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Trailers

Rated for what you actually tow.

Trailers

The three we would put in your room

Kestrel 20 ft Enclosed

The one we lead with

Kestrel 20 ft Enclosed

Tandem axle, 7,000 lb GVWR, ramp door

$11,800

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Drover 16 ft Utility

Also worth the room

Drover 16 ft Utility

Open deck, 2,990 lb, mesh sides

$4,290

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Longhaul 24 ft Gooseneck

Where it starts

Longhaul 24 ft Gooseneck

Dual tandem, 14,000 lb, deck-over

$18,500

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What decides one of these is tow vehicle capacity, tongue weight and parking or storage length — measured before the order, not after it.

What decides the fit

Tow vehicle capacity
Between roughly 3500 and 7000 lb covers most utility and small enclosed trailers loaded. The vehicle's figure is on the door jamb or in the manual, and the hitch has its own separate rating.
Tongue weight
Roughly 10 to 15% of loaded weight on the tongue is the range almost every manufacturer specifies. It is a loading habit rather than an equipment purchase.
Parking or storage length
Most residential driveways take a small to mid-size trailer if the approach allows a turn. The turn, not the length, is usually what defeats people.

Worth knowing before you order

Gvwr

Three numbers and they are constantly confused. Curb or empty weight is the trailer alone. GVWR is the maximum the loaded trailer may weigh — trailer plus everything on it. Payload is the difference between them, and it is the number that actually decides whether the trailer suits you. Separately, your vehicle has a tow rating and a maximum tongue weight, and the lower of what the trailer can carry and what the vehicle can pull is what governs. Axle ratings add up to the trailer's own limit and are usually the reason a GVWR is what it is.

Tongue weight

Tongue weight is the downward load the coupler puts on the hitch, and the usual target is something like ten to fifteen percent of the loaded trailer weight for a conventional trailer. Too little and the trailer sways, which at speed becomes dangerous quickly; too much and it unloads the tow vehicle's front axle and takes away steering. It is set by where you put the load, not by the trailer, which is why loading heavy items slightly ahead of the axle is the standard advice. Heavier setups add a weight-distributing hitch to spread that load back across both vehicles.

Brakes

Above a threshold weight that varies by state, trailer brakes are legally required, and most states also require a breakaway system that applies the trailer brakes if it separates from the vehicle. Electric brakes are the common arrangement and need a controller in the tow vehicle — either factory-fitted or added — without which the trailer has no brakes at all regardless of what is on the axles. Surge brakes are hydraulic, self-contained, and common on boat trailers because they tolerate immersion.

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