Thinking about ordering a new Enclosed Sled Trailer...

[christopher]

Seems like the going price...

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[mckinney]

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[christopher]

I think I have decided I am going to order one of these trailers.
Now I need to build up the list of Exactly what I want to have installed.

Anyone that has owned a large enclosed trailer care to share with me any thoughts on what they WISHED they had installed when they ordered it that wasn't there after they got it??

In Hindsight I would have ordered..... ??????

 

[richracer1]

A lot of the options will depend on how much you want to spend. It will add up quickly.

Make a list for required items and one for nice to have items.

 

[Highmarker]

Unless you are pulling that thing on really long trips, I would get the flat deck (no wheel wells)
They aren't that big, but still can get in the way and the rear sleds will ride on them. Always slanted to one side. I pull mine no further than 100 miles tops....about 30 miles most of the time. So an 8 wide flat deck offers the most uses. Just think what you may be using if for other than sleds to help plan it out

 

[christopher]

In order to make the RZRs fit, I have to order a +6" height.
So the trailer is already tall.
My current trailer has the "humps" in it and it hasn't proven to be an issue for me in the least.

Given my druthers, I would rather keep the trailer down as low as possible for long hauls.

My normal run is 3 hours.
Hope to be making MANY longer runs this season though.

 

[christopher]

A lot of the options will depend on how much you want to spend. It will add up quickly.

Make a list for required items and one for nice to have items.

I guess that is what I am asking here.

Just WHAT ARE THE NICE TO HAVE items?

For the purpose of building up the list, lets ignore the cost.

What would the PERFECT DREAM TRAILER have in it???

 

[M8Chris]

I guess that is what I am asking here.

Just WHAT ARE THE NICE TO HAVE items?

For the purpose of building up the list, lets ignore the cost.

What would the PERFECT DREAM TRAILER have in it???

Perfect dream trailer would be a trailer with all the goodies that the Trails west burandt edition trailer has. It sounds to me like your wanting the high mark package from Mirage

 

[christopher]

Perfect dream trailer would be a trailer with all the goodies that the Trails west burandt edition trailer has. It sounds to me like your wanting the high mark package from Mirage

I am seriously considering a customized version of their "Black-Out" edition.


What about the Trails West trailer catches your attention???
I have seen them at all of our snowshows for the last several years.
They seem like they are built like a TANK, and coming from a background of building high end horse trailers, I am guessing they are one of the "sturdiest" trailers out there,

RPM 28 ft. BP Burandt Edition
Burandt Edition with optional 48" Tall Tread Brite Gravel Guard

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[carlc]

The mirage looks nice. I had a buddy that had one of the first ones and I didn't think it held up very well. I'm sure they have fixed the issues by now.

I just bought a Burandt edition trails west, bumper pull, snow check edition and it is by far the nicest trailer I've seen. It has all the thing they have in the gooseneck and a few extras you get with the snow check edition. I didn't realize the track melt was in the bumper pull.
I swore that the next trailer I got was going to be aluminum framed because the steel ones look so ratty in a few years but they diamond plated the frame where it takes the worst beating so that will solve that problem.
I would not buy a trailer without at least giving it a look.

I have been around quite a few different brands of trailers in the last few years, Nash, trails west, atlas, triton, and mirage to name a few. In my opinion the Nash was the nicest for fit and finish, as well as amount of options available, but they have gone out of business for internal reasons. The atlas is a very nice trailer for a great value. But I think the nicest, most sled dee friendly and durable trailer is the trails west. We had a burandt GN last year and the thing was bullet proof, and all the options inside are very utilitarian but very useful and well layed iut

 

[christopher]

I have been around quite a few different brands of trailers in the last few years, Nash, trails west, atlas, triton, and mirage to name a few. In my opinion the Nash was the nicest for fit and finish, as well as amount of options available, but they have gone out of business for internal reasons. The atlas is a very nice trailer for a great value. But I think the nicest, most sled dee friendly and durable trailer is the trails west. We had a burandt GN last year and the thing was bullet proof, and all the options inside are very utilitarian but very useful and well layed iut

How does that trailer stack up WEIGHT wise?

Its NOT hard to build a great quality trailer, but its mighty hard to keep the weight down to make it friendly to two.

 

[carlc]

How does that trailer stack up WEIGHT wise?

Its NOT hard to build a great quality trailer, but its mighty hard to keep the weight down to make it friendly to two.

I don't remember exact weights but I know it wasn't as heavy as you would expect. We have a Nash GN in a similar size that's fully aluminum and only weighed a few hundred less. And a GN is amazing for towing too. I will never go back to a bumper pull

 

[carlc]

Just looked it up. The 28' is 5600 lbs. that's the 4 place version

 

[christopher]

We should look up a comparable mirage for comparison..


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[richracer1]

We should look up a comparable mirage for comparison..


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28' BP Mirage is 3400#

My 28' trailer is 2240#

 

[carlc]

28' BP Mirage is 3400#

My 28' trailer is 2240#

Just my opinion but would you care about the weight of the trailer when you have a sixty mph cross wind with an unloaded trailer? I would bet you would want the heavier one. And towing it we did not see any worse mileage than towing a Nash aluminum 28' bumper pull with 12" raised height, or the Nash GN. Another sweet thing about the burandt edition is the track melt system. It will seriously melt four sleds completely in less than an hout

 

[christopher]

28' BP Mirage is 3400#

My 28' trailer is 2240#

So.
Trails West, 5,600lbs
Mirage, 3,400lbs (-2,200)
Rich's 2,240lbs (-3,160)

That would certainly explain a difference in overall durability I would think.
More STEEL = more WEIGHT = more Longevity.

If you make your living building Animal Trailers, your going to tend to err on the side of over-engineering.

 

[richracer1]

So.
Trails West, 5,600lbs
Mirage, 3,400lbs (-2,200)
Rich's 2,240lbs (-3,160)

That would certainly explain a difference in overall durability I would think.
More STEEL = more WEIGHT = more Longevity.

If you make your living building Animal Trailers, your going to tend to err on the side of over-engineering.

Not really, more steel doesn't mean more durable. Steel frames mean more weight, requiring more fuel to pull the trailer. My aluminum trailer is just as durable as any steel sled trailer, I just won't use as much fuel doing so.

 

[richracer1]

Another thing to consider is warranty. Mirage is one year, I believe. Don't know about Trails West or other brands. Mission/Polaris Trailers are limited LIFETIME warranty.

 

[christopher]

Not really, more steel doesn't mean more durable. Steel frames mean more weight, requiring more fuel to pull the trailer. My aluminum trailer is just as durable as any steel sled trailer, I just won't use as much fuel doing so.

Yes and No.
There IS a difference in durability when you look at things like FLOOR and WALL thickness. And there is really no way to add thickness and not add weight.

The trails west trailers are VERY strong structurally.
All you have to do is bang on the walls and door frames to see that.
They have more "mass" and you can feel it as you walk through them.
And I would "guess" that the same goes for their floors as well.

But I think WEIGHT is the holy grail of all trailers.
No one wants a heavy trailer if they can avoid it.