It is time to buy an enclosed trailer
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It is time to buy an enclosed trailer
I have studied Pace Daytona and Haulmark Edge and just starting looking at Continental Cargo . All comments would be most appreciated. Thanks Ron
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I had an 05 Continental Cargo trailer built. One thing I liked about that trailer was the floor storage but of course you can't access it with the car in it. Sold that trailer 3 years ago and wish I would have kept it. I'm looking at a 20' ProLine V-nose now. Takes 2 weeks to build. It's a steal at $4K.
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First, what is your tow vehicular ? need to have the abilty to tow. In most cases a 2500 or better.
Next when you look at trailers, they need to haul at the car, junk and the trailer itself.
Means the axle wt of at least 9000 lbs. Smaller trailers may not have this wt capacity.
minimum may be 24 foot with twin 5000 axles
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Here's one for sale right in this section http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-payments.html
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Here's one for sale right in this section http://forums.corvetteforum.com/auto...-payments.html
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Have been very happy with Mirage trailers.
http://www.buckleyrvrepair.com/11.html.
http://www.mirageinc.com/
http://www.buckleyrvrepair.com/11.html.
http://www.mirageinc.com/
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FWIW, I've always bought 20' trailers. There's plenty of room for the Corvette, tires, and tools, and the slightly shorter length (versus a 24 foot) makes life easier maneuvering through MacDonalds parking lots when stopping for lunch. My first enclosed trailer was steel construction, but it was stinking heavy, and the wood floor rotted in a couple areas when I got a water leak in the roof. My new trailer is a 20' Featherlite. It's about 800# lighter than the old steel trailer, and the aluminum floor (and frame) won't rust. There's a price hit during purchase, but they hold their resale value pretty decently (I sold my Featherlite open trailer a couple years ago for almost as much as I paid for it).
Just my experience, FWIW.
Just my experience, FWIW.
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That seems to hold true for open decks also. Decent used is only $400 less than a new one. That is why I am looking for new with generics specs - just will not devalue. Go figure.
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Not a problem. It's the same frame, just four feet shorter. Axle choices are 3500 or 5000 pounds. At 2800 pounds trailer weight, the lighter axles will hold a 3200 pound Corvette, and 1000 pounds of tires, tools, etc. The actual internal load can be a bit more, or an extra safety margin provided, given that about 400-500 pounds of tongue weight is carried by the truck hitch.
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We have been very happ with the last two Pace trailers that we bought. I shopped the first one out to at least 25 dealers and found the best guy for the money was Craig Ritchie in Indianapolis. He doesnt have a lot full of inventory that he has to add the cost on to all the trailers he sells and is basically a middle man with much lower overhead. The second trailer we bought from him we spec'd out to a set price and got more cabinets and tire race stuff than we anticipated. He's more than fair to deal with. His cell is 317.244.0100
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Ron...you probably know more about enclosed auto trailers than I do but I'll mention Exiss Trailers again. They're similar to Featherlite trailers and they do make enclosed auto trailers. Several of my 'cowboy friends' have large Exiss gooseneck trailers and they're truly first-rate. There's a good dealer up in Phoenix. It might be worth checking into...hope to see you soon.