TRAILER QUESTION: Which do you prefer and WHY? Trailswest or Logan Coach???
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No idea but it's pretty common in rv from the research I did. I do drive 700 miles one way. So I always shut my propane off
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You may want to check the weights of these as well. Pretty sure the logan's were always heavier than the Trails West and both might be a bit much behind your half ton on icy roads.
I wouldn’t take a Trails west trailer If it wa free.
the Logan Coach look nice but at the end of the day they’re heavy steel trailers that will rust.
check out ATC. Once you go aluminum you won’t go back.
if that’s not your cup of tea id go Charmac.
the Logan Coach look nice but at the end of the day they’re heavy steel trailers that will rust.
check out ATC. Once you go aluminum you won’t go back.
if that’s not your cup of tea id go Charmac.
Logan is galvanized frame and aluminum but heavier.
I live halfway between Charmac and trails west factories and I’ve owned seven Charmac’s and trailswest as well as haulmark.
All of my Charmac’s had more corrosion in aluminum panels and I’ve replaced seven Charmac axles.
Most of our area is trailswest now.
One logan.
Logan is definitely built better, but price and weight reflects that.
The roads we have nobody trusts an aluminum frame with plenty of experiences to back it.
I live halfway between Charmac and trails west factories and I’ve owned seven Charmac’s and trailswest as well as haulmark.
All of my Charmac’s had more corrosion in aluminum panels and I’ve replaced seven Charmac axles.
Most of our area is trailswest now.
One logan.
Logan is definitely built better, but price and weight reflects that.
The roads we have nobody trusts an aluminum frame with plenty of experiences to back it.
I do not own a logan or trails west but I've spent plenty of time in a logan. Actually just spent the night in 1 and took it to the flat tops from hahns peak. The logan is a few years old and he uses it for just about everything from hauling building material, taking it into the back country for a place to stay wile hunting here in the states and Canada, hauls sleds all over the westren states as he also competes in rmsha. The logans are very well built and seem to be able to handle a lot of abuse. A lot of people we talk to wish they would have spent the extra for a logan vs trails west. They were not happy with the quality of the trails west trailers. I personally prefer a heavier trailer vs a lighter aluminum trailer. The heavier trailers seem to track better vs the lighter trailers but im usually traveling 2000 -2500 miles round trip to go riding. So my vote would be for the logan.
My next trailer will more than likely be a logan gooseneck.
My current trailer is a 18x7.5 with 5 v aluminum lighting trailer fully installed. I like the trailer but I don't care for how it tracks in high winds.
My next trailer will more than likely be a logan gooseneck.
My current trailer is a 18x7.5 with 5 v aluminum lighting trailer fully installed. I like the trailer but I don't care for how it tracks in high winds.
Correct me if I am wrong here
As long as you somewhere ABOVE -40 propane will VAPORIZE won't it?
TELL ME WHY?
Weight and Cost are secondary to establishing the "Better" trailer, and WHY its better.
THANK YOU!
Those are EXACTLY the kind of comments I am searching for in this discussion!!
Excellent point to be sure.
But I would be surprised if the 21ft hits my limits?
Looks like the 29 Zbros edition is 6,300lbs.
Can't find a weight on the 21/25 yet
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I love Charmac trailers and they’re well built, they just leave shelves for road grime to hide on top of steel that causes the corrosion of the aluminum along that strip.
I’m pretty tough on stuff on gravel roads as we sled mostly non parking lot or trail system areas, I do dry out and keep an electric heater on shore power while parked.
My trails west has been fantastic so far. As a gooseneck I’d rather have it on when it’s windy and icy than an empty truck. It flat drives you down the road with no effort.
I’m pretty tough on stuff on gravel roads as we sled mostly non parking lot or trail system areas, I do dry out and keep an electric heater on shore power while parked.
My trails west has been fantastic so far. As a gooseneck I’d rather have it on when it’s windy and icy than an empty truck. It flat drives you down the road with no effort.
Just at a continually reduced rate.
We just had a thread about this recently...
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While there are a relative ton of Used Trails West units on the market, boy are there few Logan Coach trailers by comparison.
I wonder what the yearly production numbers are for the two competitors?
I wonder what the yearly production numbers are for the two competitors?
At Caliber we bought a Logan Coach trailer to take to trade shows about 4 years ago. It is an amazing trailer! Build quality is better than anything else i have been around. But like others have said it is EXTREMELY heavy. Im not saying a Half ton can't do it.... But i wouldn't do it. We have a 2500 Cummins with air bags at 50psi. Or when we have the sled deck on we have it at 100psi. Ours was a custom length to fit in a 30ft booth spot at trade shows with the door down so it is 18'+6' V. Our's might be for sale to order a bigger one..... 
Considering they have dual 6,000 lbs axles I think your number is low. Or maybe that is the dry weight?
Which if that's the case you're looking at an what, 9,000 lbs ready to travel I would think (sleds, extra gas, tools, gear). While we both know our half tons will pull that that weight nicely on dry roads and is well below the rated capacity of the truck (Pretty sure yours is equipped out much like mine). That weight behind our trucks on bad roads is a lot. These aluminum half tons just don't have the mass needed to control that weight of trailer when the roads get icey.
Mind you, I am ONLY looking at the 21ft, not the 29.
But yes, I FULLY AGREE.
The current owner of the used 21 said his F150 with Airbags was NOT a good combination.
Started looking at F250s last night....
LOL, I test drove a F-450 earlier this week. For some stupid reason I have a soft spot for the AlumaDuty Dually's and want to build one up. And given the option between the F-350 and F-450 I like the F-450 better for a few reasons. No, it's not practical and no it's not currently needed for anything I tow or haul. But sometimes life's not about what makes sense..........It's about having fun.
If I placed an order for a new F250 I should see it come Fall.
Found a used Logan we are considering.
