[toyman]

Originally Posted by clay1811/44c

Ten years ago I went trailer shopping. I needed to haul a four wheeler. It was my pre-Cub days. My tow vehicle was a 2000 Chevy Blazer with a 4.3 engine. The wife and I went looking at trailers for a couple of weekends. We hit the area trailer dealers, TSC and Rural Kings. The size I was looking at was a 6'x10'. I was hoping to spend $1,000 or less. The one trailer that stuck out to me quality wise was Sure-trac. But it was in the $1,400 price range a little more then I wanted to spend. We called my BIL who just bought a trailer. He told us of a town that had 3 trailer manufacturers and trailers in the $800 range. We took a 2 hour drive and went looking. Glad I had the wife along. She pointed out the things I didn't like. Used automotive tires, non treated decking, angle iron construction and wiring hanging from the frame. Yes all that for only $800 dollars. We went back and bought the Sure-trac. Tubular construction, treated lumber, powder coated frame, new trailer tires,LED lights, wiring run in metal tubes for protection and a ramp that can be removed or lays flat on the inside. Now at times I wish we had the 12' trailer. But it jumped to a 7'x12' which I thought was a little to big for the Blazer to tow. My point to all of this is shop around and weigh out what you want.

I went thru a similar journey about a month ago and landed on a 6x12 Suretrack after looking at all the competitors in my area. Found the same shortcomings of the others, plus the Suretrack was heavier duty without adding a lot of weight.