Enclosed Trailer Help! Newb

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Try2paz

PM me the details.

Ok so the 20ft is out, I think the 24ft is really the way to go.

I ordered a new truck also, the wife pulled my Yukon for baby duty only. The truck is a 2017 F250 Diesel so issues pulling anything really.

Greg is that the brand new trailer you had earlier this year? bummer I wish I knew!

What happened is Chet took my brand new one - 24' InTech - and I think the one Charley mentioned might be either Charley's old feather lite or Chet's.


That will be a really nice truck!!!

[Try2paz]

is Chet planning on hitting up T-HIll in october? any update on his mustang getting back together.

thanks! I'm overly excited about the truck! I just spoke with Mike on the featherlite he is sending me pics.

[Try2paz]

Thoughts on this one?

Seems like a lot of trailer for the $$

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/fod/5748669025.html

I've also heard good things about the ATC line of trailers.

[AMSOILGUY]

Originally Posted by jlwdvm

I just went through the same thing. I have a '13 Boss, '16 GT350, and a '69 Firebird track car that will all see trailer time. I will be pulling with a '13 F150 with Ecoboost. I ended up ordering a 24' Haulmark Aluminum that has an escape door, finished interior, red in color, aluminum wheels, 10k axles, a 4' flip out ramp extender with extra tall bumpers (so I won't have to use race ramps), etc. I will have less than $11k in in after it is all said and done...that is brand new. It also has a wedge front and sloped front roof (so it will actually be a little larger than a square-front 24' trailer. I looked for a good used one for a long time, but the difference between new and used wasn't enough for me to forgo the 6 year warranty, ability to get exactly what I want, and piece of mind when traveling.

This seems like the deal. Something wrong with haulmark since nobody replies to this?

[DBasher]

Nate, this is what we used for Thunderhill earlier this year. The trailer is a 20' and doable but you end up running out of room after the track supplies are loaded.
The truck, no issues. Super comfortable, quiet and would pull any hill from Seattle at 70+. I'd look down and realize I was doing 85, never felt like the truck was working. The bad, even on the flats of Northern Cali we couldn't get any better than 9.5mpg. Hackster was laughing at us as he was pulling his truck down on an open trailer with his older Cummins knocking down 16-17mpg.

[Try2paz]

what type of trailer is that 20ft? Also what type of axels? that seems to be coming up a lot on the 20ft for being at max weight capacity pretty easily.

If you add cabinets, generator, etc i could easily see being at 7k.


Dang! 9.5MPG I'm hopeful the new 2017 does better than that. I'm told the biggest gas killer in the new diesels is the regen process.

I spoke to the lead from Charlie today and his comment to me was even if you dont buy my trailer dont get anything less than a 24!

[ironworks]

That ATC is pretty good already on the west coast. Mine was 20k and I had to go to Indy. Mine had options though. I would get some more d rings.

Fords always get horrible mileage. My drama got 12.5 pulling 10k the 75 plus for 2700 miles a month ago. I would buy a dramatic. They town great and ride great when loaded. Mine is awesome. My Ford was a pile of junk and didn't work like my 3500 does.

[DBasher]

I think it's a Continental and am almost positive the axles were 5200lb. It's basic, cheap carpet, diamond plate on the ramp and thin ply half way up the walls...no frills. Everyone around here has open trailers, we rented this one to make the trip down not wanting to deal with the winter weather, which we ran into, none.

As far as the truck, I can't say much because I don't buy anything new. I do know it had the power and was nice and comfortable. If it's anything like the older diesels you'll see better mpg the more miles you put on it. Come to think of it, we were laughing about how it seems to go into regen when you need the power...

If I had a tow rig, it'd be an older Kodiak QuadCab with the D-Max and Allison

[Try2paz]

ok E Track in trailers? Who has them, who uses them? Are they worth it?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Try2paz

ok E Track in trailers? Who has them, who uses them? Are they worth it?

My latest trailer had "AIR CRAFT" track (the round "slots") in it the whole way front to back. GREATEST THING EVER!! You can strap anything down anywhere you need it! Loved it.