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Originally Posted by Fred K-OR
A covered trailer is nice, assuming you get it big enough, because you can also use it to store your A when you are not using it. I have an open trailer and kind of wish I had put in a little more money into it and purchased a covered trailer. Being I do not have a covered trailer, I don't know if this is true but I would assume you would need more power to pull a covered trailer because of the weight, wind catch, etc. But am not sure of that so others on the Barn can give you ideas about that. If you have a big rig, they you have no problem either way.
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A half ton truck should be able to pull up to a 20' trailer (more with a lighter load in them.), it just KILLS the mileage. I have pulled open trailers a lot with my jeeps on them, and usually got 12 or so, even flat towing. I decided to upgrade this year. My 20' trailer that I just bought towed behind the truck fine, but watching the instant MPG readout said I was getting only around 8mpg
I just brought this trailer home yesterday, I have been mounting the e-track and spare tire etc... today.
If you decide to go enclosed, and buy a steel framed trailer, make sure you get one that has a very good isolation strip where the aluminum meets the frame. I looked at a 6 year old trailer that was full of holes on the side there because there was not proper isolation.
