Whats the minimum trailer width I should be aware of when shopping for an open trailer to pull my 69 Bee with?

Get as wide as you can get, at least 7 ft. F or ease of getting in/out of the car, get one with removal driver's side fender too.

I recommend a 18 x 7 trailer with removable driver's side fender and solid deck. Get one with a 4-ft. dovetail and something with 4-5 ft. ramps (longer is better to reduce the angle). I would get a metal deck as the wood rots out, but that is a personal preference.

Don't forget to get a spare tire/mount on it too. Make sure it has a provision for a winch.

Get a hold of trailerman, he's a member here. He'll have all the answers and may even be able to fix you up with a deal. He's a long time racer.

most trailers seem to be 80-81 inches between the fenders...

My trailer is 77 across the inside of the fenders.
That will fit most cars (including C bodies) with close to factory wheel size, and as long as the wider wheels are in back that is still good.
Older pickups will fit as well, but it is close, with the wheel width being critical.
It is important that the door will clear the top of the fender with you in the car, so you can get out or in without smacking the door.
Also a dovetail is helpful on low clearance cars. 18 ft of bed length works well so you position the car for proper weight on the tongue.
Don't forget to have multiple tie down points.

lots of good advice here! check your local laws, in NC max is 102" at widest point.
you'll never regret getting the widest trailer with the most room between fenders.
These are all WIDE cars, and if you run aftermarket wheels you'll be surprised how little room is left when the car is loaded. You'll probably want to add a winch eventually so you can load by yourself so you won't chew up your tires on the fenders. My old trailer is 77" between fenders, I had to remove my road race slicks to load the car, a pain in the butt!

Minimum for me is 83" between fenders. I occasionally pick up a pick-up or ramcharger and the extra couple of inches makes a huge difference! I also buy trailers with at least the drivers side fender able to be removed.

It would be nice if someone started building single axle car trailers. I don't know about the US but in Canada all tandem axle trailers are required to have annual inspections - which cost about $100..

Yep, yearly inspection and 4 wheel brakes here as well.

Same in Illinoisy with a "C" plate or bigger. Then there is always the 10K lbs rule that automatically puts you into CDL territory...

Just got home with this one. 12 hr round trip to get it. 20ft, 82" between removable fenders, powered hydraulic tilt, beaver tail, 12 d rings, 10k winch, nice diamond box, 6k dexter axles, aluminum wheels, with matching spare as well..pretty impressed with the build quality and parts

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Wow,
Very nice,
You are gonna love it.

Maybe in the Wynne republic, but not out here in the wild west. At least not yet.

That's only if it's commercial use or over a certain weight.

That is an expensive trailer! I can buy a decent 24' enclosed for the price of that one!

Looks real nice...

I got home last night from a road trip and just now saw your post.
I have a JB Enterprises tilt bed trailer, it's been a great trailer for me. Made in Elkhart...where else! Mine was used when I bought it and is steel. I pull mine with a huge 500hp frieghtliner toterhome and beat the hell out of it. I do cruise at the speed limit all over the country which means I don't tow slow...at the speed limit because I have the tow vehicle to do it.

Love, love, love the tilt bed, love it!! Ours does not have hydraulics(don't need it). It is so easy to pull onto my wife does it half the time while we are on vacations. It's plenty wide and 18' long.

BTW yours does not have a "beaver tail" because it's a tilt bed just like ours and my last enclosed was a flat floor trailer=no beaver tail.(it's best IMO, flat floor)

We have had the freightliner since 2002, we tow about 15-20K miles per year. I have had the tilt bed open trailer for 8 years and it has over 110K miles on it now, it was used when I bought it. Not one problem, not even a flat tire in all those miles. Just came back from Maine last night, another 2000 miles put on our trailer in the past 9 days. I just measured it and it has 80" between the removable fenders, I have never taken off the fenders except to paint or service the trailer brakes. They cleared everything I have hauled so far. It has 3 6X2" steel rectangular tubes for the tongue/frame, I have never seen another one heavier. Good thing I use a big truck to pull it I know.

Sitting in my driveway right now waiting for me to unload, simple as removing 4 tie downs and backing it off the trailer, like I said it could not be easier or safer. Bed goes up down real easy and controlled, balanced just right it seems.

Back in April this year camping in a KOA in NC on the "outer banks" took our durango so we could cruise the beaches off road. Never touch or have to lift/lose a ramp ever, so easy the wife does not mind pulling on or off the trailer. We generally park on our trailer each night, that way we would know if someone was stealing our "dingy" because the trailer usually stays attached to the toterhome that we sleep in. It takes seconds to pull onto or off the trailer not minutes winching it on. Yours is hydraulic because you have the weight of the tool box and winch on the front. I have to remove the bikes from the carrier at least that sits in the 2" pocket in the bed before unloading the car on mine. The 2" pocket in the bed is for a winch mainly I believe. I would rather have the bike carrier on the tongue instead of the bed, never got around to changing it.

What size tires does yours have? Wonder what your trailer weighs MT. What's it gonna weigh full, with that tool box full?
My trailer is at max capacity with the durango on it with no winch or tools=7000 lbs.

Enjoy your new trailer, we enjoy ours.

Pulled our trailer in everyone of theses States so far, 36 in all. Just added NH, VT, Maine, Mass and Conn this past week.

I don't tie it down every time I park on the trailer, like over night or even during the day like in this busy tight campground. It also protects the car while on the trailer. That's the Pacific ocean in front of the toterhome in South San Fransisco. That's to Stu for finding me the RV campground.

I researched 24' enclosed trailers. The build quality of the enclosed ones i looked at in the 5-6.5k range was absolute junk. i also looked at plain jane tilt trailers with no extras for $3800.00 or so. for all the extras and quality components I think I got a good deal. I needed something now and i think it will be great for the 2-3 years I'll use it before I can afford a nice decked out enclosed..

they list them on ebay for $5650.00. I got a little better deal..