I buy no frills 24' trailers. Fully loaded I get 12.6 with a F-350 7.3 TD dually with Auto. The stick Fords get about 1 MPG better. Thats was going up and down I 95 FL to CT moving all my cars and stuff to FL. I'm going to sell one of my trailers in about a month so I can switch to a fifth wheel style if you're interested in a used one. The crew cab long bed F-350 has such a wide turning radius it's a pain sometimes at tracks backing into a pit area or turning around and my trucks already set up for a gooseneck.
Depending on how much heavy stuff you have to move you might want to put some stuff in the pickup bed to keep the weight out of the trailer. When I was moving I put rears, trannys, engine blocks, heads, etc in the pickup bed and put the lighter stuff in the trailer with one of the cars. That way I kept from needing to buy the heavier duty suspension. An inexpensive 24' is usually 7000 GVW with the trailer itself weighing about 3000 so you have 4000 payload. Of the 3 different brands I've had I like the torsion suspension better than the buggy springs.
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John Paige
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