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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I wonder how much the carbon fiber trailer weighs vs. conventional?
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For a comparable, although I'm not sure how close, I offer this quote below.
MonoPan :: About MonoPanŽ
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Greater Payload with Vehicles
You can improve your payload ratio at will with the MonoPanŽ body assembly. You can transport up to 70% more payload (approximately 600kg in comparison with a 3.5 ton vehicle with a body assembly made of plywood). This means that you can carry almost 1500kg of freight with a 3.5 ton truck made of MonoPanŽ. Whereas you would need a 7.5 ton truck of conventional construction for the same payload.
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You will want a trailer material which will not show/telegraph interior dents, creases, and scratches. Some impact strength from blows caused by loading will also be favorable.
A double wall composite or honeycomb makes a great deal of sense to me.
I don't see where the CF trailer is listed as having a foam core, if it's a single skin with nothing else it's still going to need some hard points or frame I suspect.