I'm making the jump from an open car hauler to an enclosed setup. My open trailer was a scant 1200# and I tow a 3300# car on it. I barely noticed the car back there and I loved that. Heck I still got ~15mpg towing. However, I'm stepping up to an enclosed trailer and I'm having a hard time understanding what the real world feel differences will be. I wish I could take several trailers out on a test drives hooked up to my truck to get a feel, but that won't happen. So before I make this big purchase I'm looking for advice from those of you who have done something similar.
Trailer option 1 is the lightweight option. Fully enclosed aluminum Vnose 8.5x20' trailer that will weigh a svelte 2600#.
Trailer option 2 is 8.5x24' non-Vnose box, still aluminum, but decked out bringing the weight up to 3600#.
The 1000# difference in towing, or the vnose vs flat front trailer, will I even feel or notice these differences? Or should I just pick the trailer I like better then forget it because the 1000# and/or Vnose vs non-Vnose isn't enough to make any discernable difference?
Would I even expect any MPG gain (assume 65mph towing speed) with the lightweight trailer because it is 1000# lighter?
What would you choose!?
Trailer option 1 is the lightweight option. Fully enclosed aluminum Vnose 8.5x20' trailer that will weigh a svelte 2600#.
Trailer option 2 is 8.5x24' non-Vnose box, still aluminum, but decked out bringing the weight up to 3600#.
The 1000# difference in towing, or the vnose vs flat front trailer, will I even feel or notice these differences? Or should I just pick the trailer I like better then forget it because the 1000# and/or Vnose vs non-Vnose isn't enough to make any discernable difference?
Would I even expect any MPG gain (assume 65mph towing speed) with the lightweight trailer because it is 1000# lighter?
What would you choose!?
