Cargo Trailer

[JoeM 7,874]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Ask if they’ll take a pointy trailer and rotate the box so the pointy end is at the back

Open up like a C130! I think that the one they load with the tail up ?? 

[Racinbob 11,081]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Now if the NY DEP catches you dunking a trailer (or boat) that’s been in another body of water and not thoroughly washed since you’ll get a summons for possibly transferring invasive flora or fauna.

 

I never thought of that but it certainly makes sense. I don't know if Florida addresses that but my guess would be yes. 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

15 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Now if the NY DEP catches you dunking a trailer (or boat) that’s been in another body of water and not thoroughly washed since you’ll get a summons for possibly transferring invasive flora or fauna.

After the discovery of the invasive Zebra Mussel in our Raystown Lake in 2021, new boat launching regs and boat trailer inspections were put in place.   All bait wells, live wells and bilge areas must be drained at the ramp when a boat is removed from a body of water.

Many new regs are also being proposed that will effect our trout stocking and fishing.       Ban on all felt soled boots.   Inspection of private nurseries.   Dunking of all  trout in a disinfecting tank prior to stocking.

[wh500special 2,184]

A trailer that exemplifies the taper-at-the-rear design is this Bowlus Road Chief pictured below.  Convert one of these to a cargo trailer and you’re set.  Of course you’ll need deeper than average pockets. 
 

Surge brakes really only show up on rental equipment and boat trailers in the US.  There are enough disadvantages that taking away their legal status has been considered.  Perhaps their most significant drawback is that with a light tow vehicle (in comparison to the towed trailer) and on slippery roads it’s easy to create a situation where the tow vehicle doesn’t have enough traction to sufficiently resist the trailer and permit the actuator to develop braking pressure.  Throw in a curve while braking and the situation can get worse. 
 

Outside of U-Haul and the marina, surge brakes don’t enjoy widespread acceptance.  
 

I always wanted an enclosed cargo trailer but never got serious about getting one. We’ve upfitted a few of them at work with mounted equipment inside (generators, deployable tents, etc) and have found they were generally all about the same quality level with the exception of the Wells Cargo and Doolittle brands.  They were both screwed together and sealed up a little better, but even the cheapest seemed perfectly adequate for normal use.  I don’t know if either or both of these brands are nationwide or regional however.  
 

Steve

 

[cschannuth 3,816]

This probably doesn’t help you make any decisions but I will tell you when I pull my 7000 pound box cargo trailer for work I get about 12 miles per gallon on the highway. When I pull an open car hauler trailer with a car on it that weighs about 7000 pounds total I get 16 miles per gallon. The cargo trailer is like pulling a parachute compared to the other. That’s if the winds are calm. If I have a tail wind, I do a little better. If I have a headwind, I do a little worse.  Wind definitely affects the box trailer mileage more.