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Largest trailer for going up the mountain?

schmidty89

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What's the largest trailer guys are pulling west? And what are you pulling it with.

Myself and my snowmobile buddies are looking at ordering a trailer.
Last year we priced one. -Bumper pull, 30ft plus 5ft. By 8.5, Probably 6.5 tall. two dexter axels. (Not sure I like only having two), Places for six long tracks. Plus gear. I'm not concerned with being able to pull it but am worried about the winds and navigation throughout the tight areas. I have seen the trailer we are looking at, at Haydays. Behind the same truck. 3500 SRW duramax. But not sure that it was used for long trips. I am pushing towards a gooseneck. In which case I would feel better about only having two axels.

Any opinions or pictures are greatly appreciated.


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Happily pulling a 30ft bumper pull all winter.
No issues at all out here.

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christopher said:
Happily pulling a 30ft bumper pull all winter.
No issues at all out here.
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Is that your new trailer? How many sleds would you normally load up?

I had read some of the thread earlier in the year but know you made some alterations before the end. Lots of great ideas summited. I think I even put my two sense in after I figured this tapatalk out


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It holds 4 long tracks with LOTS of room in the front for gear.

If push comes to shove, I think we could get 6 in there, with NO room left in the front nose.

4 easy.
5 with a little work
6 with very careful packing :face-icon-small-hap

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We haul a 50 foot goose neck currently behind a crew cab dually. Sweet setup for the room and a place to hang out after riding. Kinda white knuckled on the mountain passes, tough to navigate in towns when looking for fuel, and 9 mpg with a Duramax at 60 mpg average cruise speed. Needless to say we are probably going to down size to something similar to the size of your quoted trailer.

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It actually tows beyond how well you could imagine a trailer that big with a 7 foot 8 inch interior height would. Where it gets sketchy is if it starts sliding on the mountain passes it will easily push a 1 ton right off the road. It almost happened going through yellowstone last year on the way to Cooke city when we were forced to stop for some idiots with a tripod setup in the road on an incline. Stopped truck and it started sliding back and we had to navigate it back down the incline with no stopping capability. If you go with a big trailer like that I would hope you always find good weather on the passes. I think that gooseneck that Bacon up above has would be the ideal setup. Nothing towes like a gooseneck, and an aluminum trailer keeps it light enough that the truck can keep control.

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You guys beat me to it. Once you tow with a 5th wheel compared to a bumper pull you understand why they cost more and why you did not make the switch sooner. You cannot believe there are so many people using bumper pulls. Take a look at the rodeo guys. It is rare to see them towing a bumper pull.
 
If I had to do it over again I'd have had my trailer built as a gooseneck or a 5th wheel.

As it stands right now, I have a 33' bumper pull with a weight distributing / antisway hitch on it. and it clocks in at about ~8,000-lb fully loaded with sleds, fuel, gear, etc.

It actually pulls VERY nice for it being a heavier bumper pull.

But, its still not a gooseneck or 5th wheel.

I pull it with a 3500 Dodge with no issues whatsoever.

It sucks bad towing it up I70 in the dead of winter in traffic, but I don't think there is a trailer on the planet that doesn't suck doing that with :)
Towing it on I80 in the wind, the weight of the trailer actually winds up being a benefit instead of a detriment.



Regarding axles .... This one has twin 7k axles with 16" wheels. The wheel wells inside haven't really been much of an issue honestly, we just place the skis on top of them and no big deal. I would prefer to have two beefier axles than three less beefy axles quite honestly.
 
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Shwinecat said:
You guys beat me to it. Once you tow with a 5th wheel compared to a bumper pull you understand why they cost more and why you did not make the switch sooner. You cannot believe there are so many people using bumper pulls. Take a look at the rodeo guys. It is rare to see them towing a bumper pull.
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The reason there are so many is that you don't need to dedicate the bed of your truck to the trailer.
I have a shell on my truck and use the cargo area every day for transporting product that has to be protected from the weather.

There is just no way I could have a goose without having another truck just for that hookup.


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I seriously considered trading in my 28' (22' box + 6'V) BP aluminum trailer for a 32' (24' box + 8' attic) aluminum GN this spring, but it got put on the back burner for now.

As an owner of a 5th wheel RV, I agree with everyone else that states how well they pull vs. a BP.

One thing to consider, the longer the trailer, the more of a pain it is to find parking spots. Cooke City is a prime example of being difficult to find parking/navigating with a long trailer, especially on a busy weekend.
 
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It actually tows beyond how well you could imagine a trailer that big with a 7 foot 8 inch interior height would. Where it gets sketchy is if it starts sliding on the mountain passes it will easily push a 1 ton right off the road. It almost happened going through yellowstone last year on the way to Cooke city when we were forced to stop for some idiots with a tripod setup in the road on an incline. Stopped truck and it started sliding back and we had to navigate it back down the incline with no stopping capability. If you go with a big trailer like that I would hope you always find good weather on the passes. I think that gooseneck that Bacon up above has would be the ideal setup. Nothing towes like a gooseneck, and an aluminum trailer keeps it light enough that the truck can keep control.

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Were they driving a Subaru?
 
christopher said:
The reason there are so many is that you don't need to dedicate the bed of your truck to the trailer.
I have a shell on my truck and use the cargo area every day for transporting product that has to be protected from the weather.

There is just no way I could have a goose without having another truck just for that hookup.


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This is reason I am ordering a 29' bumper pull
 
Turnover ball and roll up tonneau cover for the gooseneck. The goosenecks are absolutely amazing to tow, less whip less porpoising, maneuver much easier in tight areas, and storage/bed above. The current trails west 28' we have will fit five forward with about three feet I front of them and a huge gap at the man door.


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