salmonbum-
good to know, I am new to the inline trailer market (normally I just kept my sleds stored at my UP cottage), but I have been bit by the Western Rockie's bug and have been out west the past two years. I have not owned my NEO long enough to make any statements regarding it's longevity, but for the money, it seemed like the most trailer for the money with the nicest finishing touches. Maybe that won't make up for any problems I may have down the road. Thanks for the info though.
Other than my issues, the trailer itself seems OK for the money. Problem is that the small issues I had were not handled very well by NEO, which has me scared what happens if a Larger problem occurs. The other trailers I looked at were Thunder and Lightning. Thunder is made by Legend. Probelm there I kept getting the runaround by Becks. They told me they didn't have any Thunders built for me to look at before I custom ordered one, but they were happy to sell me a $10,000 Legend. Kinda like the old Car salesman advertising cheap new cars ..."Oh, that one in the ad is sold, But weh have the next model up". Then one afternoon when I was in the area, I pulled in and guess what was in the lot??.... A Thunder trailer.
Lightning is made by Rance, which is a pretty good name. I almost (and should have) went with this one. It did not come with the advantec floor and a few other things, but they were options. Reason I went with NEO is the Classic trailers they use to build are really good.
Either way, I was looking for a price point trailer to move my sleds. I didn't want to spend $10k on something I take out on the roads in the worst conditions possible, and let me friends ride thier sleds up in it and bounce them off the walls. I'm not living in the thing, just moving sleds. I also wanted spring axles. NO Torsion for me. Yeah, I know they ride better, but I'm not riding in the trailer, I'm in the truck. I have had a torsion axle blow a bearing and take out the shaft in the middle of BFE before. Try fiding a torsion axle out in the middle of nowhere. You can buy just about any parts you need for a spring axle at TSC or Farm and Fleet.
I have been riding out west for a few yrs now. I'm fortuante enough where I have friends that live in Steamboat Springs. One of them had a buttload of extra sleds to ride the last few yrs, M1000's turbo M8's, etc... but they have been sold. I just bought a New Summit to leave out there. Flight out there is $300. I get off the plane and Truck is there with a trailer full of sleds ready to head to Buff Pass. My gear is in the trailer too
. For me to load up my sleds and Drive 7-10 hrs to the would costs close to $300 in fuel alone. Pretty easy decision for me how to spend $300
