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Need a small enclosed trailer. Thinking a 5x8 similar to the ones those lesbians like to tow behind their Subaru that they rent from Uhal. If someone in the Lynchburg/Salem/Roanoke/Charlottesville area knows of a decent deal on one, please let me know.
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A bigger trailer is a lot easier to pull and back, just saying cause if you think you need a 5x8 you will really need a 7x14.
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A bigger trailer is a lot easier to pull and back, just saying cause if you think you need a 5x8 you will really need a 7x14. exactly....tandem 7x14 (or 8x14) You'll use it more & pull safer/better Just like a gun safe Buy bigger than you need
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Look at Craigs List Blacksburg. Several on there around that size. Not seeing any used ones though.
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Agreed on the sizing saying to go bigger. I was looking for a 7x16 enclosed years ago, and wound up finding a 8.5x20 car hauler for only a couple grand more that had 5200 lbs axles instead of the 3500 lbs ones on the 7x16s. I've filled it many times both in volume & weight and I'm glad I got this one. Though now I think of getting a 24' with a V nose, as I get seem to get the same fuel economy whether it's empty or at GVWR with the current one, so I'm sure the V nose would help.
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I know a guy that welds...
Maybe he can make you one.
I'll ask.
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I’ll get those pics to you this weekend 😉
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pull my Kawi SxS on a 7x14 tandem open trailer More than I need Pulls nice ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/pJ5YCRr.jpg)
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I appreciate everyone's input. I'm on a budget and can't afford "a couple grand more" just starting out with this side business, because that just doesn't make sense at this point. I'd buy a bigger enclosed trailer if it was a deal obviously, but I'm hauling welding equipment, generator, and power tools, so not a huge space requirement at this point.
I could also enclose a trailer myself, but I'd have to get a good one for a song for it to be worth doing.
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I know a guy that welds...
Maybe he can make you one.
I'll ask. Hahaha! I'd weld one up if I had the steel
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I appreciate everyone's input. I'm on a budget and can't afford "a couple grand more" just starting out with this side business, because that just doesn't make sense at this point. I'd buy a bigger enclosed trailer if it was a deal obviously, but I'm hauling welding equipment, generator, and power tools, so not a huge space requirement at this point.
I could also enclose a trailer myself, but I'd have to get a good one for a song for it to be worth doing. Completely understood. Might hafta start with an adequate flat trailer and a decent tarp. Let the first dozen or so jobs pay for a trailer upgrade.
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I appreciate everyone's input. I'm on a budget and can't afford "a couple grand more" just starting out with this side business, because that just doesn't make sense at this point. I'd buy a bigger enclosed trailer if it was a deal obviously, but I'm hauling welding equipment, generator, and power tools, so not a huge space requirement at this point.
I could also enclose a trailer myself, but I'd have to get a good one for a song for it to be worth doing. What’s your budget ? I saw some new ones tandem 6x12 for $4,000+/-. I’d think you could find a used one a lot less.
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I appreciate everyone's input. I'm on a budget and can't afford "a couple grand more" just starting out with this side business, because that just doesn't make sense at this point. I'd buy a bigger enclosed trailer if it was a deal obviously, but I'm hauling welding equipment, generator, and power tools, so not a huge space requirement at this point.
I could also enclose a trailer myself, but I'd have to get a good one for a song for it to be worth doing. Completely understood. Might hafta start with an adequate flat trailer and a decent tarp. Let the first dozen or so jobs pay for a trailer upgrade. True enough. I could pretty much build any security measure into a flat trailer that I'd need too. Now you've got me thinking....
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I appreciate everyone's input. I'm on a budget and can't afford "a couple grand more" just starting out with this side business, because that just doesn't make sense at this point. I'd buy a bigger enclosed trailer if it was a deal obviously, but I'm hauling welding equipment, generator, and power tools, so not a huge space requirement at this point.
I could also enclose a trailer myself, but I'd have to get a good one for a song for it to be worth doing. What’s your budget ? I saw some new ones tandem 6x12 for $4,000+/-. I’d think you could find a used one a lot less. I don't need a $4k trailer, not at this point. The idea is, as business grows, so does the equipment. So ideally I'd start off with a small, old trailer, and grow from there.
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Another vote for buy bigger than you "think" you need...
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Please tell me you can secure it.
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Please tell me you can secure it. Nah, I was just going to let the crackheads have a free for all down at the pawn shop
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