Talk:Trailer (vehicle)

message: I took engine out of the definition, because trailers can also be pulled by (human powered) bicycles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alastairgbrown (talk • contribs) 
First I moved the above comment to its own section. 
Second I think the Definition should change to "wheeled" as in "wheeled unpowered vehicle". As Barges (floating), Sleds (draged), Gliders (air/wings/lift), all fit the current definition, yet are not referred to as trailers, nor are mentioned in the article.
It could be further defined to include "pulled by a wheeled powered vehicle", as Carts, and wagons, pulled by humans and/or animals are not referred to as a trailer. 
Not that think think it must, but it could be further refined to "unrestricted" or "free-ranged" or "non-tracked" as Tracked(rail) vehicle's don't refer to pulled unpowered wheeled vehicle as trailers either. Larek (talk) 14:48, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Trailers, Definition

message: "There are five main types of trailer, defined by their axle arrangement and method of combination.", however, more than five types of trailers are mentioned in that section. Some clarification is needed. --Porqin 19:17, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, someone made the clarification. --Porqin 19:14, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Types of trailers section

message: By rights this section should be transferred to the road train article. That's my opinion.
Any comments? --Peter Horn 17:06, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Doubles are not typically considered road trains, at least in the US.  Single trailers on dollys are also quite common in my neck of the woods - for example a three axle tanker truck pulling a tank trailer on an A dolly, commonly used for fuel hauling in the intermoutain west.   Toiyabe 18:11, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

text: But doubles are simply the minimum or "starting point", the rest is "add on". --Peter Horn 20:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Its a bit odd in the US as it veries from State to State. In Michigan two trailers are allowed only if the first is a fifth wheel, and three is not allowed at all. While out West three trailers isn't that uncommon. I think Three or less trailers should be present here as they are road legal Non-trains in the US.Larek (talk) 23:30, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Trailer (vehicle)#Trailer arrangements|Trailer arrangements]]

message: Can we remove the list of manufacturers?  It adds nothing to the article
Graemec2 10:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: List of Manufactuerers

message: There are boat trailer, camper trailer, and goat trailer photos, but no text for them.Jeff dean 19:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreferenced trailers

message: This article seems like a collection of dictionary definitions better suited for wiktionary than here.  The intro needs to be rewritten and greatly fleshed out, w/historical data added.  The rest should probably just be wiped or greatly converted and converted into a list of linked articles. Any information and photos not present in tow hitch and winch should be moved out of here and into those articles and deleted from here.  MrZaiustalk 02:23, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done - Cut out all the lists that didn't match the style guide, completely rewrote intro and most sections, barring the motorcycle trailer and winch/jack/hitch sections. MrZaiustalk 08:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that aside from the odd, unprofessional goat trailer pic (still seen in goat), I removed no pictures, but I did move one of the two boat pics down to the Winch section to A: avoid drowning the intro in pics, as it was before, and B: illustrate a winch. MrZaiustalk 09:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup-Rewrite

message: I suggest include a picture of a bus trailer. You can see the YouTube in external links. Thanks in advance --Altermike 22:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a bad idea, but wouldn't hurt to move your statement out of semi-trailer and into this article first.  Then we'd have a section in which the image would be pertinent.  Btw, the YouTube and jpg external links aren't really what the style guide calls for in the external links.  Be better to add a news, manufacturer, or government source that describes those the battery trailers and to use that to introduce a references section in the article. MrZaiustalk 03:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bus trailer 

message: What is an utility trailer ?. --Altermike 13:12, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: http://www.wellscargo.com/ Those toy trailers by Wells Cargo that you see all over the place are a subset of utility trailers, as I understand it.  Ditto the open top trailers like the ones pictured here: http://www.worthingtontrailers.com/trailer-models.aspx?ID=4 MrZaiustalk 13:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

text: A small flat bed trailer with short or removable sides. Can be pulled my nearly anything, and can haul nearly anything (of limited weight).  I.E. a trailer to just have for non specific uses, and then used as needs arise.  Where most other trailers have a specific intended use, these are utilitairan (for all uses) Larek (talk) 22:32, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Utility trailer 

message: Please see Talk:Semi-trailer#Definition of Semi-trailer - comments please and provide feedback comments.  H Padleckas 03:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition of Semi-trailer - comments please 

message: I have deleted the "potrailer" reference. I did a Google search on the term: apart from wordlists and other irrelevant entries, Google returned precisely ONE hit - from answers.com, which draws its encyclopedia content from Wikipedia. In other words, the only hit was a circular one. Until someone can verify other sources, I'm assuming this term is someone's invention. Ian Page 08:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potrailer? 

message: What’s this? Sounds like either a miniature that a kid would play with or something that would have delivered to Toys’r’us (before they went belly up), but the usage here would indicate something that is a real thing. Perhaps this is some Brit thing, as I have never heard this other than for a plaything. Wschart (talk) 11:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toy trailer?