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Nice! You sure wouldn't find that at Tractor Supply. (Sorry, BULL)

I'm not exactly into Porsches, but my girlfriend is. Last week she made noises about getting a 911 Dakar, and the way she optioned it on line (fire extinguisher and floor mats being the only two) it came to $232K. I called our local friendly dealer in Colorado who said they'd likely get two...

That would be quite dirty, if including all of an EV's lifetime emissions. Seems to me that regular gas vehicles are already better than EVs in that respect (too).

Unloading Tesla, then buying Dodge and promote it on Twitter. I wouldn't mind.

Thank you for illustrating what I didn't explain very well.

Could it be had with a Challenger body, so it wouldn't be so embarrassing to be seen in? And ideally also with a 'Cat drive train.

Those sleeves are really to protect the straps. Macs and others sell fuzzy ones (wool like material) that is meant to be kind to the wheels. Which they seem to be. I have yet to see any imperfections afterwards on any wheels. Those sleeves go on with hook and loop, so easy to put on any kind of...

Unfortunately, trailer decking (be it wood or steel) is usually very poorly secured. Enough to keep it in place, but generally not much more. You probably need to tie into the cross members.

E-track is the easiest, but if you always trailer the same car, and stop at the same spot, then three stationary anchors per wheel will work just fine. I like E-track since it offers flexibility (for different vehicles) and maybe more importantly, because it can be fastened well to the trailer...

Straps over the tires work really well, especially if there are tread grooves for the rubber pieces on the straps to grab onto. If not, like with slicks, wheel nets are probably a better choice. Either kind needs one anchor point right fore and aft of the tire. The center ones are "stationary"...

It would want to turn to the side a bit, unless the winch is offset the same as the tow hook. But it's easy enough to move the pulling point of the winch with two snatch blocks. Or just one, if letting the fairlead take care of the first 90 degree turn.

Or, buy an inexpensive snatch block and you'll have twice the pulling power, and at a slower and more controllable speed.

Hey, it's one of China's finest winches (surely it just happens to be very affordable despite its superior quality). But what scares me even more is the Chinese synthetic winch rope. This after recently have read up on those, before buying one for my Warn winch, for a trailer. And that winch...

In a static situation you're perfectly fine. Sudden acceleration or braking changes things. Again, while there's now a load on the straps, it's nothing like the forces of getting rear ended or running into something. Not sure what the deal is with with an enclosed trailer, but with an open...

Sounds like you have a lot of faith in the brake mechanism of that winch. I wouldn't even trust a Warn 8274 for that, and those have a brake that really can't let go easily.

Have you considered going on a diet?

Look into lasso straps. Inexpensive and effective. As seen on the rear in this photo.

Using direct hooks is especially nice when securing cars. Good choice. For the most part I use that kind of setup, largely because on the flatbeds all I have for anchor points is the stake pockets. In the toy hauler I have E-track and can use wheel nets or tire straps. The latter are a little...

There are some things you just don't buy from Tractor Supply, or Harbor Freight.

ChargerChallenger has three on order. He may be convinced to part with one. If you promise to convert it to an EV.