Just recently I accepted a new job in Massachusetts. Am looking to get an enclosed trailer to keep my offroad Jeep on 40s in, as well as my tools and welder. I do not forsee me having any shop space down there, so this will be my mobil shop/storage space for all my stuff. So I have to go enclosed otherwise I will lose everything to sticky fingers. I have been looking around, and I have seen some consistent trends: -trailers all have torsion axles -very hard to get tall trailers (Jeep is over 6' tall) -very hard to get wide trailers (Jeep is 82" wide at wheels) Looking for something with ~ 24' or usable floorspace, and prefer to have a gooseneck. Also, want something a little wider, a little taller, and has leaf springs & electric brakes. Anyone have any companies they had good luck with, experiences with wheelin rigs, and overall thoughts about enclosed?
we bought one last winter for our church. We did alot of shopping around and looked at all of the major manufacturers like pace, haulmark, wells cargo, and interstate. We ended up going with the Interstate and havent regreted it yet. I would deffinetly recomend looking into their trailers. As far as suspension goes, leaf springs are a thing of the past, and thats a good thing IMO. Torsion axles ride so much smoother and are alot less maintanence as well as quieter. As far as a gooseneck trailer goes you may need to special order it. You can also order them with added hieght but as far as width goes you are limited to 102" overall due to DOT regulations.
I don't see that size being a problem. We have a few wells cargo trailers and have been happy with them all. We also have a couple haulmark trailers and they've been great too. You should be able to request the extra height and get it built just how you like. We did with 1 (the rest were bought off the lot) and it turned out perfect. Took about 2 months. All our enclosed are tortion axles and I would highly reccommend. makes for a lower trailer and a better ride. You just need to tow level to keep the load balanced. One thing to watch is the tires, they like to put on under rated tires. One trailer with 7000lbs axles had only 3000lbs tires, another with 5000lbs axles had 2000lbs tires. We blew a couple before we realized the problem.
I'd go with an Interstate trailer as Brisk said. Ours is a snowmobile special. It's 27ft long and extra tall. We have been very happy with it.
here is a pic of oursbefore the graffics: it is a 20'x8 1/2' with 2-5000lb torsion axles and electric brakes on both axles, and a rear ramp door with a side access door. Interstate gives you nice touches like a finished ceiling, LED taillights and the diamond plate trim at no extra charge.
think about finding some small rims/tires to put it in the trailer with. this will cut down on width and height. should make it much easier to find a trailer that will work. think about a generator as well to run the compressor so mounting and dismounting rims/tires would be much nicer. and an air over hydraulic jack as well.... i think one of your larger problems is going to be finding one with a ramp that can support the weight of your jeep. might be best to look for a side swing and seperate ramps... Grant
So for the torsion axles: How well will they respond to driving down a logging/seasonal road? If I go into a shallow rut or something, won't they load funny and damage them? Since the jeep is non-streetable, I have to trailer it to wherever I wheel it. I just want to make sure I get something right the first time, and have a trailer robust enough to go wherever my truck can take it.
look at the construction of the trailers when you buy. We did and ultimately decided on the Interstate. you will want and least a 10k lb GVW. I dont know about the logging roads but ive had ours on some fairly rough terrain and it seemed fine. Ive also noticed that with trailer salesman they actually know what theyre talking about unlike car salesman that tried to sell me a chevy with an allison engine :doah: Good luckwaytogo
you might want to park your truck and trailer at the trail head and just drive it down the logging roads I know around here alot of guys do it with the four wheelers and dirt bikes.
