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Hope they took the advice.
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WHOA! Step far far away from the welder. Judging from what I can see, The only true "welder" in this equation is the machine itself......
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I guess some folks just prefer 6 wheels?

What immediately springs to mind was a blue Ford Taurus wagon I saw up at Road America several years back with tandem axles on the rear. The two rear axles meant they needed to sacrifice the rear doors, so it was only a two-door. That one looked pretty cool, IMHO.
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I met a guy in the late 90's who had added three trailer axles (unpowered) behind the rear axle of a small pickup, cut the bed and made a four axle fender opening. They actually did a very neat job of it - looked very cool. You could put a 16' board in the bed and close the tailgate! It had no roof or rear wall to the cab, just an open air vehicle. I asked him what the biggest drawback was and he said "transitioning from level to a steep uphill driveway - it has a tendency to lift the drive axle off the ground!". With only one drive axle, I guess this would be called a "2x10".
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Much better with front wheel drive...

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I want one of those to put the Haf on, except I don't want it so long!

Anything similar, currently produced?

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I just use my Sprinter van - my hafi fits in the back with seating for five still in the front... wheels fit between the wheel wells also - I have a small electric winch with a wireless remote to pull it in - but I used to drive it into it...
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I want one of those to put the Haf on, except I don't want it so long!
You just don't have enough Hafies yet!
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Can't justify a Sprinter van big enough to put a LWB in. Plus I don't have anywhere big enough to store something that long - one of the reasons I got a Haf rather than anything else like a Pinz or a C303....

It would have to double up as an everyday car.

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The mini looks interesting, wonder if you can make one with just a single rear wheel? The Merc is just to big!

I had thought of something along the lines of a wide vehicle so you get a couple of seats on either side of the Haflinger when it was loaded on from the rear vehicle. That way you can take 4 people as well when you travel with or without the Haf.

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The Mog would be basically the same speed as just driving the Haflinger :mrgreen:
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Mini suspensions are quite weak. It would need to be completely custom and a hefty axle =)

Sourced from a rotted out trailer maybe?
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I remember a lot of 6 wheeled minis back in the day.......minis have a rear subframe so you just add a second subframe and extend your body......there were stronger/lower/taller cones available for rallying and that kind of thing.
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