Voltruk

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Roostre

Discussion Starter · Feb 27, 2017

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I know, I know... gonna get some flak for this, but I'm willing to be the guinea pig here.

Trailer is 57" wide by 8 feet long. Weighs 290 lbs (132kg) and is made in Minnesota by a company named Floe.

Capacity is 1800 lbs (815kg). On the tongue it it shows that it can carry up to 33 sheets of 4'x8'x1/2" plywood.

Trip home from the dealer was about 50 miles. pulled at 70 mph like nothing was there.

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Roostre

Discussion Starter · #21 · Mar 6, 2017 (Edited)

FranandPat said:
Approximate weight? Did you get the lights wired up?

Lights worked great!

Weight- trailer is 290lbs. The bedroom set was probably around the 450-500lbs mark, plus we folded down the rear seats and filled it with spare tires, jack, lug wrench, carpets, wedding dress, garbage can full of girly toiletry stuff, and probably some more I can't remember. The car ended up loaded with more than I initially planned.

I tried to get a good shot of the lights, but this was the best I could do on my tablet:

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Roostre

Discussion Starter · #22 · Mar 6, 2017

KenC said:
Awesome, much appreciate the report. I'm sorry your daughter has to live in a storage facility. Okay, just kidding, really! But why do they build garages in front of perfectly nice townhouses?

It was weird. First time I have seen that style of townhouse.

FranandPat

· #23 · Mar 10, 2017

My turn to get flak.

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Roostre

Discussion Starter · #24 · Mar 10, 2017

FranandPat said:
My turn to get flak.

Very nice!

Love it!

A beauty!

FranandPat

· #25 · Mar 10, 2017

80 mph winds Wednesday and 250,000 without power. We got hooked back up this morning and the dealer got back on line late yesterday. So finally able to get it home. Tows real nice.

DMC5180

· #26 · Mar 11, 2017

Nice Trailer. Is it a camper? What brand?

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FranandPat

· #27 · Mar 11, 2017

It's a Little Guy MyPod [email protected] It is essentially a sleeping pod with air, radio, TV and some storage. We have a Napier 86000 tent that fits over the business end.

http://www.golittleguy.com/model?id=37&model=MyPod-Max

Scarlett1

· #28 · Mar 11, 2017

FranandPat said:
My turn to get flak.

Ok, here you go: RIMS! It needs the matching rims!

FranandPat

· #29 · Mar 11, 2017

Oh, the humanity!

KenC

· #30 · Mar 11, 2017 (Edited)

I'm glad I'm not the only person that was thinking the same. It's the same color, but what about the rims? You could have two Volt spares rolling on your trailer!

I confess, I installed the 2000lb-rated Draw-Tite hitch tonite. It was soooo cold when I did it, and the frozen caked on mud in the wheel wells made getting at those 5 screws hard. What's worse is the wiring. Getting the wiring loom to the right taillight is so hard around the subwoofer. I did that last night and it was harder than the hitch.

DMC5180

· #31 · Mar 11, 2017

KenC said:
What's worse is the wiring. Getting the wiring loom to the right taillight is so hard around the subwoofer. I did that last night and it was harder than the hitch.

Did you have to splice in the wiring or was there a plug-n-play kit.

When I put a Curt hitch on my Prius. They also offered a p-n-p kit for it. The installation was easy and looks factory.

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KenC

· #32 · Mar 11, 2017

DMC5180 said:
Did you have to splice in the wiring or was there a plug-n-play kit.

When I put a Curt hitch on my Prius. They also offered a p-n-p kit for it. The installation was easy and looks factory.

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It was plugnplay, but you have to pull the existing taillight plug back thru the body and remove the rubber grommet, which is hard, but made harder because the subwoofer blocks your hand from maneuvering behind the taillight. Then you push all the plugs, 3 of them, back out thru the hole, and then push the rubber grommet back thru. Very hard. And, the amount of space for the 3 plugs is not much, so you have to adjust them around until they fit when you push the taillights back into place. I did it, but like I said, it was harder than installing the hitch. Plus, there's no mention of the subwoofer in the install instructions. You can call, but it was nighttime when I did it.

DMC5180

· #33 · Mar 11, 2017

What is the P/N for the wire Kit? I may use is it with a torque-lift hitch. I cannot use the draw-tite style hitch because I have plugless vehicle adapter under there.

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DMC5180

· #34 · Mar 11, 2017

I went to the Draw-tire website to do Vehicle application look up. They did not show Volt in the models list. So I used Cruse instead. The lighting kit that popped up was this one.

Part# 118508

Is this what you installed?

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KenC

· #35 · Mar 12, 2017

I bought it at etrailer.com for $44, it's made by Curt. Item#C56315

http://www.etrailer.com/Custom-Fit-Vehicle-Wiring/Chevrolet/Volt/2016/C56315.html?vehicleid=201644993

DMC5180

· #36 · Mar 13, 2017

No Plug N Play options for the Gen 1 model years. The taillight assemblies have integrated wire harness connections. Meaning there are no readily available Male/female connector options to make a T connection like the Gen 2 has. I despise scotch-lock wire Taps. I may make my own T junction.

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KenC

· #37 · Mar 13, 2017

Well that sucks.

KenC

· #38 · Mar 23, 2017

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My contribution...

So, not long ago, I bought a used Waverunner, and had to install a hitch to my 2016 Volt. I got the 2000lb rated one from eTrailer.

I backed up my Volt onto some Rhino ramps, but then decided to jack up each side, to remove the wheel in order to more easily access the screws in the wheel well. I used this spot under the spring to jack. Probably not recommended, but it looked like a safe place to jack from so I did it.

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I was able to just push in the wheel well liner to access the one 7mm with a wrench, since I didn't have a socket in that size.

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The electrical has plug-in connecters, but you have to push in the rubber gaskets in order to push the connectors out, then put the gasket back. On the left it was hard but doable. On the right, if you have a subwoofer installed, it's nigh impossible to get your arm back behind there to pull the gasket out.

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With everything removed, the under tray is very dirty.

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The 2000lb hitch seems to fit better on the rightside than the 1000lb hitch, as the flange sticks down to cover the exhaust bolts.

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Roostre

Discussion Starter · #39 · Mar 23, 2017

Nice write-up KenC!

How does the Gen2 pull? Any issues?

Do you worry about getting stuck on a slick boat ramp??

KenC

· #40 · Mar 23, 2017

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My Contribution... continued

So, the completed install looks like:

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And, I went and got my Waverunner over the weekend, 850lbs for the Waverunner and 250lbs for the trailer, so about 1100lbs in total.

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I averaged about 41mpg doing 70mph on a cold day in charge-sustaining mode on the highway to get it, and about 25mpg on the way home doing 65mph, so I finished with 33mpg roundtrip.

Pulls fine, no issues whatsoever.

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