enclosed trailer owners step inside
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Le Mans Master
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From: Texas-out west
enclosed trailer owners step inside
tell what you own and why you like or dislike the brand you bought. I am looking to buy a 20-22 foot enclosed something used hopefully. Thanks.
Melting Slicks
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From: Nevada City California
I bought new a 20ft Featherlite enclosed bumper pull trailer. Although it is classified as a 20ft, the overall length of the body itself is 23ft as it has a tapered nose giving another 3ft of space and another 2.5 of trailer tongue. It pulls very nice being all aluminum except for axles and towing tongue portion (both steel). It sits low to the ground with only 9 inches so the ramp is not a steep angle. No need for any type of trailer towing equalizer bars or anything. Have towed mine with Corvettes in it for more than 25K. Bought new in 2001.
Drifting
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
I own a 28' Wells Cargo that I really like. It pulls great and we've had it to Canada and both coasts several times from here in the midwest. It has the "beaver tail" and ramp door so loading cars is no trouble at all. I don't have experience we other brands but I would buy another one of these w/o hesitation.
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I think the smallest trailer I would get is 24'. I think that the side door on the left is a good option, this door allows you to open the car door inside the trailer. Consider how often you are going to tow the trailer, if you are only going short distance you can get away with a leaf spring trailer for long hauling torsion axles are perferred. If you are going to use the trailer more for storage than towing, there are new trailers available in 24' for under $4000.00 When I had my trailer built I went way overkill and if I had to do it again I would have bought something similar to a Team Spirit, good trailer for little money.
Regards,
peter
Regards,
peter
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I bought a 24 foor haulmark thrifty hauler, and its been used so much, I ended up taking it back to haulmark to have the axles upgraded and hade a nice floor put in. if you think you are going to use it allot, spend a little extra up front because they hold their value down the road.
24 foot is probably the smallest I would get, and make sure to get 5K axles. the rest, you can live without.
24 foot is probably the smallest I would get, and make sure to get 5K axles. the rest, you can live without.
Drifting
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From: Cedar,BC
Good advice here.Look past the frills and shiny stuff,get a decent length and good axles/wheels/tires.I looked at many trailers both new and used,bought a 24' Interstate,at the time it had more features and seemed to be put together better than Pace or Haulmark for the same money-which at the time was cheaper than used ones in that part of the world!If you have a bigger budget,take a look at H&H or Featherlite,a few bucks more but worth it.Check out Racing Junk.com,you may get lucky and find a local racer in over his head with a smoking deal on a used unit.
Burning Brakes
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From: Concord Calif
Well I have a 38 foot fifth wheel with a beaver tail. Way more than your looking for. You really need to figure out what exatly you are going to do with this trailer. Long haul, short haul, what you have to pull it with. Do you have other things to use it for. Do you need or want to camp out where ever you go with this? A beaver tail is something well worth the extra money as well as a wrench to pull the car in with. This way you do not need to drive it in and then wonder how your going to get out of the car without messing the doors up. Think about what you really need this for, do you have a need for a toy hauler type maybe? Also for the long haul look at one with metal floors and at the tied downs n the floor to hold your car in postion.
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I bought new a 20ft Featherlite enclosed bumper pull trailer. Although it is classified as a 20ft, the overall length of the body itself is 23ft as it has a tapered nose giving another 3ft of space and another 2.5 of trailer tongue. It pulls very nice being all aluminum except for axles and towing tongue portion (both steel). It sits low to the ground with only 9 inches so the ramp is not a steep angle. No need for any type of trailer towing equalizer bars or anything. Have towed mine with Corvettes in it for more than 25K. Bought new in 2001.
I bought a 20' FL enclosed trailer a couple years ago. I sold my 20' steel enclosed trailer that I owned for ten years shortly after buying the FL. I just got tired of towing a bunch of nonproductive weight, along with constantly fighting water leaks that destroyed part of the wood floor. The new trailer is about 700 pounds lighter, and if/when I get a water leak, it's not going to hurt the aluminum floor. My previous FL open trailer kept a good resale value, and I expect this one will too.
Regarding the comments about not getting anything less than 24', remember a longer trailer is heavier to pull uphill, and a bigger PITA to maneuver around in burger joint parking lots. Given that a Corvette is less than 16' long, there's plenty of room up front for tires and tools, particularly with the V-nose.
