nowayout

I have been shopping for an inexpensive trailer for track days
and came across two types. Im not sure which is better. Is there any benefit to the wood deck? Negatives? What about the steel one?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Frank 993 C4S

Get an aluminum trailer. No corrosion, better resale value and much lighter.

nowayout

my budget is $4000. So aluminum is out.

KOAN

What are you pulling with?
Will you be storing it inside or out? Wood will rot over time if stored outside.

RossP

Look for a used one?

AceMktg

Plan A = used Trailex aluminum, this would be Plan B:
http://www.econotrailer.com/Open.html

Kein_Ersatz

If you can't find used Alum at that price, with a 4k budget, you can rent a lot of U-Haul/Penske car trailers and have zero maintenance / storage / insurance. Then save up for an enclosed used Alum.
If you stick with this DE thing, or go racing, you will end up with an enclosed Alum...

Frank 993 C4S

Exactly! Here you go - they can be bought for your budget:

Trailex 7041 For Sale - Rennlist - Porsche Discussion Forums

Sell it again for $5,000 when it comes to upgrade to your enclosed trailer.

Lemming

Stay away from a wood deck, steel is fine. I use a steel trailer and have not any major issues with it, in fact it has been a great trailer for the last 9.5 years. I don't store it indoors and therefore I do check for rust, which has not been much of an issue to date. I did repaint the trailer once with Rustoleum a few years back as the paint was fading. As for resale, I have two friends that have offered me $2,500 for it, I paid $1,800.

nowayout

2017 Tundra, storing outside.

As for the wood we use a lot of them for equipment at work and have no issues with rot. So not sure if they are made better since they are for equipment.

nowayout

That exactly the one im looking to buy.

LuigiVampa

To Frank's point I bought an aluminum trailer from him years ago, put $250 dollars into the trailer, and several years later I sold it for what I paid Frank plus $250. As long as you don't abuse it you will always get your money back.

Also, the steps of trailer ownership are open steel, open aluminum, open aluminum with tire rack, enclosed trailer. Dig into the wallet, wait for a bargain, and skip the intervening steps!

Mussl Kar

Once you go enclosed you will never go back. All the stuff you need will always stay in there. Oh, piles of stuff you do not need will be in there too. Who cares.
You will have trailer stories no matter what trailer path you choose.