1/2 ton, how long is too long for vnose bumper?

[capulin overdrive]

Get the side draft part, and don't want an over the axle because of the wind i'll go through.




But does length matter as much as weight for pulling?




Appears with aluminum your adding about 100 pounds a foot?




Thinking ATC, any good?

 

[milehighassassin]

Knowing a little about your truck would help. Not all 1/2 tons are equal. What package/sxle ratio do you have? Motor? You have a v6? with a 3.23 ratio? Or a v8/boosted motor with a 4.10 ratio?

 

[tadder52]

Heavier the truck the heavier the anchor to keep you on the road and nasty conditions. Slowing down helps.


Yes, length matters. You have a big sail behind you. Adding length adds to the sail.



Aluminum is lighter. A heavier trailer will help with the side draft, and lots of pros and cons in the steel vs aluminum battle.



ATC and Featherlite are arguably the best aluminum trailers out there. Can't go wrong with either.



How long is your pull one direction? When I buy an enclosed it will be: aluminum, 7.5' wide, just long enough to fit four sled in comfortably. Our pull is 800+ miles one direction my group only runs half tons. It will be half ton pull-able as long as you turn your brain on.

 

[DUKHTR3]

I pulled a 18'x7' aluminum to Wyoming once with a half ton and that was the last time. Lots of O SH@t moments.

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[capulin overdrive]

Pickup now is a longbed Ecoboost, with pretty tall gears.




90% or more I'm solo with a single sled or snowbike in the back of the pickup. So, trailer is 90% storage, 10% trips.




For storage it would/could have 1 sled, 2 snowbikes, and 2 dirts bikes.




For trips, it would be 1 sled and 2 snowbikes. With a maybe of 2 bikes and 2 sleds.




Bikes are obviously narrow, but are the same length as a 154 sled.


Unless I decided to go farther than my typical CO or the Snowies. Mileage is 250 to 450 one way, with 300 to 350 where I usually go.




If I knew I was gonna use it a bunch, I'd go as short as I could and fit everything for the trip.


For storage, the longer might be worth the extra trip pain?


Yeah I should build a metal shed, but not in the mood for that, and my house garage is such a mess I need to get the toys out just be able to clean and get stuff situated. Like right now I've got my 2 stroke scooter out in the sun, because it's too much of pain to get it in/out of the garage with all the winter toys in there.

 

[capulin overdrive]

I pulled a 18'x7' aluminum to Wyoming once with a half ton and that was the last time. Lots of O SH@t moments.

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Oh **** from the light trailer, or from the light pickup?




Both?

 

[DUKHTR3]

I think it was from the 1/2 truck. The trailer had been pulled with a 3/4 with no problems. Didn't help that the roads where glare ice. Needless to say I now have a 1 ton srw pulling a 29' aluminum car hauler and now the only O sh@t moments are when it's time for 4 wheel drive.

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[capulin overdrive]

4wd is why I'm thinking lighter for the hills.




Not that I haven't been in ice, (hint hint wink wink SNOWIES ON 80), but for the most part even if I get snow on the flats it's dry snow and roads are low traffic.




So worries are wind on the flats, one bad windy pass, then storm driving in the mountains.

 

[gonehuntnpowder]

Pulled my 25x7 all last season with a 14 Chevy 1/2 with a 6.2 ran studded tires. No problems at all.

 

[richracer1]

Needless to say I now have a 1 ton srw pulling a 29' aluminum car hauler and now the only O sh@t moments are when it's time for 4 wheel drive.

I pulled my 8.5x28 aluminum enclosed trailer to Albany, WY for the forum ride. The winds on 80 from Rawlins to Laramie were nasty. The electronic speed limit signs were showing 45 mph. I didn't have any issues, but then I have a GMC 3500HD 4x4 SRW crew cab/long bed. I also run studded tires on all 4 and have a topper on it. Every winter I put at least 250 to 300 lbs of bagged sand in the bed between the wheel wells. Does extra weight hurt fuel mileage, probably, but I'll spend a little extra on fuel to make sure I get to where I'm going.

The most important thing is to use some common sense and slow your butt down. It may take longer to get to your destination but it's better than waiting for someone to come pull your butt back onto the road.

 

[Bacon]

I think a 7x27 aluminum is about the biggest I would go. The new half tons are light years better than the stuff from 10 and 20 years ago. The biggest thing with trailer handling is to have your trailer level when hooked up and loaded.

 

[richracer1]

The biggest thing with trailer handling is to have your trailer level when hooked up and loaded.

Absolutely critical to proper handling/towing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[capulin overdrive]

Come on now, we all know they drive better with front pickup tires barely touching the ground!






Starting to think 8 1/2 wide, but just long enough? Wider in theory better with side wind. And would let me cram the snowbikes and sleds all together with the sleds sixtynining.




How long is a 174 sled?

 

[richracer1]

Absolutely critical to proper handling/towing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One other thing is properly loading the trailer. One individual on here found out the hard way that loading it heavy at the back does bad things to how the tow vehicle handles.

 

[DUKHTR3]

Come on now, we all know they drive better with front pickup tires barely touching the ground!






Starting to think 8 1/2 wide, but just long enough? Wider in theory better with side wind. And would let me cram the snowbikes and sleds all together with the sleds sixtynining.




How long is a 174 sled?

First how many sleds do u want to haul and how far. From my experience a 8x10 title bed with a cover pulls twice as hard as a 7x18. Ya if u have a 1 hour trip u could probably pull a 30' car hauler but if u are like me and coming from the flatlands I would recommend it.

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[Coldfinger]

Running studded tires on a 1 ton srw is badass. Wow.

 

[Mafesto]

Running studded tires on a 1 ton srw is badass. Wow.

Studded tires definitely increases testicle size!

 

[capulin overdrive]

How long does it usually take them to get a custom order built?




Everything I'm finding close to me is the square nose toy haulers.




How much better does a Vnose pull?




In some ways the toy hauler has advantages as a possible place to sleep, but with no reverse on snowbikes I'm liking the idea of the vnose.

 

[Snowmow]

Studded tires definitely increases testicle size!

You should see what A full set of tire chains do!

 

[Mafesto]

You should see what A full set of tire chains do!

Trust me, I know. We never had a 4wd when I was growing up.
We'd chain 'er up for deer season. When a link breaks at high speed it plays hell with that trim they used to put around the wheel wells!