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Old 08-31-2010, 02:40 PM   #903 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Metro
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The ForkenSwift recently became slightly more useful:




Picked up a lightweight trailer (for a small boat/dinghy) - only weighs ~160 lbs. Added a hitch to the car (~20 lbs). Now there's no need to fire up a gas car for those rare trips I need to move something (typically boat-ish) that won't easily fit in or on the car. I used to borrow a trailer and my brother's Ridgeline or my other brother's minivan to tow.

I'm also thinking of making a removable deck/box for the thing, so it can be converted to an occasional general utility trailer.

Haven't towed it yet - still need to make up a wiring harness for the trailer lights.

Another good thing is this hitch is definitely swappable to fit the ICE convertible Firefly too, in case I need to pull something beyond the ForkenSwift's range. Not sure if it will also fit the Blackfly.
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