Segway trailer hitch?

[airdale]

Anyone have a used trailer hitch that fits a i2 or X2?

I will be getting a service dog, thought I could tow him beind on long distances..

I saw them a few years ago, using Google didnt find any.

[rotorblades]

Originally Posted by airdale

Anyone have a used trailer hitch that fits a i2 or X2?

I will be getting a service dog, thought I could tow him beind on long distances..

I saw them a few years ago, using Google didnt find any.

just a suggestion but how about a velcro strap around yourlower
leg or a breakaway leash to your belt loops

[rotorblades]

Originally Posted by rotorblades

just a suggestion but how about a velcro strap around yourlower
leg or a breakaway leash to your belt loops

sorry you meant for him to ride alongthere was a hitch on here for sale it showed a neat design it was strapsofthin steel
that had holes that bolted on the transmissionsmount bolts from each side then were bent to meet in the middle in the back i hope the pics are still up i wanted a bike trailermyself
to pull kids along

[KSagal]

I've been using this same hitch for several years.

It is a simple 'Z' shaped piece of aluminum, cut and drilled as appropriate.

I use a tiny hitch ball that is similar to those used with the gas struts that typically hold up the tailgate of an SUV

[rotorblades]

Originally Posted by KSagal

I've been using this same hitch for several years.

It is a simple 'Z' shaped piece of aluminum, cut and drilled as appropriate.

I use a tiny hitch ball that is similar to those used with the gas struts that typically hold up the tailgate of an SUV

that looks perfect great idea=like always sir

[rotorblades]

Originally Posted by rotorblades

that looks perfect great idea=like always sir

even a simple S" hook might work too i love this idea ill put one on each of my X@seasy to swap- pullin machines

[airdale]

Originally Posted by KSagal

I've been using this same hitch for several years.

It is a simple 'Z' shaped piece of aluminum, cut and drilled as appropriate.

I use a tiny hitch ball that is similar to those used with the gas struts that typically hold up the tailgate of an SUV

Thanks for a great idea....Is that 2 bolts that are holding it?... Worried about weight in those bolts?

Thanks

[gracefuli]

Anyway you can do something with side cargo carriers that would put him in your view vs behind you?

[airdale]

Originally Posted by gracefuli

Anyway you can do something with side cargo carriers that would put him in your view vs behind you?

Well I have those, just thought I might be able to tow mt 75 dog behind me?also I ride on sidewalks alot...there not to wide out here...
thats all

[KSagal]

A 75 pound dog is not what I had in mind.

I have large dogs, typically over a 100 pounds, and have rarely found that they like to be towed around. Most times they will be obedient if I tell them to, but they prefer to trot along side.

I don't attempt to go 12 mph with the dogs, but if you are on a sidewalk, then most times you would not be at that speed either.

In the past, (like on golf carts and the like) it was actually difficult to get them to stay aboard, and most time they would hop out to run along side.

Much depends on your destination. If you talking a commute, where speed is more important than other factors, then go and tow the dog.

If you are speaking of more social occasions where you are on and off, stop and go, and the like, you may find the dog just will walk.


As far as those two bolts holding the hitch, tow weight might be an issue, but those holes are threaded into the aluminium body of the seg, and are pretty strong. The steel bolts will not break nearly as quickly as that aluminium hitch itself. That is the built in weak link. Still, I have towed well over a hundred pounds, and that is not an issue.

You do need to be aware of tongue weight. That hitch is behind the axle, so any tongue weight has to be compensated for by leaning that much farther forward. If that hitch broke, the weight would be away, and I would likely go onto my face.

So, to reduce tongue weight, I use 4 wheel trailers generally, or try to have the trailer balanced as well, so as to reduce hitch weight.

Another factor with a dog on a cart. If he shifts to the back of a two wheel trailer, that would give a negative weight to the tongue, and lift the back of your segway. That is the same as lifting the rear of the segway, or lowering the front. In other words, the dog shifts to the back of the trailer and you automatically go faster....