Used enclosed trailer

[Charley Lillard]

You might consider a electric winch instead of a escape door. They make them with wireless remotes so you can walk around the car to see both sides as you are loading in.

[RPOLS3]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You might consider a electric winch instead of a escape door. They make them with wireless remotes so you can walk around the car to see both sides as you are loading in. </div></div>

We borrowed a friends enclosed trailer to bring Dad's 409 home from the MCACN show last year (after the snow storm that weekend) and it had the wireless remote winch. It was our first time towing a car in an enclosed trailer and that wireless winch made us amateurs look like pros. We had the car loaded up and tied down in a matter of minutes and were on our way home. Saved a lot of headaches for sure. It also had the escape door which I think I would want too if we ever bought one as it is a nice feature.

[Charley Lillard]

Yes the wireless is just a key fob and really simplifies things. Also if you get a winch get one that uses a synthetic rope instead of a cable.

[WILMASBOYL78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes the wireless is just a key fob and really simplifies things. Also if you get a winch get one that uses a synthetic rope instead of a cable. </div></div>

That synthetic rope is a great idea...never saw one before until last Saturday when Bruce came to get the red Nova. I also have used trailers with internal ramps to raise the car up...it is another simple addition that really helps.

wilma

[SS427]

Something else to consider Verne is adding ramps all the way in be it aluminum or wood to raise the car a few inches in just those areas. I did my trailer with 1 3/4 blocks and the doors clear the wheel tubs. Doing that also gives you a little more clearance under the car to get at the tie downs. Most guys will run ramps all the way from the door to the nose. I instead mounted four 1'x1' blocks of wood so that the car rides up on them and that is where I stop. Just trying to give you ideas.

The remote winch is also worth every penny. I can actually sit in the car and pull myself in or let myself out with no assistance.

[Caseys69]

That sounds like a pretty sweet setup, who makes the winch youve got?

[HawkX66]

Thanks for reposting the pics 67Novaboy.
The wireless remote is priceless with or without the get out door, but you can add it to any winch with a cheap kit. I added it to my circa 60s/70s winch. It works great. Yes, it's time to update my winch lol..., but it still works great although a little slow.
That trailer looks just like mine with some nice add-ons. I really like those cabinets, but I wouldn't want the floor. It looks like it'd be slippery when it got wet or had oil on it. Raised floors are nice, but then you lose head room which is only 6 1/2' usually to begin with. I like the idea of maybe two 2&quot; ramps to drive up on or something, but then you lose the point of the dropped trailer. Same goes with the raised floor. The ease of loading on a floor closer to the ground.
Something to also consider is what your hauling it with. All those add-ons add up and tongue weight adds up quickly. I wish I still had my F350 diesel then I wouldn't worry about it as much...

[Verne_Frantz]

All good suggestions and I appreciate them very much. I'm aware of the risk of a slippery aluminum floor. I experienced that when I crewed for Ronnie Evans with his trailer. On the trailer I missed, it still had 6'6&quot; inside height because he had the whole thing raised. I've never seen a ramp like this one, so maybe he had that modified too.


I'm ok with pulling over 10Klbs. I recently picked up a used Silverado 3500 dully with all the towing extra features. And Rick, I did plan on putting down a couple 2x12s if necessary. The idea of having more room under the car to attach the straps is great. My cars don't sit that high off the ground.
Also, Charley, thanks for the idea of cord rather than cable for the winch. IF that cable snaps and anyone is near it, they could lose a foot! I was warned about that when we loaded Ronnie's '62.

You all have been very helpful. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Haulmark makes a good trailer, and they take a beating - ours is a '97 and while it looks rough on the outside I have the inside configured just the way I like with the big tool box and the spare mounted vertically behind it. I like the look of the cabinets, but could never understand how to best use that space - so I installed a tool cabinet and built a work bench top around it, with a vise! It has served us well, just a thought....





Sometimes it's more than just a work bench / tool cabinet!

[68l30]

I bought mine about a year and a half ago. I did a ton of research and wanted the best I could afford. I did find out the Haulmark is not under the same ownership from days past. It was bought out by a larger corporation and the prior owner now bought Pace. I did buy a Pace. Again, do your homework on the build and the construction and materials used in fabrication and in the Axles. It make s a difference. I wanted floor centers on no less than 16&quot;, walls that were the same. The gauge of the outer skin, rivets or bonded sides, torsion or leaf spring, composite or plywood flooring, roof construction, yada yada yada. In the end, new was the only way to go to get what &quot;I&quot; wanted. In fact, it was cheaper in the long run because I didn't have to update and fix someone else's crap. If you're in a bad climate and it sits outside, where will the snow sit (flat roof) &amp; stupid roof vent? Will the floor rot quicker where it's parked?

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