enclosed trailer size. 4 174" sleds

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Just remember to consider the axle weights - over tax them and you could have trouble.

 

[08summit]

Yeah I hear ya...Its nice to have a clean dry sled when you hit the hills no matter what the road/weather conditions are.

 

[Oldtrick]

cool.


OOOOK

im starting to look at getting one before xmas.


few more questions.


#1 - i have a friend telling me tripple axel sways less on the highway yes no? worth the hassel and maintenance?

#2 - seems alot of trailers im looking at have wheel wells coming up into the trailer. some fully and some inly a few inches. either way looks like a pain in the butt. do mountain sleds fit between these wells with a 8.5 wide? i would prefer a trailer where the wheels are completely under the trailer. however what is the drawback? stability?

#3 - most trailers have the wheels pretty well centered. some have them more towards the rear.... what are the advantages and disadvantages? i can see right away it would have more hitch weight.

#4 - flat vs v? alot of great deals on flat front trailers. i can get a 30+ft flat trailer for a very nice price. all our sleds have reverse and with the short towing distance am i going to care that i dont have a vnose? is the fuel economy that different from a v?

this trailer will eb staying in the town i ride at. and simply trailering back and forth on weekends 50k back and forth small trips.

Triple axles will be just as bad for maintenance as double. Short corners are very hard on the spindles of a triple because you're skidding one tire around the corners.

V nose over flat, without question. Reverse or not, you don't have to unload your trailer all of the time, fuel economy is much better and as some have said, re-sale is much better.
Flat nose are for contractors who need every inch of space.

Wheel wells inside trailer are another must. Stay away from the high, Snow King models, been there, done that. Stability, wind resistance and the two most important issues are when you have to go wide open to get in and land on your azz coming out. Too steep of doors and the new wheel well designs have ski guides built right on top.
Wouldn't go back to the high models, I can tell you that.

Good luck

 

[Transporter]

Triple axels on a trailer hauling 2000 pounds of weight. LOL

 

[maxwell]

Triple axels on a trailer hauling 2000 pounds of weight. LOL

well obviously i would be using it as a multipurpose trailer if i got 3 axels. car haulers etcetc

 

[Transporter]

Got the same trailer. 28' Charmac, insulated, 6000lb axles brand new 08 at Don Laing in Ponoka for 10300 this summer. This is one of the best built trailers I have seen in a long time!!
He also has non insulated version for under 10.

Yep they are good trailers.

 

[maxwell]

was looking at my friends 27' this weekend 22+5. sure was tight in there with 4 162 sleds.

 

[Metalfusion]

Take a good look at the all aluminium Legend Trailers that FIREFLY is selling. They are awesome. My brother and I had one that we bought from TABNEIL second had. Hands down the best trailer for the money that we have ever had.

 

[rknight111]

But Maxwell what if you got a couple of these, I just had to. This is with paint so no complaints.:d

 

[Bounce]

Great comments,

I have a silversport 4 place with the Vnose, purchased at wholesale trailer. No sway, even at 140 km's and it is tandem axles. Hauled my brother'n laws bracket car.

When comes to a purchase this large I would recommend trying them out on a trip. Until you actually use it you will not know if it will work for you.

This is a good time to buy because the dollar is back to par and when we bought ours and the dollar was par+ Wholesale gave us a deal. Else check prices in the states, there is some good deals right now.

My two pennies.

 

[Firefly]

was looking at my friends 27' this weekend 22+5. sure was tight in there with 4 162 sleds.

As others have said on here with a 22' straight wall you can fit 4 or even 5 mountain sleds no problem but there is not alot of wiggle room between them. I have quite a few customers go 30' rather than a 28' (Legend builds a 6' V-nose so that would be 24' straight wall plus the 6' v-nose for a 30') just to give themselves more room between sleds. However not everyone wants a 30' trailer.

My theory on triple axles is unless you hauling over 14,000 lbs stay with tandem 5200 or 6000lb torsion axles. I like tandem 5200 lbs with a GVW of 9980 lbs, this keeps the DOT tape off your trailer and prevents your from stoping at the scales when you are on the road.

I run triple 6000lb axles on my 53' trailer hauler and its tough on the center axle bearing and tires. My next hauler will have 2 - 8000lb axles which will save me a ton of grief and money on maintenance and I am never over 16,000lb GVW with my trailers loaded.

So determine what functions you want your trailer to perform then spec it out to your exact needs.

 

[sledderdoc]

As others have said on here with a 22' straight wall you can fit 4 or even 5 mountain sleds no problem but there is not alot of wiggle room between them. I have quite a few customers go 30' rather than a 28' (Legend builds a 6' V-nose so that would be 24' straight wall plus the 6' v-nose for a 30') just to give themselves more room between sleds. However not everyone wants a 30' trailer.

My theory on triple axles is unless you hauling over 14,000 lbs stay with tandem 5200 or 6000lb torsion axles. I like tandem 5200 lbs with a GVW of 9980 lbs, this keeps the DOT tape off your trailer and prevents your from stoping at the scales when you are on the road.

I run triple 6000lb axles on my 53' trailer hauler and its tough on the center axle bearing and tires. My next hauler will have 2 - 8000lb axles which will save me a ton of grief and money on maintenance and I am never over 16,000lb GVW with my trailers loaded.

So determine what functions you want your trailer to perform then spec it out to your exact needs.

I would go with this. Ours is 22' box + 6' V nose and our four 154 fit in the box section with 12" between sleds. It would easily haul 2 174 but four would be tight. You need a 24' box at minimum.

 

[climbmax]

Take a good look at the all aluminium Legend Trailers that FIREFLY is selling. They are awesome. My brother and I had one that we bought from TABNEIL second had. Hands down the best trailer for the money that we have ever had.

I have 4 174 and can fit them all in my 26' continental. Bumper is usually under the tunnel of the lead sled but it works for me. Next trailer will be a 30.
Safe sleddin
RS

 

[maxwell]

I have 4 174 and can fit them all in my 26' continental. Bumper is usually under the tunnel of the lead sled but it works for me. Next trailer will be a 30.
Safe sleddin
RS

thanks good to know that i can get 27+ and it will work. not that concerned about the bumpers under each other as its a short distance ill be using it for

 

[Caper11]

Maxwell,

You can go with a 7' X 29' or a 8'.5" X 30'. You stagger them in a 7 Wide and will definately need 24' of straight wall to put them ski to bump in a 8.5 wide. We run a 6' V-Nose in our 8.5 hence the 24' + 6' = 30'

Or I could build you one of these 7' X 31', pretty popular down south.

That's a nice trailer!!

 

[f650]

Maxwell,

You can go with a 7' X 29' or a 8'.5" X 30'. You stagger them in a 7 Wide and will definately need 24' of straight wall to put them ski to bump in a 8.5 wide. We run a 6' V-Nose in our 8.5 hence the 24' + 6' = 30'

Or I could build you one of these 7' X 31', pretty popular down south.

how much for a 8.5x 32 similar to photo

 

[Firefly]

"how much for a 8.5x 32 similar to photo"


Triple axle or Tandem axle in a 32' ? The one pictured is a 8.5 X 32' Triple with a full aluminum flooring package that we did this summer. Not a floor for skis, but very nice for my car enthusiasts!

 

[lightening1000]

any trailer with a 25-26ft wall would work fine a 24 would work also if you put the front 2 in the nose a bit, this is plus v nose obviously.

 

[Uturn]

7x27 and we haul 4 163's no problem. 4 173's would be tight, but I think dooable.