Has anyone bought a trailer from this company?

[ArtW]

Enclosed trailers, aka trailer showroom.com, has some awesome pricing and good option lists available, almost too good, has anyone on this site ever bought a trailer from them? could get a heckuva trailer for not a lot of money, but don't want junk
http://www.trailershowroom.com/tx7x12sal.htm?tp=CONTINUE+SHOPPING#.V9BC0fkrK1s

 

[Gunny]

A former neighbor of mine bought one last year and picked it up in Waco. He is happy with his. He was given a "walkaround" before final payment and found no issues.

 

[ArtW]

Thanks Gunny, didn't want a POS and the price made me leary

 

[Gunny]

I'll call him tonight after he gets off work and see if he is still satisfied.

 

[highdesertranger]

they do have good pricing. their standard models are pretty basic. kinda of short, light duty hitches, axles and springs. by the time you upgrade to the heavy duty stuff they are still a little cheaper, not much but a little. highdesertranger

 

[Gunny]

Art, He bought a tandem axle with a window and medium duty trailer door. Also an e-trak rails. He had one problem with the brakes and they fixed it with no problems. He does not travel real heavy, an atv and fuel and gear for it mostly. Said he saved a bunch over Wells Cargo, but didn't remember how much.

 

[ArtW]

Thanks Gunny and HDR, I'm thinking 6 or 7x12 for a basic 'cargo RV' / light hauling duty, the standard axle, or maybe the 3500 w/ brakes, to be some safer, should be fine nad a 2" ball should be ok, I'll take a second look at the coupler

 

[cyndi]

Google them and their phone # and see what comes up. Also check rip off reports

Keep in mind that people who are happy don't leave reviews as frequently as those that are unhappy. So the reviewswill almost always be unbalanced

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

I know a guy that buys 6-8 flatbed trailers at a time from them. Stacks them all on top of each other by taking the tires off and tows them back to Mass from Georgia. He then sells them on Craigslist for a little more. He's been doing this as a side business to supplement his deck building business for over 7 years. Outside of minor issues here and there, he's got a long list of satisfied customers. He only does the flatbed trailers because he can tow more of them up at once to increase his profit margin.

I've been tempted to buy an enclosed trailer off the website quite a few times. They are a very large manufacturer, I'm guessing they probably make trailers for quite a few different manufacturers, who then slap their name on it and sell them as their own. The they sell factory direct to the public and thus the substantial savings.

 

[ArtW]

Thanks ERLH and Cyndi
I did find ONE complaint against them on the Ripoff Report, claiming they were breaking Texas law by selling direct to the public then I discovered that the Ripoff report is monetized, allowing ANYONE to file a report, and the company to respond to the complaint, but if the company wants the report removed, they have to PAY the RR to do an 'investigation'
A call to the Texas DMV found the legal complaint to be negative
the same search that found the complaint found a dealer in the same town with a CL add making the same claim of illegality Coincidence? Probably not
Even the lady at the DMV laughed at that
Yup, they're gonna say that, they probably buy trailers from that same plant'
LOL

 

[Gunny]

Texas has a law that all new motor vehicles must be sold through a dealer, Tesla is fighting this but as I read it it does not apply to trailers. Casita sells direct and have not heard any gripes about them.

Rip Off report operates much like Angie's list was found guilty of. Pay to be "Angie Approved". Angie's has changed their format so maybe they are legal now.

Good Luck on the trailer.

 

[DannyB1954]

The better business bureau was the same. If you were a member, (paid them), negative reports were squashed. If you didn't belong to them they would try to hammer you for anything. I had a locksmith friend that refused to join them as he said he hated thieves and extortionists.

 

[Queen]

Enclosed trailers, aka trailer showroom.com, has some awesome pricing and good option lists available, almost too good, has anyone on this site ever bought a trailer from them? could get a heckuva trailer for not a lot of money, but don't want junk
http://www.trailershowroom.com/tx7x12sal.htm?tp=CONTINUE+SHOPPING#.V9BC0fkrK1s

Thanks for posting that link, Art.  I've been playing on that site since you did, love how they have their full price list available.  Looks like I could get one set up very nicely in the size I want (7x12 tandem) for about $5000, not bad at all.

 

[ArtW]

Very interesting Gunny, so they complainant is using the truth to promote a lie. I think Consumer reports is a bit crooked, too, they've been busted declaring certain vehicles 'unsafe' after making concerted efforts to find them unsafe. the data collection telemetry from their rollover tests on the Wrangle and similar vehicles, for example, shows they tried harder to generate a rollover with those vehicles than they did with conventional vehicles
Thanks, I'll be ordering soon

Wow Danny, even the BBB? that's pretty bad, a lot of folks trust them, myself included, until I read that

Queen, glad you found the post helpful, that's exactly why I liked the site too
Why a Tandem? only so much will fit in a 7x12, I like the single because with a capacity of less than 4500lb, it doesn't have to have an annual inspection, and I don't think my build will top 3000lb

 

[Queen]

Queen, glad you found the post helpful, that's exactly why I liked the site too
Why a Tandem? only so much will fit in a 7x12, I like the single because with a capacity of less than 4500lb, it doesn't have to have an annual inspection, and I don't think my build will top 3000lb

Only reason is it tows smoother, less tail wagging.  I've mostly towed massive loads (semi, hauling farm equipment on a lowboy) so maybe my information is incorrect?

Are you getting different axles?  I saw all the upgrade options, but don't really understand them.

 

[ArtW]

Ah yes, they do tow smoother, I've only had a tandem wag the truck once, when I was hauling like 5 big Harleys on a flatbed and got too much of the weight on the back (I was just learning trailers then)
I've only ever driven a semi once, really makes me wish I was getting a 5th wheel, so much better pull that way then single or tandem bumper pull, but then you lose use the bed of the pickup
I'm probably going to upgrade to the model with electric brakes on a 3500lb axle on springs, just for safety towing

This is what I can tell you about the axle options, with my limited and largely theoretical knowledge

Torsion axles are supposed to tow smoother, so they're gentler on your cargo, which is why they're used so predominantly on travel trailers
Regular spring axles aren't as friendly to your cargo, but will hold up better long term especially if you tend to leave pavement with them much
other than that it's just a matter of weight rating I think
Maybe HDR will chime in on this, he knows a lot more about axles on trailers than I do, I think

If I went with tandem axles I'd be tempted to a larger trailer, then I'd likely load it too heavy for my poor olf ranger lol

 

[Queen]

This is all an exercise in compromise in my household, my beloved wants to do this, but also wants certain comfort features.  I've gotten her away fro the idea of a TT, after showing her one of Bob's Enigmatic Nomadic vids of a couple of gals set up in a cargo trailer... but of course that morphed into "how can we fit not only a comfy bed, but also our recliners".  

 

[highdesertranger]

Torsion axles do ride smoother, they sit lower to the ground, and are maintenance free. however they do not handle off road as well, when they wear out the whole axle must be replaced. if you are planning on driving off road up the axle carrying capacity or you WILL BEND your axle. in other words if you have 2k axles and are carrying close to 2k, go with 3500lbs axles and suspension. if you have 3500 axles and are carrying close to that go with 6k axles. trust me on this one. if you are close to capacity on your axle and are driving off road you WILL BEND your axle. I have personally bent several trailer axles and have replaced many more bent axles. highdesertranger

 

[ArtW]

Hahaha I can't fault her, I really want to bring my Queen mattress along, that takes up a lot of room, especially longitudinally, which is why I went 7 wide, thinking the bed could be fitted sideways like the better designed TTs do

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

Torsion axles do ride smoother,  they sit lower to the ground,  and are maintenance free.  however they do not handle off road as well,  when they wear out the whole axle must be replaced.  if you are planning on driving off road up the axle carrying capacity or you WILL BEND your axle.  in other words if you have 2k axles and are carrying close to 2k,  go with 3500lbs axles and suspension.  if you have 3500 axles and are carrying close to that go with 6k axles.  trust me on this one.  if you are close to capacity on your axle and are driving off road you WILL BEND your axle.  I have personally bent several trailer axles and have replaced many more bent axles.  highdesertranger

Would love to have some clarification on this, please.  Are you talking only about torsion axles, or are you also saying that axles on springs need to be upgraded also?

And if you upgrade the axle, don't they increase the springs to the higher weight, too?  I would think you would want to pull a leaf or two to derate the springs or it's going to ride awful rough . . .