etrailer | Malone EcoLight 2 Kayak Sport Trailer Review and Assembly
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AJ: What's up everybody It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be checking out the Malone EcoLight Trailer with the V-bar, hull style, kayak carriers.Looking over here, you see what I mean When I'm talking about hull style, it holds it by the hull with these V-bars that have a nice protected padding on them, so they're not going to scratch up your kayaks or anything like that, and it makes it easier loading it in here from the waist. I can just load it up on my trailer instead of lifting it up on my roof and being a hassle. I can strap it all down right here to the trailer and get on my adventure sooner.Let's check it out. Coming down underneath, you can see exactly how it works. The kayak sits down in these cradles that holds it like this.
That's where it gets the name V-bar. Now, they're not a perfect V or anything. They're kind of curved to fit the sides of the kayak, but it holds it nice and tight. I got the strap, it's got the slots on top. We'll show you that later on.
How it feeds back down in here, wraps around this post, so when I pull it tight, it pulls against this post, pulling this down, keeping the space. I'll try and shake it around here. You can see, it's not moving. I'm moving the whole trailer and it's staying in place, so that gives me confidence when I'm going on the road, and these V-bars are the way to go. They're going to keep it nice and contained.I prefer the J-style myself, just because it gets it up more at an angle.
And that way it doesn't take up the whole trailer, so you might be able to sneak a bike rack or something in the middle, in between the two J-styles. Or if you need the extra room, you have it, but I don't see anything wrong with these V-bars either.Here's the slot I was telling you about, and then when we come up here on top and you see how it runs twice for each strap across the top of our kayak, and it goes down underneath, wrap around that bar, pushing that pressure down there. I'll give it the shake test a second time, just show you from up here. It's not going anywhere. I'm moving the whole trailer.
The only thing that you're hearing is this hitting on the side and that's really good for Malone. I mean, each one of these carriers, the different ones I've worked with, they all have those slots. They come with the straps, so it takes really a lot of the guess work out that always kind of. Excuse me, always kind of frustrated me. A lot of the racks, it's like, "What do I tie down to Where do I put this Where's the best way to strap it" It's like, "Oh, slot's right there. Run that strap through there, pull it down, go underneath." Very simple.With this set up, you're only going to be able to carry two kayaks, which is fine, because it takes up your whole trailer anyway, but I think it's going to work better for those heavier kayaks. Now, the weight capacity is 400 pounds, so even if you had two of the heavier fishing kayaks on here, that's still not going to exceed it. You don't have anything to worry about.Something else to consider, when you're thinking about the kayaks that you own, and what you're going to put on this trailer, is it does have a maximum length of 14 feet for your kayak on the trailer. This one, our longest one, is 12 feet, so that just gives you an idea of how much extra space it is between the vehicle and that kayak. Then that helps, because of this extended tongue here. Not only is it extended, but it's got reinforcement here in the middle where they come together. You got this nice two brackets and four bolts. That way, it's not just one really long piece of metal that might have a weakness just around here, if it was one solid piece. The fact that it comes together and it's reinforced is really nice.I'm sure you're wondering how it performs. How it looks when you're driving around, how it's going to act and you go over a bump. Well, I'm going to drive around in the parking lot here at etrailer and we're going to put it to the test.All right. We're back from taking it around on the parking lot. You can see, it performed pretty well. Trailer didn't seem to have any issues. It might've bounced around just a little bit, but it is a light trailer. Kayaks are light. You got small tires. It's going to jump a little bit. It's actually made to do that, because it's got a suspension system that's a leaf spring suspension system. It helps take out any of that shock that the trailer would get when you do go over a bumper or anything like that. It's not just a tr
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Just finished putting mine together. This video was extremely helpful. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Very clear and helpful. Enabled someone not mechanically apt to put this thing together. Thanks.
We are happy to help! Thank you for sharing this feedback with us and others!
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Truly love the detailed explanation. I'm sold! Thank you!!!
You're very welcome, glad we could help!!
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Thank you for putting out these videos
We are happy we were able to help! It is much easier to make the right decision if you can see the trailer in use.
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Thank you! Extremely helpful!!! Great explanations!
Thank you for the feedback! We are happy to help! Check out the following link to see this kayak trailer on our website.
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Excellent video! Can you tell me if I can buy the kayak cradles that are mounted on the trailer?
great demo! would this trailer hold 2 of the biggest old town kayaks? My concern is the width
The crossbars on the trailer measure 58 inches long, so around 30 inches would be the maximum width of kayak that'll work. Since the average width of a kayak is 26-30 inches, this trailer would very likely work well for you, you'll just need to measure how wide your boats are.
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Nice video I was wondering if this would fit 2 big fishing kayaks or what model would thank you
It'll depend ho how wide/long your boats are. The crossbars are 58 inches long, so if the combined width of your boats equal that or less, they'll fit. The weight capacity of the trailer is 400 lbs and it can handle boats up to 14 feet long. If your boats meet these parameters, the EcoLight2 # MAL43FR kayak trailer would be an excellent choice for you.
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Ok thanks for getting back to me I have the cresent sholie and the cresent k craft so they will be to wide for the trailer any other trailers you recommend thanks
Check out the Malone # MPG461GS MicroSport. The crossbars are 78 inches long. The trailer can handle kayaks weighing up to 150 lbs each measuring up to 20 feet long. You can take a look at it by using this link:
www.etrailer.com/Kayak-Trailer/Malone/MPG461GS.html
I will check it out I appreciate it
You're very welcome! Let us know if you have any other questions....
What's the length from wheel well to wheel well
This trailer is 58" wide from wheel well to wheel well. Check out the following link for more information on this trailer kit.
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i hope i dont get this trailer that wire will ground out now that its been spliced with a quick connect
Yeah. It's not like you could just splice the wires or buy a better wiring kit. Better to just carry your Kayak to the lake.