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lBasket said:
My friend has a trailer like this except the entire thing tilts instead of a portion.

He actually told me to avoid them he says they're a pain in the ass, he says he has to use 2 hi lifts to get it to be where he needs it. Do these have some kind of powered tilt motion?
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There are some that are powered but if the lift cylinder is working like it's supposed to then it'll tilt fine. They are more expensive and more expensive to maintain too.

But I'm done messing with ramps.

Also do not get a dove tailed trailer. Blaine explains it pretty good. Going down a wash board road the back of the trailer will dig into the road.

lBasket said:
Wow beefy.


I have not seen anything like this. This is because an extender lowers my rating? If I need one.
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You have to get the dual receiver hitch to go along with the extender. So add that into the price.

lBasket said:
This reminds me of another question I've had stewing... The truck has spots to put a trailer ball "in" the bumper and it also had a trailer hitch under the bumper, like one of them Curt ones. Which would you use?
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You'd use the Curt receiver hitch since the bumper is only rated for XXX amount. Most times 5000 lbs as I remember it.
 
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Wildman said:
There are some that are powered but if the lift cylinder is working like it's supposed to then it'll tilt fine. They are more expensive and more expensive to maintain too.

But I'm done messing with ramps.
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Ok forsure. Yeah his is old and beat. And he's young like me so he's still paying his dues with his manual tilt 😂
Wildman said:
Also do not get a dove tailed trailer. Blaine explains it pretty good. Going down a wash board road the back of the trailer will dig into the road.
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I'll have to look into this I guess. Not even sure what a dovetail means. Thanks for another tip I know very little about trailers.
Wildman said:
You have to get the dual receiver hitch to go along with the extender. So add that into the price.
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Wildman said:
You'd use the Curt receiver hitch since the bumper is only rated for XXX amount. Most times 5000 lbs as I remember it.
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Ok word that's why the other one was there that makes sense lol. Thanks for answering what is probably an obvious question lol
 
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lBasket said:
Ok forsure. Yeah his is old and beat. And he's young like me so he's still paying his dues with his manual tilt 😂

I'll have to look into this I guess. Not even sure what a dovetail means. Thanks for another tip I know very little about trailers.

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Ok word that's why the other one was there that makes sense lol. Thanks for answering what is probably an obvious question lol
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See how the back of the trailer is turned down? I can drive up on my trailer without my ramps most of the time. This isn't my trailer but shows what dovetailed looks like really good.

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lBasket said:
Yeah that's an amazing price. 800$ more for new than these 10-20yr old title-less trailers I've been seeing on FBM. I'm very tempted
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That’s where I got mine a couple years ago. It’s worth the drive.
Most only come with 1 axle brakes, like mine. It was cheap to buy and add brakes to the second axle so that’s what I did. Or just order it like that if you can wait. I got mine in 2020 and it was crazy so I just got the one he had.
It’s a dovetail, and yes it scrapes sometimes but I don’t mind.
 
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Wildman said:
Here is my trailer. See how the back is turned down? It drags but like you it was my first ever trailer and so I didn't know any better.


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Mine was dovetailed and I drug it a couple times. Without a tilt or really long ramps it would have been hard to load my car on it.

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Apparition said:
Mine was dovetailed and I drug it a couple times. Without a tilt or really long ramps it would have been hard to load my car on it.

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I drag mine backing up my driveway sometimes. So yes he might have to use some planks when loading his MR2 if he doesn't get it dovetailed but I guess you have to decide which the priority is? Better for the Jeep or the MR2? Seems to me longer ramps or using some planks when he wants to load the MR2 is the better option than dragging the tail of the trailer.
 
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Wildman said:
I drag mine backing up my driveway sometimes. So yes he might have to use some planks when loading his MR2 if he doesn't get it dovetailed but I guess you have to decide which the priority is? Better for the Jeep or the MR2? Seems to me longer ramps or using some planks when he wants to load the MR2 is the better option than dragging the tail of the trailer.
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@MagnumV8 has a nice tilt deck, I’d probably go that route if I were in the market.
 
Anytime I see guys contemplating a truck camper and a trailer, I tell them to make sure you calculate your payload and axle weight ratings carefully. It’s very easy to blow way past them without even realizing it. Those campers can be heavy Mo-fos, and then when you load it with your junk…

It’s just surprising how heavy things can get, pretty quickly.
 
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Apparition said:
For the double z trailers that I looked at I see the tilt deck at about $400 more.
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Send link or pic. I see a 4100$ one and it's an 18'
Wildman said:
I drag mine backing up my driveway sometimes. So yes he might have to use some planks when loading his MR2 if he doesn't get it dovetailed but I guess you have to decide which the priority is? Better for the Jeep or the MR2? Seems to me longer ramps or using some planks when he wants to load the MR2 is the better option than dragging the tail of the trailer.
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Yes I agree that it'll suck to put the MR2 on it but I think if a dovetail gives problems with hitting it in the ground I won't want one. I live on a dirt road and there is 1-2 pretty steep sections to get to my house depending on route. It'd be annoying to buy something that scrapes inside the neighborhood.
Claytone said:
That’s where I got mine a couple years ago. It’s worth the drive.
Most only come with 1 axle brakes, like mine. It was cheap to buy and add brakes to the second axle so that’s what I did. Or just order it like that if you can wait. I got mine in 2020 and it was crazy so I just got the one he had.
It’s a dovetail, and yes it scrapes sometimes but I don’t mind.
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Good to know... I might have to give them a call tomorrow to see what I can have ready in time
 
Mike_H said:
Anytime I see guys contemplating a truck camper and a trailer, I tell them to make sure you calculate your payload and axle weight ratings carefully. It’s very easy to blow way past them without even realizing it. Those campers can be heavy Mo-fos, and then when you load it with your junk…

It’s just surprising how heavy things can get, pretty quickly.
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Definitely something I should look into. Would you go to a scale for this or would it be calculable using camper weight + tongue weight scale?
 
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