Looking for trailer buying advice (car hauler)

[88beast]

gooseneck and get brakes on all wheels of the trailer (stopping no problem) and your diesel should pull no problem up hills those engines will kill anything when pulling
also the gn will add weight and make you unsafe so become safe go to a spring shop and get heavier springs or airbags how do you think people tow these huge rv's safely with the same truck?
id get a sink and all that in the work area and those amenities the ac and gen seem covered toilet? rv manufacters make then i think they make a unit wwith shower to go in if you need thatd be really nice and convient

[SmokeyWren]

With portable generators, the higher the price the quieter the unit.

For $500 to $700 you can buy a 5,000-watt genearator that will do the job, but they have a noisy Briggs&Stratton or Tecumseh engine and are obnoxiously loud. They sell a $100 muffler kit for those, but the muffler still doesn't make it very quiet. Been there, done that.

The good ones - Honda, Yahama, and Onan - are probably going to cost over $2,000. But they'll last a long time, very efficient on fuel useage, and quite. In the long run, you'll be much happier you spent the extra money for the quiet generator.

Note that Honda and Yahama also make some models that are not very quiet, so reasearh it before you buy.

[Blk88GT]

Good info. I'd love to pick up a big Honda generator, but I got such a deal on this Yamaha 4600w (older, louder model) that I couldn't pass it up. It'll get me by for a season or two before I get something quieter. I'm very conscious of everyone around me and wouldn't run it if I knew it was keeping someone up or pissing someone off.

[Copperhead F-250]

I finally got around to picking my trailer up last week. First time I've ever towed anything that large.

Ol' truck pulled it like a champ, but those cross winds can be a bear even with a weight distribution hitch and a sway bar.

Here's a few pics of it right when I picked it up at the factory.

[Blk88GT]

Nice looking trailer!

Here's where my interior is at so far. I did the walls with oil based primer followed by semi gloss ultra white. I did the floor in PPG Herculon 2 part epoxy coating.



I can't wait to get some cabinets, wire it and get out to the race track!

[Copperhead F-250]

Mine is semi-finished on the inside (ceiling & walls).

As soon as I recover from paying for this thing, I'm going to put aluminum tread plate over the entire floor and install some cabinets.

Here's a couple of shots of the inside,........

[rt1092]

Originally Posted by Blk88GT

Good info. I'd love to pick up a big Honda generator, but I got such a deal on this Yamaha 4600w (older, louder model) that I couldn't pass it up. It'll get me by for a season or two before I get something quieter. I'm very conscious of everyone around me and wouldn't run it if I knew it was keeping someone up or pissing someone off.

One thing I seen that helps a lot with noise Is to put a sound barrier, a piece of plywood a couple of feet from where the exhaust exits. It makes it a lot more bearable for your neighbors.
I just had a race in Valdosta Georgia and pitted alongside a car with a pull start generator, I didn't say anything to them (they were very nice people) but it was very annoying. I think I might carry a piece of plywood with me, in case that happens again.

[Blk88GT]

I never thought of that, but it's a good idea. I don't think I'd be running it much, but I would like to get something quieter eventually. At the moment I don't have 2-4k to drop on a generator I'll barely use.