Who owns an Ultimate Trailer (enclosed)

[DblTrbl]

I'm looking for feedback pros and cons about the Ultimate Trailer. Trying to justify spending $10K for the Ultimate Trailer VS $5K-$6K on an enclosed all aluminum 7'x 14' tandem axle with electric brakes.

Looking forward to any input.

 

[wingit]

why new ?

Its hard to do all the things we want and operate the toys we need.I have a few trailers, The rance is top of the line but I found a used one beat up hauling stone tile and hail damaged. We put new brake assy's,wheels tires bondo up the dents and its a great trailer.Rance has allot of tie downs and I added a few to the floor in case.There aren't many moving parts, so why not search salvage sites ?I bought a 22ft. flat trailer for tractors or whatever for 1100 and bent it flat again .A welding shop can do wonders cheap if your not doing it yourself.Salvage tittle cars trucks trailers should be allot cheaper.Even my plane had damage history so it was cheaper. Whats a couple wrinkles ?

New wheel brgs are cheap and easy to change.Good Luck shopping. Try Cranky Ape and CoPart auctions.

Happy Day, lew

 

[tbear]

I'm looking for feedback pros and cons about the Ultimate Trailer. Trying to justify spending $10K for the Ultimate Trailer VS $5K-$6K on an enclosed all aluminum 7'x 14' tandem axle with electric brakes.

Looking forward to any input.

they are cool and easy to load and unload but for 10k, you can spend close to half for a really nice v-nose 7-14 with a low axle

 

[Rosy]

Good choice on the 7x14. Mine is a 7x12 and I wish I had to 14.

I have heard pros and cons on the V-nose, mine is a pro, since I have never experience any movement in high winds.

I did get back to you a while back on various things you should or should not consider when you purchase a trailer.

What you pull your trailer with is very important, so make sure all the power, equipment, and safety items are available to you when you start. Peace of mind is very important when you tow. My first tow to Florida was not as peaceful as expected because my truck was underpower so you had to concentrate more than usual.

Freedom trailer is what I run and have had no problems to speak of with it.

Good luck & you have my email in case of questions.

Rosy

 

[peteg59]

A bit off topic but in NH, open deck dual axle trailers are to only be towed by a 3/4Ton or greater vehicle vs 1/2T. as most folks own.

I found this out the hard way, but fortunately talked my way out of a ticket. The Trooper also spared me the expense of having an expensive roadside towing "intervention", for which I was grateful.

I don't know if a "lightweight" fully enclosed dual axle trailer is subject to the same law as the open deckers, but is worth checking on perhaps...?

 

[Papa Zook]

Dennis,

This is why some folks buy a Chevy and others buy a Mercedes. Nothing wrong with either, just depends on the features, benefits and styling you want. I have one and love mine, you saw it in Maggie Valley last year Dennis, so you know the quality and how they operate.

They are much more compact and less wind resistant, weigh much less than a regular enclosed trailer, even the all aluminum ones and they pull like they are not back there.

Thats probably the best selling feature to me, besides ease to load and the cool factor, which I have to admit I really like. I never go anywhere that I am not asked what kind of trailer it is. Most think its a teardrop camper, but cant figure out where the door is.

They load in minutes, no ramps to let up and down just hit a button, the deck drops, hit another button the roof raises, drive your trike into the auto-lock wheel chock, rachet it in place with the 4 built in auto-retract rachet straps and you're done.

When I travel and stay in hotels, I always drop it to the ground in the back (via the key operated compressor control) and leave it hooked and locked to my truck just as an added anti theft feature. Even if the tongue lock was cut off, the trailer and trike inside could not be towed away.

ling

 

[DblTrbl]

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Good choice on the 7x14. Mine is a 7x12 and I wish I had to 14.

I have heard pros and cons on the V-nose, mine is a pro, since I have never experience any movement in high winds.

I did get back to you a while back on various things you should or should not consider when you purchase a trailer.

What you pull your trailer with is very important, so make sure all the power, equipment, and safety items are available to you when you start. Peace of mind is very important when you tow. My first tow to Florida was not as peaceful as expected because my truck was underpower so you had to concentrate more than usual.

Freedom trailer is what I run and have had no problems to speak of with it.

Good luck & you have my email in case of questions.

Rosy

I was going to tow with my Tacoma (1999) but have since purchased a 2014 Toyota 4Runner. They have the same towing capacity however the 4Runner has more HP and Torque so I should be fine.

 

[Papa Zook]

Here is another video that shows the inside on the Ultimate Trailer and how much room they have, how they load. They are as wide as a tractor trailer body, so you have plenty of room to walk around the trike when it is inside the trailer.

 

[ISP-FL]

I have tried an enclosed 14' twin axle to haul an Ultra and after that have had two different Aluma motorcycle trailers. My current Aluma is designed for Trikes. I pull it behind a motorhome and the last couple of years we average between 3,000 and 5,000 miles traveling. The Aluma is all aluminum, torsion axle, and has a self contained full size single square ramp. It rides a lot smoother than the 14' enclosed trailer I used to have.

I know many want their bikes enclosed but I have never had any damage from towing on a open trailer. To me it is just like riding the bike down the highway.

 

[BrokenBackJack]

We have a 7x14 V nose Aluma enclosed and a 7x16 V nose HaulMark enclosed and both are aluminum. They are really nice trailers but the Aluma is much nicer and at least 1/3 more money.

If i were to do it again i would have 8 1/2' wide as we are pulling with diesel pickups now and not 1/2 ton gas pickups anymore.

We have our 2010 Honda Goldwing CSC trike and our 2017 Polaris General that we tow in them.

 

[DblTrbl]

I have tried an enclosed 14' twin axle to haul an Ultra and after that have had two different Aluma motorcycle trailers. My current Aluma is designed for Trikes. I pull it behind a motorhome and the last couple of years we average between 3,000 and 5,000 miles traveling. The Aluma is all aluminum, torsion axle, and has a self contained full size single square ramp. It rides a lot smoother than the 14' enclosed trailer I used to have.

I know many want their bikes enclosed but I have never had any damage from towing on a open trailer. To me it is just like riding the bike down the highway.

Thanks for that info. I have looked several times at the Aluma trailers however, I live in New England and would also use the trailer for winter storage so an open trailer is pretty much out of the question. Now, if I had a garage, I could get away with using an open trailer during the summer months. I have never trailered my trike or bikes. I have them to ride and that is what I do, but there will come a day when towing them (over a long distance) will be a better option.

 

[neonryle]

I saw that Ultimate trailer before and I like it though it is really expensive. If you have the budget then go for it. I ended up getting a 20ft enclosed trailer with blue ox towing weight distribution hitch and that's because I need to haul my car from time to time.

 

[Rosy]

We'll, it looks like I will be selling my 7x12 Feedom trailer and getting a longer one. We are taking longer trips while we are in Florida and need to bring our Donkey trailer down, like we did this year.

I can not get my trike and Donkey in the same trailer so I haul it in back of the truck, but it puts a lot of weight on the truck, so had to move the trike back unto the trailer wheels to take some weight off the hitch. The truck's front end was a little light and noticed the wind buffing the front end when semis went by.

I need a 7x16, and will start looking after I get back from the Americade.

Rosy