Video on Enclosed Trailer Selection
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Video on Enclosed Trailer Selection
In this Video you see an ATC trailer with the "ESP" door on the drivers side of the trailer as well as the removable fender liner. https://youtu.be/5V3UMRP79Rs
You'll see what you get with the basic hauler, in contrast to the deluxe. As the man mentions, you get what you pay for.
The same feature is also available on the Becker (beckercustomtrailers.com). I love this feature. It makes getting out of the car while in the trailer a cinch. I am ordering one today.
Sold the open Trailex....needed year round enclosed storage for the car. Living in the country (The boonies), we have mice" that just love to eat wiring. Can't store the car on site unless it is in an enclosed trailer or a SeaTrain container. Now how ugly is a SeaTrain container?
Wifey insisted...she didn't like paying the $260 a month storage bill for the Trailex and car. OK just had to agree with her on this one...now I have gone full circle, from an enclosed Hallmark that I kept for about 8 years, to a Featherlite open, next a Trailex open, and now to the Becker.
You'll see what you get with the basic hauler, in contrast to the deluxe. As the man mentions, you get what you pay for.
The same feature is also available on the Becker (beckercustomtrailers.com). I love this feature. It makes getting out of the car while in the trailer a cinch. I am ordering one today.
Sold the open Trailex....needed year round enclosed storage for the car. Living in the country (The boonies), we have mice" that just love to eat wiring. Can't store the car on site unless it is in an enclosed trailer or a SeaTrain container. Now how ugly is a SeaTrain container?
Wifey insisted...she didn't like paying the $260 a month storage bill for the Trailex and car. OK just had to agree with her on this one...now I have gone full circle, from an enclosed Hallmark that I kept for about 8 years, to a Featherlite open, next a Trailex open, and now to the Becker.
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Becker and ATC
I have been trailer shopping for a while...I did learn a few things from that video.
That is what I have heard...be that as it may, I'll take an ATC or a Becker, just give me that pop up drivers side door. There is an ATC with a V nose, shore power, cabinets, every imaginable feature...but well over $20,000, a little rich for my blood. The "Umbrella" for Becker and ATC also make the following brands: PJ, Bravo, United and NEO.
It seems ATC has only been around about 13 years, I read in the URL below. It's funny I have yet to see a Becker, but have seen a few ATCs. If I had seen that pop up door...I'd of had one long before now....I'll have on in about 60 days, optioned out just the way I want it.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/aboutUs.php
That is what I have heard...be that as it may, I'll take an ATC or a Becker, just give me that pop up drivers side door. There is an ATC with a V nose, shore power, cabinets, every imaginable feature...but well over $20,000, a little rich for my blood. The "Umbrella" for Becker and ATC also make the following brands: PJ, Bravo, United and NEO.
It seems ATC has only been around about 13 years, I read in the URL below. It's funny I have yet to see a Becker, but have seen a few ATCs. If I had seen that pop up door...I'd of had one long before now....I'll have on in about 60 days, optioned out just the way I want it.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/aboutUs.php
Last edited by Martin S.; 02-29-2016 at 01:35 PM.
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I have been trailer shopping for a while...I did learn a few things from that video.
That is what I have heard...be that as it may, I'll take an ATC or a Becker, just give me that pop up drivers side door. There is an ATC with a V nose, shore power, cabinets, every imaginable feature...but well over $20,000, a little rich for my blood. The "Umbrella" for Becker and ATC also make the following brands: PJ, Bravo, United and NEO.
It seems ATC has only been around about 13 years, I read in the URL below. It's funny I have yet to see a Becker, but have seen a few ATCs. If I had seen that pop up door...I'd of had one long before now....I'll have on in about 60 days, optioned out just the way I want it.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/aboutUs.php
That is what I have heard...be that as it may, I'll take an ATC or a Becker, just give me that pop up drivers side door. There is an ATC with a V nose, shore power, cabinets, every imaginable feature...but well over $20,000, a little rich for my blood. The "Umbrella" for Becker and ATC also make the following brands: PJ, Bravo, United and NEO.
It seems ATC has only been around about 13 years, I read in the URL below. It's funny I have yet to see a Becker, but have seen a few ATCs. If I had seen that pop up door...I'd of had one long before now....I'll have on in about 60 days, optioned out just the way I want it.
http://www.aluminumtrailer.com/aboutUs.php
I'm still debating flat front vs V nose, if nothing else the v-nose gives more space for a winch.
JMO but I like aluminum floors too.
It's worth going through the floor and car plan on the floor to locate the tie downs where they will work best. Stock locations will usually be too much inboard, but it depends on where the car tie points are. A versatile alternative to D-rings is Versa track. As w/ D-rings positioning is key to usefulness.
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Is it the lightness of the construction? Inherited from the open trailers?
Admittedly even with a drop down door many owners would still need race ramps.
BTW, even the aluminum trailer drop down ramps can be fairly heavy. Fortunately the spring assist can be adjusted.
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I've always wondered why the enclosed Trailex doesn't have the rear door acting as a ramp and instead uses the 2 pullout ramps as they do with the open versions.
Is it the lightness of the construction? Inherited from the open trailers?
Admittedly even with a drop down door many owners would still need race ramps.
BTW, even the aluminum trailer drop down ramps can be fairly heavy. Fortunately the spring assist can be adjusted.
Is it the lightness of the construction? Inherited from the open trailers?
Admittedly even with a drop down door many owners would still need race ramps.
BTW, even the aluminum trailer drop down ramps can be fairly heavy. Fortunately the spring assist can be adjusted.
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Originally Posted by Bill Verburg
It's the height of the deck, this causes the ramp length to be much longer than w/ a lower deck and beavertail. The door height would need to be almost doubled to get the required ramp length.
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I've always wondered why the enclosed Trailex doesn't have the rear door acting as a ramp and instead uses the 2 pullout ramps as they do with the open versions. Is it the lightness of the construction? Inherited from the open trailers? Admittedly even with a drop down door many owners would still need race ramps. BTW, even the aluminum trailer drop down ramps can be fairly heavy. Fortunately the spring assist can be adjusted.