tahoe 1950 trailer guide pole

[shassell1]

Has anyone installed the trailer guide poles on a trailer for a Tahoe 1950 deckboat? If so where did you get, did you install at back or trailer or middle since boat is wide?

Thanks

 

[airshot]

In my opinion, pokes are decorations and won't stop a heavy boat from turning on a windy day. In my 60 plus years of boating the longer side guides have always worked better for me.

 

[JASinIL2006]

The poles are mainly useful as a visual indicator of where the trailer is, which can be helpful if you have trouble seeing the trailer when backing up or when trying to load the boat. But they are not so good for guiding the boat onto the trailer; their brackets bend pretty easily if the boat slams into them.

The poles I installed are "CE Smith Trailer Post Guide-On with LED Lighted Posts" and they allow you to extend the poles pretty far out from the trailer. How much clearance do you need?

 

[airshot]

Many like me myself just used pvc pipe to make our own poles, but attached them to the side guides, the poles are visuals, the guides do all the work.

 

[toadaly]

Has anyone installed the trailer guide poles on a trailer for a Tahoe 1950 deckboat? If so where did you get, did you install at back or trailer or middle since boat is wide?

Thanks

Did you ever figure it out? I have the same type of custom trailer, and there does not seem to be a way to attach guide poles. Seems like it would be possible with some kind of adapter, which I may try get custom made if they aren't sold anywhere.

 

[cyclops222]

I had a commercial Electrical Contractor use his hydraulic pipe bender to bend 4 Aluminum heavy walled pipes in to L shapes. Then auto store for exhaust pipe clamps. For clamping to the trailer frames. The pipes allow 1" of clearance to boat rub rails. They work great in brown muddy water. With wind and high currents. The poles and frame clamps are unbendable.

 

[shassell1]

The poles are mainly useful as a visual indicator of where the trailer is, which can be helpful if you have trouble seeing the trailer when backing up or when trying to load the boat. But they are not so good for guiding the boat onto the trailer; their brackets bend pretty easily if the boat slams into them.

The poles I installed are "CE Smith Trailer Post Guide-On with LED Lighted Posts" and they allow you to extend the poles pretty far out from the trailer. How much clearance do you need?

By any chance do you have a 1950 Tahoe and can share a pic?

 

[Mc Tool]

Huh , the poles on my trailer are at the back and are heavy wall 2"galv pipe and are welded to the frame and dont bend . I slid a bit of 2½" alkathene tube over the pole so it can rotate when the boat contacts it . I often use the pole as a fulcrum in side current or wind .

 

[cyclops222]

My trailer has 4 heavy vertical poles. The boat can push the poles hard enough to move the trailer in big current and wind.

 

[dingbat]

These came on my drive-on trailer OEM.
I really like them. Centers me up on the bunks perfectly

PVC SIDEGUIDE KIT FOR 5-STARR ALUMINUM TRAILERS | Load Rite Trailers

SKU: 8102.01 | 8102.02

www.loadrite.com

 

[airshot]

Poles are good, but many years back, I had a trailer with side guides that were the same as a carpeted bunk added to the poles. They were perfect and makes centering a " can't miss" situation. I launch and load by myself, with self centering rollers and side guides, my boat never fails to center itself on the trailer, no matter what I do wrong ! Pokes are good, but side guides are even better.

 

[dingbat]

I launch and load by myself, with self centering rollers and side guides,

Switching to a drive on trailer with target bunks was a no brainer once I saw one in action.

The poles are mainly used to line up the boat with the trailer. The poles only contact the hull on the rub rails. Don’t have to worry about debris (sand) getting stuck in rub board (side guides), scratching up the gelcoat. The bunks that do all the heavy lifting.

Load Your Boat Like A Pro With Target Bunks

Adding target bunks to your boat trailer makes loading a breeze for boaters of all skill levels

www.boatus.com

 

[airshot]

Switching to a drive on trailer with target bunks was a no brainer once I saw one in action.

The poles are mainly used to line up the boat with the trailer. The poles only contact the hull on the rub rails. Don’t have to worry about debris (sand) getting stuck in rub board (side guides), scratching up the gelcoat. The bunks that do all the heavy lifting.

Load Your Boat Like A Pro With Target Bunks

Adding target bunks to your boat trailer makes loading a breeze for boaters of all skill levels

www.boatus.com

No need to buy a " drive on" trailer, most any trailer can be turned into a drive on trailer with a few addons and adjustments.

 

[cyclops222]

STEEP ramps. high currents. high winds. ALL 3 sometimes ?
ONLY the heavy duty 4 Aluminum poles will work. I do it alone.There is 1 inch clearance on each pole. The lightweight 16' Aluminum fish boat is a hand full. Without the 4 poles.

 

[dingbat]

No need to buy a " drive on" trailer, most any trailer can be turned into a drive on trailer with a few addons and adjustments.

Sure, you could rig something up I guess, but the torsion V axle conversion (lowers trailer to ground) alone would cost me $2,000 plus labor alone.

To that you have to add the cost of the target bunks, misc brackets and hardware, adjustable guide poles, etc. Could easily see the conversion of an existing trailer costing all most as much, with labor, as new

 

[airshot]

Sure, you could rig something up I guess, but the torsion V axle conversion (lowers trailer to ground) alone would cost me $2,000 plus labor alone.

To that you have to add the cost of the target bunks, misc brackets and hardware, adjustable guide poles, etc. Could easily see the conversion of an existing trailer costing all most as much, with labor, as new

Why change out the axle ? I suppose there are extreme cases, but in my experience, adjusting the rollers/ bunks and adding guides was all that has been necessary.

 

[cyclops222]

Done

 

[dingbat]

Why change out the axle ?

Tide….

Running a continuous variable hull. Bow drafts 14” more than the stern. Basically a big wedge.

The torsion axle combined with the extra clearance carries the boat 10-12” lower than its predecessor. Can float the #5k hull to the bow stop in knee deep water.

 

[airshot]

Tide….

Running a continuous variable hull. Bow drafts 14” more than the stern. Basically a big wedge.

The torsion axle combined with the extra clearance carries the boat 10-12” lower than its predecessor. Can float the #5k hull to the bow stop in knee deep water.

Not ever living in a tide area, that was never in my thoughts..