Any of you guys got a Charmac Tri Sport Gooseneck trailers? Can you post some pictures of yours and comment if you are happy or not with it? Stepping up to the gooseneck style for my next trailer now and wanting to include the ability to haul my tall utv besides hauling sleds and vehicles. Im also considering the Trails West RPM CBE as well but my utv would not fit in it.
Charmac Tri Sport Goose neck trailer owners?
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Not goose neck related but TW and Charmac trisport related. Did a LOT of research and bought a TW last year.
Things I liked about it:
Door frame welded in
Plastic covering over hinges
Heater under bench
Tows very well
Inside liner - looks nice IMO and won't rot like wood
Good value - pricing from Steer In trailer in MT gets you a lot of trailer for the money.
Things I didn't like:
Door over wheel wells with a 2" lip. Made it 32" tall step to get inside. I'm an active 32yr 6' tall man and it was cumbersome getting out. My family hated it.
Curved floor is good for snowmobiles; didn't like it for anything else.
Several screws worked themselves out from the interior - approx 10-13
Frame was rusting within weeks of receiving new from factory. Bad rust after a few months.
They wanted an obscene amout for a matching aluminum spare wheel/tire. Around 400 iirc
Subpar cust service
Ordered a new Charmac trisport due end of next week:
Things I like:
Flat floor + 6" height should be approx same exterior height as TW but much more room for utv's
Built in floor storage boxes and battery boxes
Side door is much much lower. Demo trailer I saw was 25". That will be more convenient for access.
Frame coating is a thick under car coating. I looked at a buddies 3 yr old charmac that had less rust than my 2 week old TW.
1 1/8" floor option. Should be very stout.
Things I'm not sure about;
Extruded aluminum door frame.
Ducted furnace.
Up charge for aluminum wheel was pretty high. Ordered without wheel and bought my own.
Things I liked about it:
Door frame welded in
Plastic covering over hinges
Heater under bench
Tows very well
Inside liner - looks nice IMO and won't rot like wood
Good value - pricing from Steer In trailer in MT gets you a lot of trailer for the money.
Things I didn't like:
Door over wheel wells with a 2" lip. Made it 32" tall step to get inside. I'm an active 32yr 6' tall man and it was cumbersome getting out. My family hated it.
Curved floor is good for snowmobiles; didn't like it for anything else.
Several screws worked themselves out from the interior - approx 10-13
Frame was rusting within weeks of receiving new from factory. Bad rust after a few months.
They wanted an obscene amout for a matching aluminum spare wheel/tire. Around 400 iirc
Subpar cust service
Ordered a new Charmac trisport due end of next week:
Things I like:
Flat floor + 6" height should be approx same exterior height as TW but much more room for utv's
Built in floor storage boxes and battery boxes
Side door is much much lower. Demo trailer I saw was 25". That will be more convenient for access.
Frame coating is a thick under car coating. I looked at a buddies 3 yr old charmac that had less rust than my 2 week old TW.
1 1/8" floor option. Should be very stout.
Things I'm not sure about;
Extruded aluminum door frame.
Ducted furnace.
Up charge for aluminum wheel was pretty high. Ordered without wheel and bought my own.
Excellent inputs, Meathooker. Exactly the kind of inputs I was looking for. I only want to buy the right gooseneck trailer once. No doubt both would serve well in most cases but the fine details across the board in real world conditions is the most important area I am looking into with consideration in being able to fit my utv being more of a priority now that I want to broaden my enclosed trailer usage capabilities. Speaking of wheel wheels on both and overall interior height along with outside height on both, I see a definite advantage with the Charmac. I am not a fan of "deck over" axles. Yet seems like the TW does tow well for a "deck over" though.
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