Sled trailers - which one to buy??

[b_doornenbal]

I had this same debate last year and went a bit of a different route in the end, and glad I did. I looked at all of the aluminum sled trailers and at the end of the the day decided that for the money a Triton is the best buy, only problem is I wanted something a bit bigger and I wanted some place I could store stuff, yes I know they make a 16 ft, but for that price i would buy an enclosed.

In the end I picked up a 16 ft square front sled trailer from SWS in Westlock for the same price as the 14 FT Triton at Martin Equip. The SWS has tandem axles and electric brakes, I pull it with my f-150 like nothing. I was able to build a 2ft x 2ft x 8ft box in the front (so I still have 14ft of Trailer) to house my tools tarps, clamps, coolers, Jerry Cans ETC and it locks. As for hauling sleds I am still able to haul 3 162 inch sleds either driving all three on forwards( hanging over 2 ft) or backing the third sled on (only ski tips over). For summer time you can pack 4 reasonable sized quads on this trailer or pull my quad and trailer on without un hooking, you cant do this on the V nose 12ft triton.

Anyway just another option, will I have to paint it in a few years, yes. But I love having the room to pack a third sled, because this year I needed it!!

 

[mxz sledhead]

I own a triton 10' for a lot of years haul sleds and quads but i wish i spent a little more and bought a 12' drive on and off its been a great trailer and so light pulls real well the deck looking a little rough now

 

[BeachSled]

Thanks for all the input on trailers guys. Picked up the one that Maxwell posted above. Have a great weekend guys !!

 

[sledhead5000]

A friend found this on Kijiji. I'm looking for some reviews of Newman's trailers... $1700 sounds suspiciously cheap... any one have experience with the quality/had any problems?

Aluminum Tilt Deck Trailers - COMING SOON, BOOK EARLY! - Edmonton Snowmobiles Parts, Trailers, Accessories For Sale - Kijiji Edmonton Canada.

From the comments, I should be looking to upgrade to 15" tires... any other pointers?
Thanks,

 

[posnick]

martins puts their Tritons on sale for 1599 with the 15" wheels.

 

[sledhead5000]

Can you give me a phone number or email address for Martin's? The only thing I can find is Martin's trailer sales out of texas... and they don't carry sled trailers haha.

 

[sledhead5000]

Cancel that, found Martin Motorsports in Edmonton. Called them up and yep, $1599 for a 10ft, $1799 for a 12ft. Martin's only sell them with 15" tires too. Thanks for the info Posnick! I'm almost certainly gonna go with the Triton now.

 

[sledhead5000]

Anyone had any issues with the trailer being too steep to load a sled on when there are 15" tires under it? Apparently that's why the Newmans are built with 13" tires. Otherwise the sled won't stay in place or something.

 

[BeachSled]

I have not had any problems with my Triton and have used it a few times now. I don't seem to have any problems loading and the sleds seem to stay in place so far for me. I think super clamps would be a great upgrade, I really don't like messing with the bolts that go through the ski tie down bars, but all trailers are like that and have the same bolts.

Good luck !

 

[suzuki_ryder]

He must be trying to push a sale. I can't say I find it difficult to load on my triton trailer with 15" wheels. You'll find it pulls nicer with larger wheels too.

 

[snopro]

Cancel that, found Martin Motorsports in Edmonton. Called them up and yep, $1599 for a 10ft, $1799 for a 12ft. Martin's only sell them with 15" tires too. Thanks for the info Posnick! I'm almost certainly gonna go with the Triton now.

If you want to save yourself a drive you might want to give Bowridge Sports in Cochrane a call. They sell Triton as well. Call Byron at 932-2019. He's a good guy.