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I'm shopping for a car hauling trailer - looking at a nice open one or possibly a bare-bones, small, enclosed. What companies do you guys recommend?
Ken, go to our links page. There is a link for Waco Bill under car haulers. He is a Spec7 racer and great guy. He will treat you honestly and give you a great deal.. He and his wife Michelle cooked food and provided drinks for anyone at the races the last few years.
BTW, he sells both open and enclosed car haulers.
If you buy a new trailer, Waco Bill is the best choice.
thats who I was trying to remember.. thanks!
Didn't see any open ones listed on his site.. guess I'll just have to go visit. Once Uncle Sam gets my money back to me that is...
I am pretty sure I want new, would rather not spend alot of time and money fixing other people's mistakes and lack of maintenance. We'll see what the final budget looks like and what kind of deal Bill can get me... that'll probably make the open vs closed decision for me. I've got enough truck for a small minimal enclosed ('08 Tundra, 11,000lb rating, most small enclosed are only rated for ~8k total weight so plenty of excess coverage). I might miss being able to blast down the interstate at 75-80 though like I can with an open but the upsides sure are nice when we're not at TWS or MSR-H with awnings/garages...
I've got enough truck for a small minimal enclosed ('08 Tundra, 11,000lb rating, most small enclosed are only rated for ~8k total weight so plenty of excess coverage).
I have a 2001 Tundra, so yours has about 2k more pulling than mine does. With the flat trailer and 3,200 lb. car I could go 8 hours to Topeka 80-90 mph 10-12 MPG. The enclosed trailer is much harder, but doable 70 mph. Whatever truck you have, an enclosed bumper pull is a pain with the sway. I had a professional hauler tell me a 3 car 5th wheel is easier to pull than a single car bumper pull. The Tundra also struggles on gas with the enclosed, about 6-8 MPG.
I'm actually thinking about moving up to the 2nd gen.
Rob - you're welcome to look around my truck and drive it a litle if you want. I'd highly recommend it so far if you didn't want to step up to a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel.
the sway thing is the biggest thing that has me concerned - there are some anti-sway kits out there but I'm not sure how effective they are...
Bumper pull does fine if you load it intelligently. The only time I ever had a problem with sway was when I loaded my daughter's car backwards.
I will not make that mistake again!
Otherwise. swaying has never been an issue.
18-ft enclosed (all steel) behind 1996 F350 single rear wheels