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Old 01-24-2004, 10:47 PM
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Trailer pricing

Went trailer shopping, and I'd like to do some comparisons, if you guys don't mind.

The place I went to had the following to offer, lemme know what you think.

7x12 tandem 3500lb axle's with electric brakes, ramp door, man door, roof vent, stone guard, roof light ~$3500

Is this a good price?

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I've been doing the same. Thats not to bad. What brand is it?
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Good Timing. I've been looking the past week also. I was looking at H&H Trailers as they're built nearby. They're asking $4495 for a 7X12 tandem axle. A bit pricey.
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Thats a great price around here.
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Wonder if they'll discount for a group buy?










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I've been doing the same. Thats not to bad. What brand is it?
It's a Haulmark. www.normsontrailer.com is the place I went to
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Is that for Grattan
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Went trailer shopping, and I'd like to do some comparisons, if you guys don't mind.

The place I went to had the following to offer, lemme know what you think.

7x12 tandem 3500lb axle's with electric brakes, ramp door, man door, roof vent, stone guard, roof light ~$3500

Is this a good price?
I got my Pace American 7x14 with everything you listed for around $4k.

Having had a Haulmark before, I'd choose the Pace over it for quality.
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Is that for Grattan
Among other things, yes
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Having had a Haulmark before, I'd choose the Pace over it for quality.
Is the Pace that ~$500 difference?
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Is the Pace that ~$500 difference?
It was 2 feet longer too.
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We have a US Cargo. Seems to be a good quality. Around here, that's a good price.
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7x12 tandem 3500lb axle's with electric brakes, ramp door, man door, roof vent, stone guard, roof light ~$3500
Won't that trailer loaded be a bit much for your Ranger?
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Re: Trailer pricing

There is a place that sells trailers right by C/A Honda. I forget the name. It is on the side street that runs parallel to 271 that is basically an off ramp to Alexander/Pettibone Rd. the place is on the right. I want to say it is JFI, or JFE or something like that.

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Won't that trailer loaded be a bit much for your Ranger?
I've asked around, there's people that tow stuff that size with no problems. It has a ~5500lb towing capacity, so I really don't see it being a problem. I'd be leary of towing anything bigger with it, but I really don't see a 7x12 as being a problem. I plan on doing some intake/exhaust tweaks to it, maybe a chip, and definitely a shift kit to give it a bit more beef.

HD, that place is JTI. I've talked to him in the past, he seemed kinda expensive. I'd prefer to deal with somebody out of the county to save that little bit on the taxes if I can. I won't be ready to buy for at LEAST 2-3 more months, so I'm just doing homework right now....
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I've asked around, there's people that tow stuff that size with no problems. It has a ~5500lb towing capacity, so I really don't see it being a problem. I'd be leary of towing anything bigger with it, but I really don't see a 7x12 as being a problem. I plan on doing some intake/exhaust tweaks to it, maybe a chip, and definitely a shift kit to give it a bit more beef.
Get a tranny cooler, if you don't already have one.
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Get a tranny cooler, if you don't already have one.
I think it's built into the radiator I'll have to double check to be sure, but that would be on the list as well.
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That sounds like an excellent price. I originally looked at 7x12's before deciding to get a 6x12 and they were running around $4k. That may be a bit of a grunt for a Ranger to pull though...
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That sounds like an excellent price. I originally looked at 7x12's before deciding to get a 6x12 and they were running around $4k. That may be a bit of a grunt for a Ranger to pull though...
I looked at a few 6x12's, but they're just not wide enough. The goal is to get 4 bikes into the trailer. I know that's a push, but 2 of them are 600rr's, and one's a Buell XB9. The 4th one's a Shadow, but that'll change to a rocket soon enough
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4 bikes into a 7x12 won't happen easily. Not if you value the bikes anyway. Go with a 7x14.
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It's not gonna happen very often, only occasionally. I'd love a 7x14, but my Ranger might start to struggle with that. I can't afford a bigger truck at this point
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Don't know if you remember the pics of my new rig that I posted a few months back. The Trailer is a KZ Kargo by TN Trailers in Indiana. The price was excellent considering the level of finish and features. I paid 4200.00 OTD for my 8.5' by 16' and the interior walls are finished and painted, as well as the side door is big enough to ride your bike through. There is a local dealer that has an extensive inventory and the prices are very good.

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ND, I picked up a used 6x12 last summer for $1200. If you're not going to use it all the time and don't care too much about cosmetics, used would be just as good. I've got it set up to haul 3 bikes and thats pretty tight. If you're planning on 4 bikes, definately get a 14 footer. The third bike in my trailer has to go in the middle behind the other 2 and it's front wheel is between the front 2 bikes rear wheels. As for your ranger pulling it w/4 bikes, I wouldn't bet on it. I've got a sonoma w/4.3 liter 6 and I've just pulled my bike so far on a few short trips and it did fine as long as you're on level ground, but if you have a fairly steep incline and a slow strart speed (hocking hills) it'll struggle. Not to mention your mpg will drastically fall. If your ranger is like my sonoma, you'll have to keep it in 3 instead of OD and at 65-70 mph, I'm taching about 3200. I'd like to take it to Florida in the next month or so, but I'm a little leary about the hills in Kentucky and how much gas it's going to suck along the way. I've been thinking of trading up to a bigger truck. BTW, can you still get discount tics to the bike show this weekend?
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I'd say so. My 360 struggles with my smaller trailer and 2 bikes POS Dodge
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I've asked around, there's people that tow stuff that size with no problems. It has a ~5500lb towing capacity, so I really don't see it being a problem. I'd be leary of towing anything bigger with it, but I really don't see a 7x12 as being a problem. I plan on doing some intake/exhaust tweaks to it, maybe a chip, and definitely a shift kit to give it a bit more beef.
You may want to double check your towing capacity to be 1000% sure of what you can tow. You've seen our trailer...it's a 7x14 and the Tundra w/ the V8 has to work pretty hard when going up hills. I'd hate to see you burn up your tranny.
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You may want to double check your towing capacity to be 1000% sure of what you can tow. You've seen our trailer...it's a 7x14 and the Tundra w/ the V8 has to work pretty hard when going up hills. I'd hate to see you burn up your tranny.

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ND, I picked up a used 6x12 last summer for $1200. If you're not going to use it all the time and don't care too much about cosmetics, used would be just as good. I've got it set up to haul 3 bikes and thats pretty tight. If you're planning on 4 bikes, definately get a 14 footer. The third bike in my trailer has to go in the middle behind the other 2 and it's front wheel is between the front 2 bikes rear wheels. As for your ranger pulling it w/4 bikes, I wouldn't bet on it. I've got a sonoma w/4.3 liter 6 and I've just pulled my bike so far on a few short trips and it did fine as long as you're on level ground, but if you have a fairly steep incline and a slow strart speed (hocking hills) it'll struggle. Not to mention your mpg will drastically fall. If your ranger is like my sonoma, you'll have to keep it in 3 instead of OD and at 65-70 mph, I'm taching about 3200. I'd like to take it to Florida in the next month or so, but I'm a little leary about the hills in Kentucky and how much gas it's going to suck along the way. I've been thinking of trading up to a bigger truck. BTW, can you still get discount tics to the bike show this weekend?

I wouldn't mind used at all, the thing is I don't have the cash on hand for it. I was gonna finance it. I've seen used trailers go for plenty cheap. I dunno, we'll see how it goes. I don't really have a need for it for a quite a few months so things will change by then
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Old 01-26-2004, 7:11 PM
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Re: Trailer pricing

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Straight off Ford's website:


Engine Axle 4x4 w/ 6ft box
4.0L SOHC SEFI V6 3.73/4.10 5,560(4)(5)


http://www.fordvehicles.com/Trucks/r...es/spectowing/
It also shows a GCWR of 9500lbs, so the 5560 could be misleading. You need to find out how much your truck weighs, fully loaded with fuel, people, luggage, etc and subtract that amount from the 9500 to find your true towing limit. And you don't want to take it all the way up to the limit either.

My 5.4L V8 moaned a little going through the mountains with my 7x14 with 2 bikes, tools, etc in it, but it did fine. The 4.6L V8 truck I had before didn't like it at all.
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Re: Trailer pricing

Curb weight is roughly 3500lbs. Me, another person, gear, misc stuff, figure another 500lbs. Right in the 5000lb range. I'll do some more asking around, can't hurt
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