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Ya got a lot going on here but seems as if your last option is the go to option. Every landscaper I talk to either has one or wants one.... if Going to do it one time than let’s grab an enclosed unit. Like you said it’s like having another garage!! Can always keep the stuff in there.
Comment: what will you be towing this unit with? Maybe I missed that part? Good luck brother !

 

Gotcha! Sounds like it is the way to go for your needs. My buddy helped me move in his 35ft enclosed. 75% went in there! No worries on weather. Made a easy move with it

 

I think that Pj is your best bet, keeping looking for one in Black if you don't like the Orange. Texas Pride makes trailers like that too. I have a friend in the rental business, just north of Houston, he buys nothing but Texas Pride trailers. I think he told he has 9 currently, and he plans to buy more.


I have a Texas Pride 21' tilt over on 7k axles, non drive over fenders, great quality trailer, I hate messing with ramps.

 

My vote goes to a Deckover Tilt trailer. I know that PJ makes one that's 102" wide, lengths from 22' to (I think) 26' or 28' and with GVWR's as low as 14k to keep you under the threshold for a CDL (if that's a concern; I don't know if you have your CDL or not). They also make a gooseneck version but I think the lowest GVWR on that model is close to 16k, so depending on what your truck's rated for you may be perilously close to that magical 26k line in the sand. And I'd also vote for a wood deck over a steel deck, personally. There's nothing in the world that's more slippery than a wet steel deck.

I've heard similar about the locking pins being a problem, but always from guys who don't run one. In my experience with rental units that I've used they're pretty stout. You'd have to REALLY be abusing it (poor loading technique, grossly overloading, etc) to bend one. The place I rent from has one that's 5 or 6 years old and has all of the original parts, which in my mind signals the strength of the locking mechanism since we all know how people treat rental equipment.

 

I’ve gone from a 20’ PJ open trailer to a 40’ Pace enclosed gooseneck with living quarters and I’ll just share my pros and cons.

Open pros:
-Easy to pull empty
-Easy to strap down loads
-Nice for loading odd materials like sticks of tube with a forklift.

Open cons:
-Not as secure on the road to curious eyes
-No weather protection
-The gooseneck takes out a lot of bed storage that you need to find a home for now

Enclosed pros:
-An extra garage spot is great, I love mine for storing the Tacoma or the race karts in for the winter.
-More secure on the road and you can toss smaller items in around the truck/tractor easily
-Being able to camp in it is awesome if you have bad weather.

Enclosed cons:
-You get the same mileage loaded or unloaded, it’s a sail in the wind.
-Strapping down loads is harder and coming up with flexible strapping points for heavier items like the tractor is difficult/impossible if you change what you haul often
-Overall heavier than an open trailer.

All things considered, more of the guys I wheel with are starting to move towards enclosed. One has a 28’ tag with bunks in it that is sweet and another one is looking for exactly what you are in that 30-34’ range







Forgot for a moment that this was my fleet of trailers until I pared down to just the enclosed

 

I'd add another 'con' for your enclosed list:
Yes, it makes a great 'spare garage space' but that also means that before you can use it, you have to empty it.

 

John told me the trailers he buys for the business have steel decks, cause customers and employees abuse, and overload them, but he owns 2 Texas Pride trailers personally that are wood deck and he suggested to me to get the wood deck for my use.

 

I’ve had a deck over gooseneck for several years, I ordered it for a couple reasons. I had 2 jacks put on it, and paid a little extra to have it painted blue. It’s 20’ flat, 4’ dovetail.

I also built a steel dovetail for the last trailer I had. Believe it or not the metal (diamond tread) was super slick when wet but wood is as well.

I’ve used the deck over width more than I thought I would hauling other things as well.

 

Tilt trailers are awesome, my only question is how would you load two Jeep’s if you needed? I guess the power one would hold it up for the second one to be loaded, only tilt I’ve ever had was manual.

 

Cutting and hauling brush today. I strapped my pallet to my bucket so I could tip it all the way forward to dump it. Working well. Gonna brush hog later with the 3205 and Swisher Rough cut.

 

So basically a 1ton truck and 16k rated trailer will put you at that 26k mark?

 

The short version is yes but it depends on the state what type of license you need.

The long version is that the licensing requirements vary quite a bit from state to state and you should understand your state’s laws. Many manufacturers understand the laws and will offer some different GVWR’s to help you navigate them.

-RV’s are exempt in most states.

-Some states such as IL, CA, TX have a non CDL class A for RV’s or personal use over 26k/10k GVWR trailer. I’m never one for regulation but this is one I can get on board with because it takes a ton of ambiguity out of the federal law in regards to the “used in commerce” phrase that is always a point of contention.

The reality is that most will never get hassled for it but it’s worth understanding.

 

I might end up with something like that and sell mine, but would like a 23' for the tractor etc. and I was just looking at 75's last week.

Current TP tilt trailer.