Enclosed trailer ver enclosed V-nose trailer?

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Bob Quale

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I am looking at upgrading to a V-nose trailer. I currently have a regular enclosed type. It is going to cost more money to upgrade, and burn more fuel towing.

My sleds don't have reverse so drive on/off will be great, and I will have room to do service on them. I can't do that in my current trailer.

I will have to sell my current trailer.

For you guys who have them, is it worth it?

What do you guys think?

Bob
 

Thanks for the info, the one I am looking at is a two place. Four place is too large for me too!

Thanks
 
We just bought a new V nose enclosed trailer, the dealer told us that with the V nose it will tow llike a dream and be better on gas. We just picked it up in early Aug so I do not have any hard towing data yet. We had a flat front 4 place enclosed, and what a diffrence fron the flat bed type. the lold one was steel and the new one is all Alu.:WayCool:
 
we sell them both and I think the in-line v-nose is the way to go.
narrow, easy to see around & better in the wind
lower to the ground interior height is more, but over all height is less then a 8.5 deck over
 
I pull a 25ft. Haulmark 4-place V-nose trailer with my Silverado Crew Cab dually. It's hard to see around because it's so wide. From the towing standpoint, I think an inline trailer would be better. However, I like being able to move a sled into the middle of my trailer and have plenty of room on both sides to work on it. Also, if your sleds don't have reverse, you will have to pull the front sled out to get to the back sled, even if you're not going to use the front sled. The V-nose has a little bit of wasted space in the front, so I built shelves across to keep most of my gear. Here's a picture looking in through the front ramp door. Another thing, buy aluminum instead of steel if you can afford it.
Shark
 

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Mark,

What kind of lights do you have in there and do they run off of dc or ac power. I like the shelves.
 
VERY NICE!!!

That is another reason I like the V-Nose! The room! The one I am looking at is aluminum.

I have a Dodge 2500, I pulled the v-nose around for about 15min, it seemed to pull as easy as my regular enclosed, acually, a little easier!

It's just a lot more money! I guess it always comes down to money!

Thanks Bob
 
Bob,

If you in the michigan area, am looking for an enclosed trailer. Let me know what you have when you get ready to buy a new one.
 
Rex - I started with fluorescent lights that string together in series. $10 apiece at Big Lots and it was going to get expensive, plus they don't work real good when it gets cold. They're 110volt and run off a power inverter that I have hooked up to a 12volt boat battery. I picked up the round lights at a surplus store for $2 apiece. They're 12 volt and run off the other boat battery. You can see the switch that I put on the front of the shelf so I can turn them on from the ramp door. That way I can have lights in the trailer when it's sitting out in the driveway.
Shark
 
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They still have the fluorescent lights on the shelf at my local Big Lots. I think that the round ones were some type of camper/RV inside lights. They had white plastic covers, but I took them off to get more light. I also mounted quartz/halogen driving lights above the front and back ramp doors and wired them to a switch on the dash of the truck. Makes it nice to back up the driveway, or load/unload at the staging areas at night.
Shark
 
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