Whats better trailer wise?
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Whats better trailer wise? open trailer with a FULL deck or a open trailer with a HOLLOWED out deck?
whats the advantage to having a full deck? obviously the hollow deck is lighter and better for mpg.
whats the advantage to having a full deck? obviously the hollow deck is lighter and better for mpg.
Don't get all the road grime kicked up on the car for one. Full Deck allows you to tie down other stuff besides a car, less chance of rolling off plus i'm sure many other reasons.
My pops has a full deck...honestly not worth the extra weight to tow in my opinion. Also with the open deck you can get under the car to tie it down and/or work on it. I would rather have open deck if it was only going to be used for towing.
My pops has a full deck...honestly not worth the extra weight to tow in my opinion. Also with the open deck you can get under the car to tie it down and/or work on it. I would rather have open deck if it was only going to be used for towing.
Same here, I like that if I need to get under the car for something I can put it up on the trailer and take a look, sometimes fix a problem. It's a little more work but when I've had to move other things I made a deck out of wood just for those occasions but I mostly tow my car so its not a big issue for me.
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i agree with you guys on the hollowed deck. i got a lead on a 2002 16ft open/hollowed deck trailer with brakes for around $1800. I need a trailer for next fall for the ltx shootout in kentucky. and towing with a f-150 4 door i would like the lightest possible
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Brand new open trailer start at $1877. My buddy has one of there 15ft trailers and fits his 3rd gen and my lowered 4th gen just fine and the door clear the fenders. Trailer is nice and he has had his for almost 10 years.
I have a 18ft full deck now. Does weigh alot more but it is nice for hauling things
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I tow a lot more than just my car/jeep. I can put my quad, furniture, grill/smokers for tailgating/cookouts the options are endless.
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I have an 18ft open trailer with a full deck, I would 100% recommend getting the 18ft, ask bgblockelcamino, the extra 2ft makes HUGE difference
I had an open deck one. I can give you this advise: Get an 18 foot one. This way you have plenty of room to adjust the car to get the tongue weight for whatever you're using to tow with.
You could, also fit an ATV on the front of it sideways, if you put a couple additional cross beams for the thing to sit on, probably could even use the same ramps you load the car with to load the atv.
Make sure that you have a setup with the ramps that either are held on with a pin, or a U shaped piece that fits around a piece of tubing. Only issue I had with my Bri-mar was that the ramps just sat on the deck with a couple pins, and the tires, when driving up on the trailer would "lift" the front of the ramps until I put a couple bolts with washers in there that were threaded in. If I had a picture, I'd show ya what I mean.
Open deck I'd go with, and like I said, 18 foot so you can adjust the car's position alot, and if you wanted to down the road, you could put an atv or golf cart across the front of it sideways really easy.
Make sure you have a spare tire as well, and a toolbox in the front is nce too. Winch is nice too, in case the car breaks, you can still get it up on the trailer without trying to get 10 guys to try to help.
Also, if you order one somewhere, order it with a 16 inch rim, so you can get a GOOD trailer tire, they will last about 10 times longer, run alot truer, and the liklyhood of a blowout with those is next to zero.
You could, also fit an ATV on the front of it sideways, if you put a couple additional cross beams for the thing to sit on, probably could even use the same ramps you load the car with to load the atv.
Make sure that you have a setup with the ramps that either are held on with a pin, or a U shaped piece that fits around a piece of tubing. Only issue I had with my Bri-mar was that the ramps just sat on the deck with a couple pins, and the tires, when driving up on the trailer would "lift" the front of the ramps until I put a couple bolts with washers in there that were threaded in. If I had a picture, I'd show ya what I mean.
Open deck I'd go with, and like I said, 18 foot so you can adjust the car's position alot, and if you wanted to down the road, you could put an atv or golf cart across the front of it sideways really easy.
Make sure you have a spare tire as well, and a toolbox in the front is nce too. Winch is nice too, in case the car breaks, you can still get it up on the trailer without trying to get 10 guys to try to help.
Also, if you order one somewhere, order it with a 16 inch rim, so you can get a GOOD trailer tire, they will last about 10 times longer, run alot truer, and the liklyhood of a blowout with those is next to zero.
i would def get a closed deck. i made mine versatile. i bolt my tubing bender to it while doing cages lol. but like stated don't want to limit the use of trailer. i have hauled everything on my trailer. once you have the trailer you won't believe how much you use it.
i have the 16ft deck on mine. it is nice when picking up customer's cars and going through narrow places to jackknife the trailer. but it does tend to sway more when not loaded correctly. when i used cheeks trailer it def was more forgiving with 18ft deck. and can haul longer/larger vehicles.
i have the 16ft deck on mine. it is nice when picking up customer's cars and going through narrow places to jackknife the trailer. but it does tend to sway more when not loaded correctly. when i used cheeks trailer it def was more forgiving with 18ft deck. and can haul longer/larger vehicles.
I have used both since I haven't bought one yet. So far I like the open deck for the ease of tying down. You can also get underneath the car for any work that may need done at the track. It wouldn't be hard to use lumber to close in the center either, if you want to haul other things IMO.
If I wasn't looking to get an enclosed trailer I would go that route.
If I wasn't looking to get an enclosed trailer I would go that route.
I recently sold my open deck 18 ft and bought a new 22 ft (20' + 2' dove) closed all metal deck trailer. I absolutely hated my open deck because I've never used it to work on the car from underneath and anytime I needed to haul something in the middle it was a pain in the butt. The ease of tying the car down wasn't any better because every track around my area has grass, dirt, or gravel. I made tie down points on the frame of my car so it's now very easy. If you're only towing a car with it I'd probably go the open route but anything else I'd buy a closed.
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Brand new open trailer start at $1877. My buddy has one of there 15ft trailers and fits his 3rd gen and my lowered 4th gen just fine and the door clear the fenders. Trailer is nice and he has had his for almost 10 years.
I have a 18ft full deck now. Does weigh alot more but it is nice for hauling things
Brand new open trailer start at $1877. My buddy has one of there 15ft trailers and fits his 3rd gen and my lowered 4th gen just fine and the door clear the fenders. Trailer is nice and he has had his for almost 10 years.
I have a 18ft full deck now. Does weigh alot more but it is nice for hauling things
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you have the 15ft open deck one? hows trailering such a short trailer? any sway/discomfort? would it be easy to use plywood to make it a closed deck? that sounds like a great deal, only thing is its 8 hours from me. also do they do financing or no?