Recent content by Firemediceric

Very nice! Although I want a wood deck, I see the advantage to the entire deck tilting.

Another vote for a tilt trailer rather than a trailer using ramps. Thank you

you have all given me a whole lot of insight I didn’t have just a few days ago. Thank you all.

I’m in the Tennessee Valley, so mold, mildew, and wood rot are truly a thing here. As your post brings out, for me to purchase a trailer, it’s definitely sacrificing the economics in favor of convenience. No arguing though as some above have stated that the way the price of trailers is going...

Another piece of great advice that I would not have come up with on my own. Thank you.

Great tip. Thank you!

Thank you for the input. Now to decide if I want to spend the money to watch it sit idle and not move 360 days out of the year.

I believe I’m of the same mindset regarding height versus width trying to anticipate what I may call on the trailer to handle. One thing just pointed out to me which I had overlooked is that on a partial deck tilt there’s no way to conveniently install a winch without some major retrofitting...

No issues with the trailer not being wide enough for any of your loads?

You certainly have the experience to give advice in this area. Although hydraulics would be nice, I’m trying to be cost conscious as this trailer will likely sit for months at a time. Although I lack the experience you have, I can certainly see how not dealing with ramps in favor of the tilt...

Thanks for the suggestion. I really don’t have a need for a dump trailer. As to renting the trailer out, I’d be too uptight worrying about it getting stolen. I think the sides on a dump trailer would also cause an issue getting in/out of any automobiles I’m transporting.

About to commit to purchasing a 20'x7' manual tilt trailer rated for 10k pounds with brakes on both axles. I'm wanting this trailer to do everything I need and never be deficient for my purposes. Am I making a wise choice. Here's the back story... I seldom need a trailer and it's even more...