Trailer Type?

[Boston RX1]

I am looking to purchase a 4 place enclosed trailer. I am looking at an in-line and side by side. I think both have pros and cons. I would like to hear from people who have used both and give me opinions on each. I am leaning towards the in-line for easier towing, lower center of gravity, no tow mirrors, but what I don't like is the manual movement of horsing the sleds from side to side. When you want ride the third sled in, you have to move them all. I like the fact that they seem easier to tow with less wind resistance. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Also, what brands do you like. I have a company called Proline in my backyard that seems to be very good. I visited their shop this week and was very impressed with how they build these trailers.

 

[billymx815]

Proline's are extremely well made you wont be unhappy with that choice. As for towing I've owned both the inlines and side by sides and there isn't much difference. In fact I remeber my fuel milage being within a few gallons of one another.
I currently have a v-nose drive in drive out enclosed side by side and am happy with that to.
good luck

 

[Boston RX1]

Thanks Billy, was it a pain when using the in-line to move the sleds side to side everytime?

 

[Blue Oval]

My brother has a Blizzard inline. he gets 4 in there with ease, granted he rides SkiDon't and the Xp's are very light. He uses some blocks of wood so one of the sleds nose will fit under the rear of the lightest sled. Where is Proline? I was @ HK in Laconia last Saturday, my bud who is buying an 09 LTX also is looking @ a 12' clam.

 

[Teamblue4]

For many years We had side by side, so last year We wanted to try an inline, that didnt last but 1 season so now We are back to side by side. The inline was a pain to load and unload, didn't notice any change in mileage, just wasn't right for us. Our trailer of choice is Triton.

 

[Boston RX1]

Proline is in Milton, NH about 40 miles north of Portsmouth, NH on RT 16. Very nice quality product.

 

[bottlerocket]

I have a 27' Legend and love the trailer. Pulls nice and easy to see around. I only put 2 long tracks in there so I never have to move them to fit. I like the height you get with the inline (around 6') as side by sides are shorter due to the dack being above the tires and higher center of gravity.

 

[Boston RX1]

Bottle, If you had to move them with every ride, do you think you still would choose the in-line?

 

[FJR1300]

I bought a side by side and won't by anything else. If I want to get 2 sleds out and leave the other two in, not a problem, just drive them out the front. Plus I had to haul 13 dirt bikes to Colorado one year. Put them in staggered sideways, not a problem, room to spare. Rance Renegade trailer.

 

[bottlerocket]

Bottle, If you had to move them with every ride, do you think you still would choose the in-line?

I believe so but picking up apex xtx's full of snow would get old. Do you own the the sleds or hauling others? My point is you usaully have help. As far as room goes i think the inline has a little more room for gear bags,gas cans etc when loaded compared to a side by side IMHO. Loading is quick but how long is the tow home. Inlines pull very nice!

 

[LJ 452]

There are two different "inline" styles. One is 7 feet wide, the other is 7.5 feet wide. Nice thing with the 7.5 is that you can still get full size tires, and 6.5 foot interior height. Towing an inline V-nose has been better than the side by side. We get the same mileage with the 7.5' X 32' with five sleds as we do with the two place triton clam. Much easier to see around the side by sides even with slide out mirrors. Makes backing up much easier. As for moving sleds around, not really sure why all this moving around is needed. If you stagger the sleds you basically pull them all in and turn sideways. I get four in mine this way and five if I load front to back side by side, plus gear bags and tool bins/boxes. If you only haul three sleds once in a while don't need anything else in the trailer, probably go short clam.

l use mine as a rolling shop and keep all spare parts, tools, even shock tools inside. It's a rolling shop, which is nice when work needs to be done on a trip, just fire up the heater, come back 30 minutes later and you've got a nice heated shop to work on the sled.

 

[nards444]

side by side to much monkeying the other way around.

 

[HartleRacing]

i use a side by side, and still have a 6 foot interior height with fulll size tires on tandem axles underneath it. doesnt matter though, as im 6'4" tall and still have to tip my head when i walk through..

 

[Indy]

Hi Dana, I still have my 4 place side by side Floe. I've not had one problem. I would like to have a fixed ramp instead of having to slide it out and move it from side to side, but it still works great. Very lite and tows great. the other advantage is when winter is over, I put on the sleds, parts, skis, snow shovels, snow blower for tractor, kids sleds, gear and anything else I want to get out of the way for summer. I still drive the Tahoe, so no matter what trailer I pull, the milage still sucks.

 

[09NytroRTX]

I currently have a in line and am trading it for another inline by Amera. It is 7.5 wide rather than 7 ft. wide and the wheel wells are still outside the trailer. I just did not like having to move the sleds around perfect to fit 4 sleds in. I would suggest looking at one 7.5 ft wide if you will be moving your sleds around a lot or hauling long tracks. Anything you go with though they are all nice and have advantages and disadvantages.