wasteg8

Greetings--
Time to start shopping for an enclosed trailer now that I have a proper tow vehicle. ('06 F250 diesel) With that truck to pull it, weight obviously isn't an issue--more interested in quality, features, etc. I'm going to look at Haulmark ,Pace and Wells Cargo--anything that sets these apart from one another? Any others I should consider?
Many thanks

Dbltime

Featherlight (maybe featherlite?) should be at the top of your list. Very high quality. I had a 24' for 4 years and loved it.

RJay

Yep these suckers will pull just about anything, but, as Bill implies, lighter is better. A friend of mine with an '05 diesel and an Iron Horse was just complaining that he was getting 10MPG towing, which I suspect is largely attributable to the fact that it is A) not a V-Nose and B) weighs a ton...actually almost two unloaded.

I'm about to get a lightly used Trailex as I value small and light. Beyond Featherlite, Thules, ATC are a good aluminum trailers as well. The other hard to value advantages of aluminum trailers are that they are lower maintaince and retain higher resale value.

ltc

I have a 20' Cargopro (now owned by Thule) + 50" V nose aluminum enclosed, towed by both the Cayenne and my bride's 05 Excursion 6.0L PSD. You hardly know it's there.
Another rennlist member has an 18' ATC V nose enclosed which he pulls with the Cayenne.
As RJay said, aluminum enclosed have a very high resale value compared to steel trailers, and less weight it always better.
A driver's side escape door on the trailer is a VERY nice to have....makes it much easier getting out of the Cup car when parking it in the trailer.
Attached is a pic of my trailer, along with my 'what the hell was I thinking when I sold it and I wish I hadn't sold it' RSAmerica:

MJR911

Lewis,
You'd rather have your RSA more than th euro cup? ... or just wish you had both!?

sleder

It all boils down to get what you will need, not necessarily need today. What are you using it for, and how much do you want to pay for it. I found the Millennium trailers to be an exeptional value. It's what you don't see that is where the big differences usually are. Things such as the framing of the trailer, and the box portion. Review the roof construction, and DO NOT forget about the AXLE RATINGS!!! LED lights I believe are a basic need.
Hope this helps...Good luck

kary993

I have had my ATC ( www.aluminumtrailer.com ) for the past 3 years and love it. Light weight and they are very good working on custom designs.

richard glickel.

My trailer guy says anything other than haulmark or featherlite is "a headache". That said, I really like the Cargopro (by Thule) and, of course, there's Trailex - expensive, but VERY light = an easy tow.

Richard

phils87951

A friend of mine also bought an ATC and is very happy with it
Fit and finish is really good, lightweight.
Just pit some skids under it at the corners to prevent damaging the aluminuim should it rub.

ltc

Both

onasled

I'm so jealous of you guys with the nice trailers ...
I'm towing a 14' (x 7'wide) haulmark contractors trailer with my $hitbox Expedidition. Has twin swing doors and I use 12' lam-beams as ramps ...
But it gets me there. I even built a tire rack and work station. All of this and a car in a 16 footer ..
I usually get some chuckles as I unload the Mini.

DrJupeman

Another ATC vote. Email Bob Rezner @ Rezner Trailers: rezner@reznertrailers.com

JPhillips-998

If you don't go aluminum, which you probably should but they are spendy...I would STRONGLY suggest that you go with a prefinished interior.
I bought a new 20' Haulmark. Thought I would paint the floors and walls....well...after filling the screw holes, filling the gaps in the plywood, priming with oil based primer, painting a billion coats with oil based paint, all I can say is get it done at the factory! What you think will be a few hour project will eat up the better part of your evenings for the next week or so.

Crazy Canuck

My company sells Pace and has sold them since 1994. Good stand up company and good products. They manufacture steel framed and aluminum framed trailers (Silver Arrow). Their Shadow model (steel framed) is the most popular car trailer in the US.

If it were me buying a unit I'd get LED lights for sure, torsion axles, all wheel electric brakes and a finished interior.

BrandonH

Doing the same shopping myself. If you really want to pull out the stops, check out GoldRush, Wildside, and Optima. A step above Featherlite and ATC, but also really hold their value. Exiss is another premium name, big in horse trailers. Counterintuitively, the super high end AL trailers are almost as heavy as a steel trailer. When I expressed surprise at how much a GoldRush weighed compared to an ATC, the sales rep told me disdainfully, "yeah, there isn't much aluminum in those things..."