Dave,
Our club, bought a U.S. Cargo 6 X 10 enclosed trailer for our autocross
equipment. We bought the better version since it had a Torqueflex axle (look
under the rear end of a VW Golf, near enough the same thing ) and it came
with a raised height that allows six footers to stand up inside without
loosing scalp or scrambling the remaining brain cells. The raised height
package also nets running lights, chrome aluminum fenders, a roof vent,
interior lighting, eal plywood on the walls instead of louan and diamond
plate around the nose. The floor is all of Wolmanized plywood, not little
pieces of plywood jigsawed together. We have found the fit and finish to be
very good. We bought the barn doors, but a beaver tail is also available.
I towed it home, and to several events with my Mazda MPV (150 HP ) on a 2
inch ball hitch and it towed like a dream, no jumping around back there,
just smooth, straight tracking. If I had a need for a small enclosed
trailer, I would go right back to the same dealer and order one for myself.
Larry Steckel
>From: "David Shreve" <ls1_1le@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "David Shreve" <ls1_1le@hotmail.com>
>To: autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Towing enclosed trailer with compact pickup...
>Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 22:38:48 -0400
>
>I have now one shifter kart fit for F125 and sprint racing. I also have
>one
>home-built enclosed trailer and one 2001 Nissan Frontier 4x2 2.4
>5-speed(143hp, 154lb-ft).
>
>Now that I have said truck, rated to tow 3500 lbs, to tow a trailer instead
>of my wife's Grand Am GT, rated to tow 1000 lbs, I want to get a 'real'
>6'x10' enclosed trailer to use instead of the 5'x8' enclosed I built. I am
>now shopping for an enclosed trailer. Woohoo, I'm on my way to being a
>real
>racer now, cause all the real racers use enclosed haulers. Heh-heh, yeah
>right.
>
>Knowing that the truck has a limited power source with which to overcome
>the
>added aero drag of an enclosed trailer, I realize I must be careful in
>trailer selection to ensure happy towing. Originally, I had focused on
>having a 6x10 built with a 4' interior height to keep the overall height
>under 6' and keep it down out of the wind as much as possible. However, I
>have recently learned that I can get a V-nose trailer for not much
>additional cost, and that, on the surface, looks like a potential solution.
>
>How much do V-noses on the front of trailers help compared to flat noses?
>Anyone have a feeling for which would be better alone, reduced height or a
>V-nose? Anyone have experience towing comparable trailers, one in V-nose
>and one in flat nose?
>
>Anyone have any thoughts in general on towing with a smaller truck? My
>loaded weight will never exceed 2000 lbs, and will normally be less than
>1700lbs. I will be adding a brake controller and getting a trailer with
>electric brakes.
>
>What about recommendations on trailer brands to look into/avoid?
>
>thanks
>-dave
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