Anyone have experience with Mission, InTech, Rover, or ATC GN sled trailers?
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InTech bolts a steel angle iron to the aluminum and then welds the axles to the steel. See the white tape (whatever it is) in the close up picture, that's the non-conducting isolation. Pictures are from the InTech factory tour videos on youtube. I wasn't able to see the bolts for the triple axles, so I just assume they are also bolted. Single axle picture is from the smaller camper trailer.
I have probably one of the first Mission Elevation Gooseneck if not the first when they first came out the fall of 2018. I ordered my fully custom. 42' GN with 7k axles/oil bath hubs. 1 ft taller interior, tons of exterior and interior led lights and front ramp delete. Cabin furnace and floor furnace. AC. At the time it wasn't cheap. Little more than Logan's at the time. It's been a chore perfecting it since I got it. Its light. Great bones. Pulls like a dream. Just poorly engineered. They forgot to put on my 2 desired options that were not installed. I had it taken back to the factory after that first winter to fix a few things mostly engineering goofs and get them to put the 2 missing options. They improved some but were inadept at farther wishes I wanted the factory to do, especially the floor heat system. Did not get my two missing options put in. I decided to quit dealing with the factory after I got my trailer back cuz they don't know how to keep a highly skilled guy happy that translates to more future happy customers. Basically was trying to help them do better. (I've heard its better now). Mine was built at the Bonner Factory In Nov/Dec 2018.
I have since evaluated the floor heating system and after trying a few things to no avail, removed the ducting to the floor. I removed the boot dryer and duct system to it as well. Now both furnaces basically heats the cabin. One thru a pipe up alongside the cabinet going up with adjustable spout pointed either to the neck area or to the rear area. (Nice) The other furnace thru one vent underneath the cabinet towards the rear. I added the Hot DAWG. (MADE a World of difference!!) Now all 3 furnaces have their own switches. I can run each individually. Have 2 seperate thermostats. Typically, run the Hot Dawg at start up (cold trailer), and once warm, turn that off and use the smaller factory furnaces to keep steady warmth. Works great that way. Had the underside and under neck professionally spray foamed. Had the underside of neck area covered with alum skin. Removed the battery system that was inside the neck at the front to under the neck, added an inverter, fixed a few wiring to better wiring from the converter, battery, and inverter. Added a few more storage spaces with the removal of the boot drier system. All that is left is the under the neck storage (propane tanks, hydraulic jack system, etc) The door is so damn small and not built right since I cant open fully when hooked up to my pick up. This is my last area of modification to tackle in the near future. I plan to convert that to a roll up door and make the storage area a bit bigger by utilizing more space towards the bottom. Maybe would be able to stow a spare tire there. But for Now, I'm happy with how it is set up so far after making changes/improvements. Nice and Warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Can comfortably camp in it year round. Now, I need to re seal the rear door as that is now in need of new seals. Probably the 2 fan/vents on top too since it looks like they need resealed too.
I have learned that post covid factories are difficult to deal with in general. Not just trailers. Especially publicly traded factories. That is what lead me to keep mine and just make it better and I did due to good bones. So glad I did not get sucked into trying to sell my trailer for next to $0 or trade (get almost $0 for mine) for the trailer build I wanted. Aluminum trailers are not supposed to depreciate that bad compared to steel counterparts. I tried to get into a Logan but wasn't happy with losing my life's savings to make it happen. I don't mind losing a little. But not a ship load. Most of you guys are probably the same way too. I was also not looking forward to the extra 4-5 k plus lbs. If you have a good bones aluminum trailer, just make it better. Its much cheaper that way. I have well over $70k into it. The best part after 6 years? I have no rust, a highly functional lightweight trailer. If I had not done what I did and got a different trailer in the beginning, I would have been probably been $120k+ into the next one including taking a Yuge bath on giving up this trailer. That's how bad I dealt with trying to trade/sell into the next one. So glad I have great friends around me with great knowledge and skills to help me transform what I had into a better trailer.
Mission is an Alcom company. So is High Country, Polaris, EZ Hauler, Sno Pro. Cargo Pro, Xpress, Stealth, AO, and Triton. Their big plus is lightweight and good bones trailer. I have not looked at their 2025/2026 yet but I bet you they are not much better than a 2019 except I was told they don't do floor heat any more.
I have since evaluated the floor heating system and after trying a few things to no avail, removed the ducting to the floor. I removed the boot dryer and duct system to it as well. Now both furnaces basically heats the cabin. One thru a pipe up alongside the cabinet going up with adjustable spout pointed either to the neck area or to the rear area. (Nice) The other furnace thru one vent underneath the cabinet towards the rear. I added the Hot DAWG. (MADE a World of difference!!) Now all 3 furnaces have their own switches. I can run each individually. Have 2 seperate thermostats. Typically, run the Hot Dawg at start up (cold trailer), and once warm, turn that off and use the smaller factory furnaces to keep steady warmth. Works great that way. Had the underside and under neck professionally spray foamed. Had the underside of neck area covered with alum skin. Removed the battery system that was inside the neck at the front to under the neck, added an inverter, fixed a few wiring to better wiring from the converter, battery, and inverter. Added a few more storage spaces with the removal of the boot drier system. All that is left is the under the neck storage (propane tanks, hydraulic jack system, etc) The door is so damn small and not built right since I cant open fully when hooked up to my pick up. This is my last area of modification to tackle in the near future. I plan to convert that to a roll up door and make the storage area a bit bigger by utilizing more space towards the bottom. Maybe would be able to stow a spare tire there. But for Now, I'm happy with how it is set up so far after making changes/improvements. Nice and Warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Can comfortably camp in it year round. Now, I need to re seal the rear door as that is now in need of new seals. Probably the 2 fan/vents on top too since it looks like they need resealed too.
I have learned that post covid factories are difficult to deal with in general. Not just trailers. Especially publicly traded factories. That is what lead me to keep mine and just make it better and I did due to good bones. So glad I did not get sucked into trying to sell my trailer for next to $0 or trade (get almost $0 for mine) for the trailer build I wanted. Aluminum trailers are not supposed to depreciate that bad compared to steel counterparts. I tried to get into a Logan but wasn't happy with losing my life's savings to make it happen. I don't mind losing a little. But not a ship load. Most of you guys are probably the same way too. I was also not looking forward to the extra 4-5 k plus lbs. If you have a good bones aluminum trailer, just make it better. Its much cheaper that way. I have well over $70k into it. The best part after 6 years? I have no rust, a highly functional lightweight trailer. If I had not done what I did and got a different trailer in the beginning, I would have been probably been $120k+ into the next one including taking a Yuge bath on giving up this trailer. That's how bad I dealt with trying to trade/sell into the next one. So glad I have great friends around me with great knowledge and skills to help me transform what I had into a better trailer.
Mission is an Alcom company. So is High Country, Polaris, EZ Hauler, Sno Pro. Cargo Pro, Xpress, Stealth, AO, and Triton. Their big plus is lightweight and good bones trailer. I have not looked at their 2025/2026 yet but I bet you they are not much better than a 2019 except I was told they don't do floor heat any more.
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