 am
by CMA
I'm lucky I have a 2100kg towing limit for my Audi (A4 3litre V6 diesel quattro) so when our 1435kg caravan is attached I hardly notice it.
It gives some people a surprise at the lights when I still accelerate quicker than them when the van is attached :)

Re: Brian James Minno 4 wheel trailer

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:14 am
by stylussprinter
Likewise with my Alfa 159ti 260bhp (not legally max high enough) but will push really hard even when the 1.420 tonnes Wolseley was on the trailer. Having said that , I mostly tow under the 60mph trailer limit these days , even at 5 o'clock in the morning.