Thread: Enclosed Trailers

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Originally Posted by maxed_out_rpms

Ya...where did that potty come from...looks like it has some kind of moisture or gas detection guage sitting on top of it...ha ha ha..( kidding...just couldnt let that one get by )

Yeah, it's the ol volt/ohmmeter, I was in the middle of installing the fluorescent light for the potty room.
They're polarity conscious . . . which was a surprise to me.

I don't know what the other trailer guys do, but the wiring in my Haulmark won't let the two trailer ceiling interior lights work unless the truck ignition is on.

Far better imho to have a separate trailer battery, have all the lights plumbed to it and just have a charge wire from the pickup.
The potty room light has it's own switch at the light.
The ceiling lights have a switch near the door.

I'm guessing Haulmark wires their trailers this way so the trailer lights don't drain the truck battery overnight.


My little brother runs a 24' Wells Cargo.
Nice trailer, it has a potty room as well.
In his case, it was an option and has a skylight/vent overhead.
I think he put a light in the potty room, but it's only needed at night.
(My Haulmark ceiling vent is in the middle of the trailer.
It does help when parked.

Anyway, his Henry J race car (8.13 @ 166 mph) is probably 14-15' long and he has room for lots of stuff.
Workbenches up front, rollaway bolted in just inside the door hinges (left side if you're in the trailer looking out).
Shade poles etc. on the left wall up high.
Electric winch that plugs - mechanically - into a socket in the floor at the front, floor jack, jackstands, chairs etc.

Fwiw, my roadsters are both 12' long.
They have stock frame horns up front and the rear frame horns are bobbed off in the rear.

Not shown in the pics, is a spare tire bracket I made from 1" x 2" x .120 wall that sits just left of the left front tire.
It has provisions for an 8 ton hydraulic bottle jack and 4 way lugnut wrench.

One thing to keep in mind, leave yourself an aisle to walk down from rear of trailer to front once the car is in and tied down.
I can get around the left side of the highboy roadsters, but the spare tire gets in the way.
The right side is an easy walk....

Thanks for all the info,is interesting to see what others are doing.We have considered a trailer as we could also use it for extra storage.At the moment we are paying to store our Mini and I was thinking about hauling my truck to a couple of shows.I didn't want my truck to be a trailer Queen but when you live in the snow for a good parrt of the year it might help.
C9x if you are happy with the towing capabilities of your Ford,I think I should be ok with my 04 F150 5.4.
Definitely something to think about.Thanks.I like the picture as we would probably look at a 20' also.