New Car Hauler

[AuroraGirl]

I'll measure tomorrow. Specs from their listing show 84" but I'll confirm.

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4 inches on a maximum extra width of any vehicle without clearance lamps (IE , duallys, ford raptor, aftermarket tires/wheels) Most vehicles arent 80 inches so youll have more
NIce
I like the gentle slope of the dovetail

Pull out ramps are nice, and the tie down area is quite extensive.

ID get that deck soaked in old motor oil mixed with diesel and id mount the winch in the front of the A frame than the deck becuase you will be limited in the last few feet of things you pull on if they are long, but its still better than nothing

 

[bucket]

It was $5800

Holy crap! These days, I was expecting WAY more $ than that.

That's a damn nice trailer, BTW. I love my tilt top deckover trailer, but there's been several times where I wished I also had a lower profile trailer that was much lighter weight. That model you have there is exactly what I would shoot for, if in the market.

 

[Midnightmoon]

Holy crap! These days, I was expecting WAY more $ than that.

That's a damn nice trailer, BTW. I love my tilt top deckover trailer, but there's been several times where I wished I also had a lower profile trailer that was much lighter weight. That model you have there is exactly what I would shoot for, if in the market.

Thank you. It really checked all the boxes of things I wanted.

 

[idahovette]

Just a word of advice.........NEVER LOAN IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[David King]

That looks like a nice rig!

 

[nvrenuf]

My in house quality control inspector

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Nice. My dog LOVES the tool box on the front of my trailer, he can stand on top of it and see over the fence and stare at the neighbors.

 

[nvrenuf]

ID get that deck soaked in old motor oil mixed with diesel and id mount the winch in the front of the A frame than the deck becuase you will be limited in the last few feet of things you pull on if they are long, but its still better than nothing

I struggle with this because it seems like it would be a mess for a while. My dogs and I would be tracking oily footprints all over plus you can’t lay on the deck to work under anything.

I just put the 3rd deck on my trailer since new in ‘06. I’m averaging around 10 years each for the first 2 decks of uncoated quality pressure treated lumber, I don’t put anything on mine.

 

[AuroraGirl]

I struggle with this because it seems like it would be a mess for a while. My dogs and I would be tracking oily footprints all over plus you can’t lay on the deck to work under anything.

I just put the 3rd deck on my trailer since new in ‘06. I’m averaging around 10 years each for the first 2 decks of uncoated quality pressure treated lumber, I don’t put anything on mine.

on fresh treated decking youd want to wait a while anyway, i only said something because the deck on the trailer above isnt screaming brand new but like 5 years old if that makes sense

even reapplication of a water based solution a every few years would work well
or hell, painting it generally, UV is the biggest enemy here while the wood is in good shape. now if your decking is like mine, it looks ready to absorb anything so id gain more and have a non slip surface in no time compared to good condition decking lol

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as example of my decking

 

[Shorty81]

I give my trailer deck a drink of boiled Linseed once a year.

 

[bluex]

I struggle with this because it seems like it would be a mess for a while. My dogs and I would be tracking oily footprints all over plus you can’t lay on the deck to work under anything.

I just put the 3rd deck on my trailer since new in ‘06. I’m averaging around 10 years each for the first 2 decks of uncoated quality pressure treated lumber, I don’t put anything on mine.

I get this, an its repeated all over that it'll smell, be slick etc. I planned to do mine with used oil but people said it would be a mistake but then go on to recommend an OIL based stain. I don't really see the difference honestly.

I still think I'm going to do mine with the oil when it gets a bit warmer do I know it'll dry up good. I already have a few small oil stains on mine from vehicles I've hauled. They dried, aren't slick an don't rub off on your hands so

 

[bluex]

and id mount the winch in the front of the A frame than the deck becuase you will be limited in the last few feet of things you pull on if they are long, but its still better than nothing

With 24' of deck it'll be fine there. I have 22' on mine an 90% of vehicles I've hauled don't get close to the front when properly loaded. The only one that did was this C3500 cab an chassis. The rest, when properly loaded an slightly forward of the trailer axles still had a ton of room to the front. If he's constantly hauling a crew cab long bed it would be an issue but regular cars an shortbed trucks are not going to be that far forward. Then he can ad an box up front for the straps, winch stuff, etc

I made my winch removable to keep it out of the weather. Super happy with that decision.

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[bucket]

With 24' of deck it'll be fine there. I have 22' on mine an 90% of vehicles I've hauled don't get close to the front when properly loaded. The only one that did was this C3500 cab an chassis. The rest, when properly loaded an slightly forward of the trailer axles still had a ton of room to the front. If he's constantly hauling a crew cab long bed it would be an issue but regular cars an shortbed trucks are not going to be that far forward. Then he can ad an box up front for the straps, winch stuff, etc

I made my winch removable to keep it out of the weather. Super happy with that decision.

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Lol, I made mine removable too. But I can't remember the last time I actually removed it.

 

[nvrenuf]

hell, painting it generally, UV is the biggest enemy here while the wood is in good shape.

UV is definitely a killer, I wish I had a covered area to park mine. When I replaced my deck a month or so ago some areas were rotten enough to literally fall through however when I pulled the boards up about half were still tan like they were fairly new on the underside.

 

[AuroraGirl]

UV is definitely a killer, I wish I had a covered area to park mine. When I replaced my deck a month or so ago some areas were rotten enough to literally fall through however when I pulled the boards up about half were still tan like they were fairly new on the underside.

I only have one spot that is fall through, id like to replace the two planks that are worst and then oil keep the rest in good shape. id like to do it after painting the trailer since i imagine the oil would make prep take longer lol