Lots of good stuff on this thread.
I've been out of town all day, helping a friend with some amateur land surveying and brush clearing. A good day overall, despite being stung 7 or 8 times by yellow jackets. My buddy apparently disturbed one of their nests with a brush hog, and they decided to come after me. Somehow, they managed to get most of their stings into the "love handle" zone directly above my belt line. OUCH.
I've been daydreaming about trailers for days (OK, years).
There is something nostalgic and "Bonneville Cool" about an open trailer. I have another friend with a very nice, very heavy duty open trailer. I may even approach him about "buying in" to that trailer. I completely understand the anti-theft properties of a plain-jane enclosed trailer, however.
The allure of a nice, 24 foot or so, aluminum trailer like a FeatherLite or similar quality trailer, is unavoidable, but expensive.
That 28 footer for sale with the viewing deck on top, etc. looks super-nice, and also looks like a bargain for the price.
I have a Ram 2500 diesel pickup (crew cab, short bed 4x4). The truck has plenty of power, plenty of hauling capacity, and a built-in trailer brake controller. It is not set up for a gooseneck, and I have never towed a gooseneck trailer. Of course, that doesn't mean that it couldn't be set up for a gooseneck.
The 24 foot Pace Shadow GT that I am currently borrowing (from a different race car friend) is also a nice basis for a trailer, but only has the 3500# axles for a total of 7,000 pounds capacity. I don't like that fact, and wonder why they would even sell a 24 foot trailer with only 7,000 pound capacity. The empty trailer has to weight close to 4,000 lbs.
I know about tire problems for sure, and want to get onto a set of E rated name-brand tires for next year.
The good news is that I have plenty of time between now and then to get something worked out.
Steve.
