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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469132
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I've got a Vintage which has been a very good trailer. Mine has the rubber coin floor and the only thing I don't like is after 3-4 years it starts to shrink and pull away from wheel wells, and the back lip. But otherwise very easy to clean. FWIW.

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469139
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One thing I forgot to ad was a 60" double door as well. My new trailer will likely be an InTech 30 or 32'er. I wont do a dbl coin floor again for the shrinkage factor and it will pusker and not lay flat. Heat is an issue where we are and will stick with the vinyl floor I've had. Easy to clean with a mop and added some diamond plate for the tires.


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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469142
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60" door is planned. On a couple of the quotes its a $350 upgrade over the 48" which comes standard. Worthwhile IMO

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469146
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I don't have either, but I would think a golf cart ramp to go with the wide door would be handy. I can see times where you would want to load the race car but leave the golf cart out for a while.

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Dragula] #2469236
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Originally Posted By Dragula
The one thing nobody offers....A drivers side escape door on a bathroom trailer along with a slide out generator door...

I want one with all three, and it seems its impossible unless I order a $40k trailer.


So basically I want what I have with a bath package and a generator slide out...

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469276
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my wish list for my trailer is that it doesn't blow any tires on the way to the track.. or on the way home... luck

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Dragula] #2469287
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On my 43' trailer I have the bath and sink with
a 50 gal water tank.. the Onan gen is mounted
in the bed of my truck.. I have only blown
1 tire over the years
wave

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #2469293
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Originally Posted By MR_P_BODY
On my 43' trailer I have the bath and sink with
a 50 gal water tank.. the Onan gen is mounted
in the bed of my truck.. I have only blown
1 tire over the years
wave
sounds like a nice setup ... i have a Cheesy two-axle 20ft trailer.. no water no air barely a spare. . I will say we towed through Death Valley regularly in extreme temperatures blowouts can be common..

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: WHITEDART] #2469341
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there is alot of good info here. Thanks for everyone who replyed. My first enclosed trailer was a 26 ft Haulmark. I liked it except everything corroded real bad. I then bought a U S Cargo. It was only a 24 and the floor went soft. You could walk across it and feel it sagging. I have been looking at a 34 foot these are $5950.
https://www.wowcargotrailers.com/new/SGC/2018-SGC-8.5X34-501770ef0a0e0ae85433d567ca2367d6.htm

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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469403
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If you are going to be racing when it is hot or cold out, insulation in the walls and roof, and even floor would be nice.

Some manufacturers offer a spring hinge on the ramp door to eliminate the cables. There's been lots of injuries from cables, so it's worth asking about.

A plate that is attached to the ramp door that covers the gap when you open the door. It's nice when you need to roll the car in or out on a floor jack, and for loading toolboxes or anything on small wheels.

Diagonal lights up in the ceiling/wall corner are nice and out of the way.

If you are going to haul a variety of stuff, e-track in the floor is nice, so you have plenty of tie down opportunities.

An escape door on the drivers side is really handy. Make sure you measure the height of the bottom of the door on the lowest car you will haul, and put that info on the build plan as the max height of the escape door bottom.

A "spare tire well" in the floor is a great place to keep seldom used stuff, or your spare if the cargo doesn't cover it. The last thing you want to do along side the road when you have a flat is unload the car to get the spare out. I got a spare tire well for stuff, plus a wall bracket for the spare.

I've had steel and aluminum trailers. I like the aluminum better. It's lighter and it doesn't get rusty. You pay for it up front, bu it helps the resale, too.

THe aluminum floor is nice, it's easy to clean. Make sure the ribs run fore and aft, not side to side. I actually saw one with a serrated aluminum floor running side to side. I asked the salesman how you would sweep it, he was flabbergasted by the question.

Here's a couple pics of my newest trailer:


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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469404
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I picked up a 32 foot tag last year. It has a shower, toilet, stove, sink, cabinets, heat/AC, awning, outside lights, inverter, water tank, drop down bed and two cots, fridge/freezer. It's pretty nice to have a mobile home with a car and golf cart in it.
It's rated at 18,000 pounds.

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Al_Alguire] #2469409
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Originally Posted By Al_Alguire
One thing I forgot to ad was a 60" double door as well. My new trailer will likely be an InTech 30 or 32'er. I wont do a dbl coin floor again for the shrinkage factor and it will pusker and not lay flat. Heat is an issue where we are and will stick with the vinyl floor I've had. Easy to clean with a mop and added some diamond plate for the tires.


I've been looking at inTech as well, nice trailers. I want one with a bathroom so the wife will go with me from time to time.

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469461
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A personal favorite of mine:
https://www.racingjunk.com/Trailers-with...from=category#2

Thats a sweet trailer! I say do it! up

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469481
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friend of mine in SoDak has a brand new 30ft In-tech.... I came to the realization that I would feel guilty letting it sit outside. It's that nice. No shower/potty though. Last I talked with Intech they indicated they would set it up for tanks, but don't do the shower/potty install.

Dragula.... that lil section between your quad and your car is my living quarters. laugh2

Aluminum trailer with aluminum floors.... I gotta wonder what the temp of that floor would get to on a balmy Las Vegas day in June. Considering the temp of the blacktop parking lot can get north of 150, I have to think that might be an "issue" in these parts.

Forest... that trailer is similar to the one I linked. I LOVE that layout. One big advantage is that the "loft" is isolated from the garage. It would be a lot easier to cool that part, than the whole trailer.

My old Haulmark had wood floors I painted. Later a friend that does flooring carpeted it for me with some industrial carpet. I really likes that.

Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469599
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My trailer has a few options that make it more user friendly.

Definitely like having the retractable screens on the back door:



The fold away seating in the cargo area and slide in the LQ is always nice:




And a side door that can also fold down and make a ramp:



Power awnings are super nice to make some shade. The 17.5 wheels and tires is probably my favorite upgrade! I never worry about a blow out.



And just not complete without the satellite dish!



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Re: Trailer Advice - Whats on your wish list? [Re: Triple Threat] #2469617
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beautiful set up Craig!!

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Originally Posted By J_BODY
beautiful set up Craig!!


Yep, Craig wins!

ATC trailers are very nice.

My understanding is that the owners at InTech were former partners at ATC but had some sort of disagreement on the forward direction of the company.

As nice as the InTech trailers are their "living quarters" are pretty industrial.

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Originally Posted By 340Cuda
Originally Posted By J_BODY
beautiful set up Craig!!


Yep, Craig wins!

ATC trailers are very nice.

My understanding is that the owners at InTech were former partners at ATC but had some sort of disagreement on the forward direction of the company.

As nice as the InTech trailers are their "living quarters" are pretty industrial.


I need to do a few things to make it nice like the new ones. Skin is pretty chalked and some trim is beat up. Going to have ATC reskin it white, replace the trim, and add the full wheel trim moldings this summer. I bought this one for my dogs! It has stairs to the bedroom that they can climb up and down. All the other ones had ladders and been unable to teach the dogs to use them. Wife wants to replace the carpet and add wood floors.
Here's a few more, might give you some ideas.



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