Enclosed Trailer

[Little Mick]

Hang on.... the base trailer you already own is incredibly similar to the one you want to drop $5k on (and yours actually looks better/more solid). Why not spend $1k on getting some walls and a roof added to your existing trailer and pocketing the $3k difference???? Mick or someone would convert it in no time. Save a fortune.

that just makes too much sense Marshy.. cant be done that way.

While a box trailer can be enclosed, it will still be ultimately a box trailer and will look like a tack on... I have a box trailer (with removable cage, drop down front tailgate and entension/ docks to factor in 2 full size Harleys, a 3 bike flat bed with nose cone, and I am at the point where I will build an enclosed trailer as I don't like the outcome of the afterthought enclosing...

Ideally, you want wheels inside body line to maximise enclosed space, which in the case of modifying a box trailer, would mean the box becomes a limitation. Now this could be modified and a frame extended to the outside line of the guards, but it starts to become a compromise.

now the trailer in the ad has the wheels outside the box, and that still works, you just give up some space. But to enclose the existing box, it will always look like an addition.

this is just a pic I pulled from the web but you get the picture

http://www.adtrailers.com.au/show_pr...railers.php%3F

compared to

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Enclosed-...-/271913915176

Mind you there are a lot of 2nd hand bike trailers asking a lot more than what some of the new ones cost... you need to look at what you need vs want...

I plan to carry 4 bikes plus gear/ tools/ etc so want tandem with electric brakes and around 4-5m bed with 1.9 between guards but would settle for 1.7m, with at least .5 high (prefer 1.8 or tilt up)..now what I just described is in essence an enclosed car trailer.....

It all depends on what Cam is after... something to transport a bike to the track without getting wet?, something light?, brakes?, looks?, visibility?, manouverability?, load capacity or something a bit more... at the end of the day its $$ and functionality, and in some cases, looks.

Cheers

Mick

PS - if Cam was after something with the versatility of a box trailer that could have a lid dropped on it when doing track stuff (or vice versa) then a adding a drop on top to the existing trailer would be feasible, as long as the design incorporates the sealing at the interface to keep it water tight.