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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: 451Mopar]
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08/21/09 12:31 AM
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SomeCarGuy
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I have a friend that still races adn this summer we were talking about what a mistake it is to have a trailer w/o an awning or lounge. It is a real ****block when spring turns into summer.
If ordering new, I would get heavy duty parts and finish the inside later if the budget won't allow for it now.
I vividly recall a guy that towed a little over an hour to one of the local tracks. 1/2 ton Chevy ext cab and an enclosed 24' trailer. Tools and other gear in the bed. Bad mix.
It is a wonder he didn't wreck. He for sure hurt the life span of that truck. It made me nervous just passing him.
I want my fair share
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: SomeCarGuy]
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08/21/09 01:07 AM
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451Mopar
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Good point about the tow vehicle.
I pull the trailer with a 2005 Ram 3500 quad cab long bed 4x4 and a prodigy brake controller.
with the 28' tag trailer the combined length is darn long, which makes it really hard to cut the trailer when backing up. This is one place the goose neck trailers are nice, the other is decending icy mountian passes, as the tag wants to push the back end of the truck around easier than the goose neck, but this condition only came up once while driving through a snow storm on I-70 through Utah/Colorado. I just slowed way down, and stayed alert to tap the brake controller If I needed to as we passed several vehicles that had slid off the road.
Last edited by 451Mopar; 08/21/09 01:08 AM.
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: Snoopy]
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08/21/09 07:36 AM
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The reason that I wish I had gone to a 20' rather than the 24' is simple. There is just too much wasted space in my case. I only use it to transport my car(s), I don't carry a bunch of tools or a "pit" vehicle, it would tow easier, I sleep in motels, much easier to park and store, a 20' can be towed without a heavy duty tow vehicle, and the last reason is that I keep a de-humidifier going in it during the summer so the operating costs would be less.
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because of the brave
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: GTSDave]
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08/21/09 09:27 AM
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I wish someone made a pop up enclosed trailer.
I can store a trailer in my back yard if it is not visible over the fence from the road (homeowners rules).
If I had a low rider trailer that was just tall enough to get the car in, or one that was like a hard shell pop up it would be perfect.
There are plenty of storage areas around here, but I am looking at $150 to 200 a month to park an enclosed there. I just can't justify that kind of money for storage.
For now I still have my open trailer. Fine for local races, but I will need an enclosed if I am going to travel to the larger NSS races.
Now you got me thinking and I have a head ache. 
-Dave
time to sell the house in a stupid subdivision  , buy a trailer with sleeping quarters.
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: MoparsnMissiles]
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08/21/09 11:16 AM
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Looking for recommendations/experiences with enclosed car hauler trailers. I plan to purchase a new trailer soon, but would appreciate hearing your thoughts/experiences with different brands. I'm looking at Pace/American and Haulmark for the most part. Preferences? Thanks for the input. 
I would say Featherlite, yes new they are a lot
more money, but a used ones can be had at a heck
of a deal. Just have to keep your eyes open and
check every option. My boss picked up a '45 goose
neck Featherlite enclosed that was a year old for under
$19k. New they run 32k. The guy selling it needed
cash fast. My brother just picked up an open '20
Featherlite for $1700.
The nice part is, they weigh 1/2 as much as a
steel one.
Snap your neck, mega G-force launch, is all I want!
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: BDS871Cuda]
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08/21/09 12:24 PM
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Jeepmon
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Back in Dec of 2007, I got the itch to buy an enclosed and did quite a bit of shopping, pricing and looking around... When it was all said and done, I couldnt pass on the trailer I ended up buying.. It was a brand new 24' CargoMate and if I can remember correctly, we bought it for a little bit less than $6,000 out the door. Sure it would be nice to have a gooseneck or 28 footer, but the way I see it is like this.. I may not have the longest, or the best... but it sure beats the heck out of towing with a rented open trailer..
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: GTSDave]
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08/21/09 03:36 PM
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time to sell the house in a stupid subdivision , buy a trailer with sleeping quarters.
I would but the schools are fantastic, and anything out of an association is too far to get to work in the mornings. As it is I spend just over an hour in traffic to go the 21 miles one way to get to the office. The price you pay to live in the burbs where the good schools are.
On top of that we bought the family farm back home last year to keep the bank from getting it. Two mortgages pretty much guarantee I cannot move for many years!
Thought about taking my open hauler and building a removable hard top for it that was just tall enough for the car to fit in. At least until my trees grow in enough to hide a larger trailer.
-Dave
If your talking about that tree buy your trailer, you better get out the water hose and fertilizer. lol 
it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: webemopes]
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08/21/09 05:18 PM
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GTSDave
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HEY DAVE,YOU NEED TO BUILD A TALLER FENCE. 
Hehehe, It is already 6" taller than the rules allow.
And yes Rowin4, that is one of the trees LOL. I have a double row of fruit trees that I planted that are spread just right to make a nice hiding spot for the future trailer. Gotta make lemonade if you know what I mean.
There are 10 trees total, and that one is the runt. You can just barely see one of the plum trees on the other side of the trailer near the front of the car. Gonna be years before they are ready. Of course, it seems like yesterday I was watching my daughter learn to walk, and now she is a Jr. in high school. Time flys........ Those trees will be tall enough before I know it. The cuda may even be finished by then It sure seems like I am building it in slow motion.
I know I will have to buy an enclosed trailer, that is why I am enjoying this tread. Just doing searches on the ones mentioned already has me thinking I need to sell the Roadrunner and order up a nice one.
What about 5th wheel trailers? My 2500 Cummins Ram came with a 5th wheel hitch. The old couple that had it jack knifed it on their first trip out and sold the truck. I have never pulled with a 5th wheel, but see lots of them on the road. Do any of you pull regularly with one? How do you like it? Also, what are the storage rates in your area of the country? Maybe it is just in our neighborhood that the rates seem so high.
-Dave
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: GTSDave]
#444284
08/21/09 05:48 PM
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bigdad
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I park mine at my place ..
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: GTSDave]
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08/21/09 05:49 PM
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There was a gentle man on Racing junk down south Ga, NC, some were down there that had some great prices. $4500-$4800 for a new 24' enclosed. Of coarse you couldnt expect it to have all the options, and over all finish as others, but still. If you look around a 28' tag should be had in the $6k-$7K range. I also agree with others, anything over 28' needs to be a Goose neck. 
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: Bob_Coomer]
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08/21/09 11:10 PM
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I forgot, get the drivers side escape door if you can. It makes it way easier to just drive the car in/out of the trailer, and being able to open the drivers door inside the trailer to get in/out.
FWIW, My 28' trailer is a CargoMate Eliminator optioned with the 110-volt package with the outside quarts lighting, four florescent lights plus one over the front cabinets. I think it may have the Eliminator Package #1 also as it does not have the generator door. It does have the upper and lower cabinets at the front, but not the "L" shaped cabinets. It also has an A/C Heater on it. The guy I bought if from also mentioned he ordered it with an additional 6" height, so it is a bit taller than standard.
I though I got got a good deal for the $6,500 I paid for the used trailer.
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: 451Mopar]
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08/21/09 11:18 PM
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With making a opening it also makes a weak side, just put a winch in it and pull it in .. The advantages for doing it that way are far better than trying to drive it it
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: Enclosed Car Hauler - Your Opinions Please
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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08/22/09 12:54 AM
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Here is my deal ..
My trailer is 30 nose to tail ..
wheelie bar to front bumper is 18 feet, I roll it in the door about 12 inches
It has a extended tongue , pulls great .. period
can not fit all this in 30 feet plus tongue
I ditched the gen-door and have a 6500 inverter Honda its like 65 db (quiet) and its on wheels , my shore cord is 22 feet long ,it drops out the bottom and I set the gen set by my truck
I have toilet, shower and sink in mine on passenger side, vent window, etc .. and a small amount of cabinets up front of the car
I can carry a golf cart and a scooter and (more) ..it has roof air it is registered as a RV so no BS from the cops I thought it out very well I think
It weighs car, truck (dually) gen set, parts, stuff ,etc 18,750 and the awning idea that rolls out IMO suck , you hit your head on the support arms they dont really cover much and from my expericance with camper trailers come loose and tear them selves up
Picking a enclosed is like picking a lady ..one wants one thing, one wants another
Budget dicatates 85% of the purchase , I wanted a shower and toilet and I wanted a tag
My axles are 6200 lbs , I have a coin floor
Mine has no screws on the sides(smooth)er and they are .050
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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