101 Reasons to buy a Wally Mo

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  1. cmainer

    cmainer Bobtail Member

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    I could load that load on my miller T7, the minivan you have on the top back I would put on top in front then to of the smallest cars you have on bottom I would put on #2 and #3 on top with the big truck on top back making use of the overhang hangin off the back of the trailer. then I would put the next smallest car in the front belly and raise my middle rack in bottom and put the towncar from the top there with the hood over the trunk of the first belly car and the last car from the bottom on back would go no problem. I can run two tahoes and two camrys on the top of my miller and three crown vics or grand marquis in bottom all day long making use of the middle deck on bottom that raises and extends on the miller. not all millers have this option though.
     
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  3. bstromback2002

    bstromback2002 Light Load Member

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    I trust my wally mo but I would never put a truck that heavy on the back on the top. The wheelbase on that truck was more than a crew cab short box. Plus 3 or four feet of overhang past the rear wheels. We were doing a lot of mixed loads like you had said. With the exception it was usually atleast on suburban and one sometimes two tahoes, Taurus, crown Vic and one small car. one thing i tend to run into is being a little heavy on the trailer though or sometimes a lot!!!
     
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    I know they are way cheaper but there is so much more versatility in the stack and the stack custom it would have to be 15k plus cheaper in my eyes to make it worth while. Oh and on a side note if you ever order one just remember brake parts for the trailers with 19.5 wheels are expensive!!! 120 a set for shoes 300 a piece drums. Its all odd stuff.
     
  5. LBZ

    LBZ Road Train Member

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    Would think height would be the main issue using the belly lift & having a Tahoe on the top rear(#4). Could see trying it with all cars, maybe I am wrong. Never used the belly lift & rarely have seen it used going down the road.


    Not asking specifically what your weight is empty, but with nothing loaded are the drive/trailer axles balanced? Wanting to say the '07 Miller I had was like 14,2xx on the drives & 14,5xx on the trailer. Only weighed it empty once & that was back in 2011. Thinking it weighed 21,500 on its own, which is roughly 2,000 pounds more than what Wally Mo states the stack custom is.

    Think it is roughly around $9000 difference between the Stack Custom & Mack Special. Do not think I would want a W.M. trailer w/o being able to at least tilt #2, that & to me being able to tilt the cars on the bottom are what interested me, which the Mac does not have at that price. The nice thing with W.M. is that they have something to fit virtually every budget IF you can live with less decks that move. But just thought I would throw it out there for anyone looking.

    & definitely learned the lesson on the brakes. Did a drive axle on the truck(22.5's) with labor at my local shop for less than $600(new drums/pads/labor). 1 month later the same thing on the 19.5's was pushing $1200 at the same shop plus 2 week wait on parts. There is a guy in Iowa that owns 3 W.M. high mounts who will swear the brakes flat out work/stop better on the 22.5. Theory or not, he will not own another 19.5 set up.
     
  6. cmainer

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    There was no Tahoe in the picture only a minivan and the big flatbed. Your right you need a car above the rack in the middle if you going to raise it. But with the minivan in front ant the truck in the back your height would be fine. I also don't worry about anything heavy in the back on top. When I had this trailer refurbished I used 1/4" wall on the two back beams running from side to side on the top and the very back one where the three red lights are usually recessed into the bream I left these off and just attached a bolt on unit to avoid weakling the beam by cutting the holes for the lights. I haul 3- 1 ton chevy crew cab 4 wheel drive diesels with huge utility beds with oilfield cranes mounted on them a lot. No trouble lifting or loading and it rides great with 3 cars on bottom. I'm tipping the scales at total weight but fine on the trailer axles. I'm really impressed with the miller 7 cars. I Also run two 10 car stingers but use the miller for the heavy stuff. I've never had trouble with the steel decking either.
     
  7. LBZ

    LBZ Road Train Member

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    I know the photo of the blue W.M. on this thread did NOT have two Tahoes. The height reference(for the 2 Tahoe/ 2 Camry with 3 Crown Vics below) was going off what you said that is highlighted. I am always up for learning as cannot see getting the top rear deck down low enough.

    Have had both a 2000, a 2007 & going after another one later this week & have never used that belly lift. Would far rather have it fold flat, but different point.
     
  8. cmainer

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    I'm sorry I should have worded that post different. I wasn't meaning I could load that load at once I was just saying I could fit two tahoes and two camrys on top. and I could fit three grand marquis on bottom, or town cars. I wasn't meaning to imply at the same time. But if you have a short enough car on the back bottom you can run with the middle bottom raised and be under 14' you just have to leave the back ramp out a little to leave the car hanging out a little. but it has to be a short car. sorry for the misunderstanding just trying to explain to him the loads it can handle.
     
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  9. LBZ

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    No worries, was just trying to figure it out thinking I had been missing something all along with that belly lift. Miller has a belly pivot option that does drop it flat, but have some reservations about how it works. Will watch it another year or two before signing up.

    Anyway, one of the guys on these threads should be picking up a Wally Mo stack custom this week. Hopefully he will post up some photos of it new & loaded.
     
  10. sxdime

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    LBZ just bite the bullet and get a stinger then you won't have to fool with all the research lol
     
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  11. LBZ

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    Hehe, any guesses as to how long those threads will be?
     
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