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The New Tomcars- Atv Delight

Introducing the latest craze in off road ATVs- the Tomcar®. The illegitimate child of a fully armored army Humvee and a golf cart, the Tomcar® is one step closer to the ultimate off road machine.

The Tomcar® was originally designed as an Israeli army vehicle. The goal was to create a small, mobile, fast and tough off road vehicle for troops to take across the brutal desert landscapes of the middle east. Pioneered as a mix between a small individual ATV and a Hummer, the outcome is something that has a wide wheel base, low center of gravity, great ground clearance and great speed.

Some of the standard Tomcar® specifications include:

• 79” wheel base

• 12” ground clearance

• 111” x 65” x 64” dimensions

• 1180 lbs Dry weight

• 725 cc, 4 stroke engine

• Automatic transmission

• Double wishbone front suspension, trail arm heavy-duty rear

• Hydraulic shocks

• 4 hydraulic drum brakes

Tomcars® are used now in military, commercial and recreational environments. Tomcar.com is the official reseller site with vehicle information, specs and pictures. Recreational use is proving to be an extremely popular rendition for off road tours and trips. Places such as Moab, UT, where off road trails and tours are legendary, are ideal environments for the vehicles. Rocks, dirt, sand and mountains are the Tomcar’s® specialty.

One such user of the Tomcar is the Moab Adventure Center in Moab, Utah. They have been using Tomcars® since they were first introduced to the U.S. many years ago. The Moab Adventure Center uses these unique vehicles for a fun-filled off road tours where customers can drive the cars and experience the thrill themselves. The off road adventure takes customers through loose sand and dirt trails, over course red rock bluffs, around cliff edges and through the dry desert landscape.

Although popularity is catching on, the reviews for this vehicle are still mixed. True, the Tomcar® provides a fun, unique and exciting experience, but it is not without flaws. The design and functionality still reside in the Israeli manufacturing. Support, maintenance and upkeep can be a little bothersome, especially original units only supported by Israeli parts. The newer models have become slightly more reliable, and are distributed in Arizona, California and Canada. Steering is not as nimble as the U.S. dune buggy or golf cart (understandably), so it takes a little getting used to.

Overall, the Tomcar® would be ideal for recreational uses as something that provides a unique and exciting experience.

About the Author

Ryan Hutchings is the Marketing Director for the Moab Adventure Center in Moab, UT. The center provides adventure vacations and daily tours of the surrounding areas. He works closely with the outdoor industry and rafting outfitters across the nation. Ryan specializes in online and offline marketing strategy.

Looking for sailboat trailer axles?

Ok, I've searched the net rather hard but no luck. Here's what I need. I want to build a heavy duty sailboat trailer that's open in the middle. You these in marinas as yard trailers where they can back up to a boat on stands, put cross beams under the boat on each side of the trailer and lift the boat off the stands and drive away. These things cost huge $$$, so I want to modify a heavy duty gooseneck trailer I already own. The problem is finding the axles. Standard trailer axles go all the way across. I want axles that just attach to each side of the trailer arms, thus leaving the center open. The axles are sometimes called walking beam. Other names - types are stub axles or even bogie axles. Weight capacity should be around standard 1 to 3 ton for each axle. I'll add more of them if they're lower capacity. Hydraulic actuation NOT needed.

I believe the axles you require are called "Torq-Flex" and can be sourced at Featherlite trailers.

Now, having said that, the trailer you're talking about is called a cradle-mover. They are designed to back under the sailboat cradle, put cross-beams under the cradle and transport it to where the Travelift can access the vessel and lift it into the water.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you support a sailboat on only two crossbeams! You require pads on the port and starboard sides (at least four, six is better) to prevent the vessel from tipping over during the lift/move. The keel takes the weight of the boat with the pads simply keeping the boat upright. The keel is the heaviest and most robust part of the hull.

Without a cradle, there is nothing to support the weight of the boat which is very stressful on the hull, not to mention the damage to the structural integrity of the vessel. Our trailer was designed and built to dry store our boat without a cradle or stands and can be seen at:

http://www.alohaowners.com/pages/projects/cradles/A27/27Cradle.htm

Ours is on the left side in the second row. "Ever After" is an Aloha 27-footer and weighs 5414 lbs, including 2200 lbs. of ballast. The trailer tongue can be extended 25 feet to launch her on the slipway. We always use the Travelift to take her out of the water in the fall as I've found it almost impossible to get her on the trailer perfectly straight at haul-out.

Hope this helps
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