In-line trailer length?
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polarisrider1
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27'
please be careful to note with the inline length dimension whether it is total length or full width length as it makes a difference.
As I wrote this I checked US Cargo site and now I do not even realize what my trailer is, I did know it was a 7x27 but I thought the 27 was full box but it looks like it isn't. Also found out mine is no longer made as it was an all aluminum frame that had some kind of composite (sandwiched mat'l) for the walls which was neat at the time since I did not have to buy or add a finished interior, the inside looked the same as the outside. Guess I have to get out the tape measure
As I wrote this I checked US Cargo site and now I do not even realize what my trailer is, I did know it was a 7x27 but I thought the 27 was full box but it looks like it isn't. Also found out mine is no longer made as it was an all aluminum frame that had some kind of composite (sandwiched mat'l) for the walls which was neat at the time since I did not have to buy or add a finished interior, the inside looked the same as the outside. Guess I have to get out the tape measure
Thanks for the come backs. My riding partner seems to think we should get a wide body trailer, side by side, so that it wouldn't be so long. I say the narrower width will pull better and you can see around it without any trouble. We generally stay at larger motels so parking isn't a problem. Am I on the righr track?
I bought a new side by side this year after deliberating for a long time. Finally a friend of mine that has had both types of trailers and many sleds said that the reason he has a side by side is you realize if you want 1 sled off you have to unload and reload all 4 to do it. With a side by side and some units with reverse you can almost take off any machine you want anytime.
snobuilder
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I can only say that from watchin my 3 ridin buddies load there sleds on there inline, it seems like alot of work....lifting either the front, back or both ends of there sleds to get them positioned properly,.....maybe its inexperience but they used it at least 5 times and still seems like an effort for them.
favoritos
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Get the inline. They do pull easier. You can see better. Go the extra mile and get all aluminum. It is a little more work loading and unloading if you only use half your sleds.
BTW, for some reason manufacturers list the length with the V included. It can be confusing.
harski
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I just had a my first year experience with an inline (R&R 7.5 x 22 with 6'6" height) and have no issue's with it so far. I agree with all the points that have been made as there are always pros/cons with each width unit. The important options I was looking at was weight (towing with half-ton), width, and height. Weight is relatively the same between the two this should be mute. Width there will be more drag with the wider body and but easier to move sleds around. Height is a different story as I wanted to be able to walk in my trailer without ducking all the time. Again, after the first season I'm relatively pleased with my unit but in looking back I MAY be able to get away without having a taller roof and just deal with keeping my head down for a few extra minutes thus saving a little drag on the vehicle.
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bogiewheel
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7 x 29 legend
I went from a side by side to the 7 x 29 aluminum Legend and really like it. Previously I too said the side by side is easier to load and unload but now will not trade the view and weight balance of the inline for the unloading convienience.
But, I see a few of you pull your trailers with half tons and mid size SUVs. How well does that work? I drive a 3/4 ton Dodge diesel and don't really like the way the wind and trailer kick the truck around. I am thinking of going to a dually.
I went from a side by side to the 7 x 29 aluminum Legend and really like it. Previously I too said the side by side is easier to load and unload but now will not trade the view and weight balance of the inline for the unloading convienience.
But, I see a few of you pull your trailers with half tons and mid size SUVs. How well does that work? I drive a 3/4 ton Dodge diesel and don't really like the way the wind and trailer kick the truck around. I am thinking of going to a dually.
We had a 8.5 X 24 Steel US Cargo, yep it was nice to park sleds side by side and easy to load and all that but it was pig. Last year we picked up a Legend 7X24, yeah you have put a little body english into loading but once you get it figured out it's not bad at all. And the way that bad boy tows is worth it's weight in gold!! I tow with GMC 3/4 to with a 6.0L and the difference between the two trailers was night and day. Towing the in-line (speaking specifically for a Legend) in a head a wind or even a good cross wind in not an isue at all, no sway, nothing.
Just make sure you get a trailer with plenty of head room so you and your buds can stand up straight.
Just make sure you get a trailer with plenty of head room so you and your buds can stand up straight.
polarisrider1
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Are they loading from the front? That works muck better than trying to rear load like you do with a side by side.
winter_time
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i prefer the side by side way easier to load and when towing the two types of trailers with the same load in them this past summer my side by side only dropped my mileage by 1/10th of a gallon. both of these trailers were being towed behind a 2002 ford excursion with the v10. It seemed like when i would get next to a semi or a semi would come up next to me the wind from the semi would cause me to sway from the wind hitting the front of the v on the inline. the other pro to the side by side is it is alot cheaper i could buy three of my steel side by sides for the same price of one inline and my mileage isnt much different at least not to me and if you look at the cost of the side by side and the cost of the inline you realize that you save alot of money by taking on that 1/10th of a gallon difference in your fuel mileage.
harski
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I tow with a 1/2 ton and the only issue for me is when passing a semi I really get sucked in at the end of the pass. I've got to be on the wheel that is for sure! Otherwise it may be a little under powered and a pinch heavy on the tounge but with the proper weight distribution it seems to tow smooth. The tounge weight I feel may be related with my tires a bit (Wilderness LE's) in which I plan on replacing this fall.
favoritos
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Load the sleds from the front with inline trailers. That helps some because the axels are set further back and the trailers are designed for that weight distribution.
We have towed with 1/2 ton and everything else up to a 1 ton truck. The inline does tow easier and grab much less wind than the side by side.
winter_time
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Harski
i found the same problem when we borrowed our friends inline and we were towing it with my excursion which is a one ton. When you get next to a semi u start swaying like crazy it makes me not want to buy an inline at all
Favoritos
The inline does tow easier and grab much less wind than the side by side.
when we were towing back and forth between illinois and the u.p. last summer our fuel mileage dropped by 1/10th of a gallon towing behind the excursion when we switched from our side by side to the inline both of which had the same load
harski
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Fav,
I've always been one put most of the weight on the trailer axles to try and keep the weight off the tounge. Up until the later years I've slowly been moving the weight further forward as it seems like the consensus is it tows better. Well, I haven't seen a drastic improvment and I've decided to try and do a 60/40 axle to tounge ratio. Seems to work for me for now. I know what you're saying loaded from the front to back I do try that most of the time pending parking conditions.
Winter,
If I recall correctly I used to get a little "wag" off my 2 place enclosed too when passing a semi. I've just summed it up as to the truck having a vortex or something coming off the front end that try's sucking me in. And with the larger trailer now it just has more surface to draw in. Ya think?
Harski
I've always been one put most of the weight on the trailer axles to try and keep the weight off the tounge. Up until the later years I've slowly been moving the weight further forward as it seems like the consensus is it tows better. Well, I haven't seen a drastic improvment and I've decided to try and do a 60/40 axle to tounge ratio. Seems to work for me for now. I know what you're saying loaded from the front to back I do try that most of the time pending parking conditions.
Winter,
If I recall correctly I used to get a little "wag" off my 2 place enclosed too when passing a semi. I've just summed it up as to the truck having a vortex or something coming off the front end that try's sucking me in. And with the larger trailer now it just has more surface to draw in. Ya think?
Harski