Enclosed trailers

[rusty ol ranger]

A purchase isnt imminent but in the foreseeable future.

I mainly want it to park the quads in to get them out of my shed so i have room again without having to go pick them up from the old house everytime i wanna ride.

Im mostly looking at 7ft wide....16-20ft long. Just 7000GVW as my big open trailer will still get used for anything big or heavy (cars, tractors, etc).

Ive ran across a factory direct manufacturer called "plain ol trailers" that builds anvil brand. I like they will build to order and priced out (roughly) with options i want (one piece aluminum roof and 3\4in treated plywood floor) i was around 9k for a 7x20 with polycore exterior.

I know they pry arent the best built trailers on earth but like i said im not using it for a business or anything.

Anyone got any insight on this brand? Or any other input/ideas?

 

[JoshT]

No I sight or input on the brand.

Do you think you might want to make it a part time camper in the future? Even just as a place to sleep when you take your ATVs on an overnight trip. If so I'd consider an RV style side door with screen, and framing for roof vents. I was actually looking to buy for the purpose of turning into a toy hauler camper. Had a lot of wants, but those were must haves.

The doors with screen are an expensive upgrade if you try to add later, but there are other options available like mesh screen that can be hung in the doorway. It's a lot easier to have them frame roof vents than DIY later.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

I have a car mate contractor series. Really don't have anything bad to say about the unit. They are expensive, but man do you get what you pay for. 10,000 lb gvw, a roof that is safe to walk around on with ladder racks, an insanely hardcore floor and walls, and arguably the best frame of anything they had sitting on the lot

The only issue is cost. I think I'm like $14,000 deep in mine, but to be honest I don't care because everything that goes in it is more valuable than the trailer itself

 

[rusty ol ranger]

No I sight or input on the brand.

Do you think you might want to make it a part time camper in the future? Even just as a place to sleep when you take your ATVs on an overnight trip. If so I'd consider an RV style side door with screen, and framing for roof vents. I was actually looking to buy for the purpose of turning into a toy hauler camper. Had a lot of wants, but those were must haves.

The doors with screen are an expensive upgrade if you try to add later, but there are other options available like mesh screen that can be hung in the doorway. It's a lot easier to have them frame roof vents than DIY later.

I doubt i would ever camp in it. Atleast not seriously

I have a car mate contractor series. Really don't have anything bad to say about the unit. They are expensive, but man do you get what you pay for. 10,000 lb gvw, a roof that is safe to walk around on with ladder racks, an insanely hardcore floor and walls, and arguably the best frame of anything they had sitting on the lot

The only issue is cost. I think I'm like $14,000 deep in mine, but to be honest I don't care because everything that goes in it is more valuable than the trailer itself

I dont think ive heard if them. You got a way different useage scenario then me though lol. My buddy just bought an 8.5x18 stealth and its a mid teir trailer...seems decent but time will tell.

My big trailer is a bri mar and i wish they built enclosed models cause its a friggin tank.

I could upgrade the one i was looking at to a 10k GVWR for like another 800bucks....just didnt know if itd be really worth it.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I could upgrade the one i was looking at to a 10k GVWR for like another 800bucks....just didnt know if itd be really worth it.

It might be worth it to the guy you try to sell it to...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

It might be worth it to the guy you try to sell it to...

Who says im selling it lol

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Who says im selling it lol

In a couple years when you transition into the golf cart age group...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

In a couple years when you transition into the golf cart age group...

Im gonna mount a chair lift in my polaris now when im 80 just to prove you wrong

 

[sgtsandman]

While not the size of the trailer you are looking at, my Chinese made kit trailer has been running just fine since 2007. even with all the crap I've done to it and with it.

 

[Roert42]

What about a shed and a cheap open deck trailer? Probably about the same price as a cheap enclosed trailer.

Or

Used Horse trailer.

 

[Uncle Gump]

I actually put up a 12x20 carport awhile back. All in was about 2k.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

What about a shed and a cheap open deck trailer?

Ted K RV status

 

[rusty ol ranger]

What about a shed and a cheap open deck trailer? Probably about the same price as a cheap enclosed trailer.

Or

Used Horse trailer.

I got an open deck trailer now. I actually wanted a shed originally...but a shed as big as the trailer will be about the same money...and the town cant bitch about a trailer....or raise my taxes. Plus a shed only functions...as a shed. A trailer i can use for storage and transport.

I actually kicked around the idea of a horse/stock trailer. If i could find a big enough, bumper pull one in good shape i still might...they seem to be built so much stouter. But im not real clear on how it would work fully enclosing the cutouts and making it not leak. Plus alot of them have that stupid non removable bar in the middle.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

A box van? I have an old Grumman aluminum bodied van with Chevy running gear. It has 16' usable space in the back. It was a SnapOn van at one time. Some are much longer.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

A box van? I have an old Grumman aluminum bodied van with Chevy running gear. It has 16' usable space in the back. It was a SnapOn van at one time. Some are much longer.

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