Let talk trailers!

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by John510

I have a 2007 Chevy Avalanche

My personal opinion is that you really should have at least a 2500 truck to pull an enclosed trailer. I tow a lot since I travel all over the country going to events, I've probably towed my trailer 100K miles since 2007 and there's been occasions I wished I had a dually, a 1500 might be fine on flat ground for short trips but throw in mountains, high winds, crappy roads and you'll wish you had the heavier duty truck. My experience has also been that the trailer companies give you inaccurate weights on the trailer and they weigh more than they state, I was told that my aluminum enclosed weighed 3,500#'s and when I weighed it it actually weighs 5,600#'s.

Trailer recommendations:

24 ft v-nose is the perfect size for a car and extra gear/equipment

Get at least 5,000/5,500# axles, the brakes/hubs are bigger and you'll have less trouble over the long run.

Imho a winch is invaluable, you can use it for loading and unloading your car and loading cars that don't run.

A generator is also very handy have.

I found the drivers side door to not be all that helpful since the issue is usually the car door hitting trailer fender well that causes the problem getting out of the car. I use my winch to load my car so I don't have to be a contortionist to get out the car once it's loaded.

The storage cabinets that typically come with the trailers are not the most efficient to use, they are basically an open cavity with a door on the front, no shelves, no draws, so everything ends up in a pile inside, my next trailer I'm buying it empty inside and buying moduline cabinets that fit my needs.

[Streetking]

I have 3 trailers. A 20ft flatbed, 22ft all aluminum Trailex and a 28ft Cargo Craft. The flatbed is great, easy to load quickly, strapping the car down easily ect. The 28ft Cargo Craft is perfect for my race car, plenty of room for car, extra wheels, tools and pit bike. My favorite trailer is the Trailex. It's small, very light and very easy to load. It doubles as a place to sit and watch with plenty of ventilation if your at a car show or race. Since it's so light, you can pull it with a small SUV with ease. Just make sure you have enough truck to pull the trailer you choose.

[TheJDMan]

Originally Posted by John510

I have a 2007 Chevy Avalanche

That's not much of a tow vehicle. It would not safely pull any enclosed trailer large enough to carry the car. If you plan to keep that truck you would be better off with an open trailer.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by TheJDMan

That's not much of a tow vehicle.

That's the way to start a dialogue! HAHAHAHAHA



So what he's really trying to say is ---- just because the rating on the truck (any vehicle) is "X" ---- doesn't mean it will do "X" well.... it only means that it CAN if it has to.


A volkswagon will pull an airplane --- on a flat runway --- and very very slowly and might be completely worn out in the end... but it "could" do it (hypothetically).


What's more important is the weight of the towing vehicle vs the towed item --- and the braking capacity --- and on and on... it's not always just about the power of the engine.

For instance --- my brother in law has a F350 single rear wheel diesel -- I had an F350 dually. Mine out cornered his by a mile.... because it cornered flat and the trailer didn't push the rear end around... therefore if you drove both with the same trailer - mine would have been a clear winner. It just drove nicer under towing conditions.