Enclosed trailer for Manx - suggestions?

[Wetstuff]

I bought a 27' motorhome and think the Manx would look/be better than a golf cart, but I would also want to carry, paddleboards, etc. so 'enclosed' may be the best option. 'Anybody here using one? Thanks.

Jim
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Manx #2614

[Rockbound]

i just purchases a hallmark passport 24' for my buggy and my golf cart.

will be its garage and transport. needed room for the golf cart just because.. will be fun at shows. lol

if you only need it for the buggy, you could get away with something way smaller.

[Olli from NJ]

I have a 20' enclosed that I used to put Manxter #033 in. A 20' will give you a lot of extra room for your extra gear.

Olli

[vwracerdave]

If you get any trailer get at least a 18' trailer to haul any car on. Get a tandem axle with electric brakes. Make sure the RV is rated to pull at least a 5000 Lb. trailer.


Check your state towing laws before you get anything.
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2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK

[Rockbound]

[oprn]

A TRAILER?? I drive mine!

Ok I will have to confess to using my 20' trailer twice, the first time to pick the Buggy up from the guy I bought it from and the second time to take it to the ice races a 1 hour drive away. A 60 mph wind chill at -25* was a bit cooler than I was prepared to put up with!

On a side note, I can fit my Manx clone AND my sand rail in the 20" trailer. We have put a canoe on top the sand rail and all our camping gear around it. Drive the sand rail out when we get there and the trailer becomes our living quarters.

[AMAC1680]

[woodoctr]

If you go with a trailer with electric brakes I'd consider getting a Tekonsha Prodigy Bluetooth brake controller. I had always had the typical "hard wired" Hayes controllers over the years on our trailers. The Prodigy puts the control computer on the trailer itself. It makes the control module up front just a cigarette lighter style plug in which eliminates the "knee knocker" module you usually have with these systems. Just double check (I'm fairly sure they do) that it can still interface at your total length for your RV.

[Olli from NJ]

[Wetstuff]

No gracias... You guys overshoot the mark. I only want something to fit the minimums and carry water toys on the roof ...and a few things, like extra chairs, on the inside.

I have my wife's old horse trailer with brakes, etc. The body is bad so I could build a new body for it. Or get another utility trailer like I have but larger.

This is Friday the 28th.. and I did a dumb c'hit move I regret.

I was surfing this morning at Assateague Ntl Seashore and blitz out about noon to get back to work. I passed a 'motorhome pulling a buggy'. It was sitting in a parking lot near the bridge to go over to the barrier island. I could tell - it was an open trailer. I think the buggy color was gold or copper.

A. I didn't know the person...'did not want to intrude. B. I needed to get back and did want to loose a bunch of time.

'Chit! I shudda stopped. It is not often you see brother you did not know.

Jim
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Manx #2614

[AMAC1680]

[slalombuggy]

I built a trailer with a 13×6 foot deck. It has a stationary V nose 3 feet high and 3 foot sides that are removable. It protects the cars from everything on our trips and tows like it isnt even there. Single axle, no brakes, torsion suspension. Plenty of room for the buggy and all the big things we take to Bonneville.

brad

[KAmes]

16' Cargo Express, two axles with brakes, cost about $5000 if I remember. Also contains clothes hanging bars and the portable toilet. I installed extra lights with battery system, a winch for the car, wall heater, roof vents and an exhaust fan. The Thing is a close fit, the buggy fits with plenty of room. Usually travels behind my pickup camper. The beauty of an enclosed trailer is you can throw all those extra things in it, or even stuff you buy during a vacation without cluttering up your camper. Also serves as a changing room. Our most used combination is tandem bicycle, tandem kayak, and sidecar motorcycle. Since this picture I installed e-track tie down tracks on the floor and mounted a spare tire on the outside.

[Wetstuff]

Cool.. Thanks, guys. I'll keep my eyes open for a chassis. Even if tight - winch in/out should not be hard to rig. Cheers.

Jim
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Manx #2614

[joescoolcustoms]

I have had several enclosed trailers, and several open trailers.

Enclosed, a 14 foot is tight. That is why I no longer have them.

A 14 foot open is a different story, and I have an aluminum 14 foot dual axle now. Weighs 876 pounds empty and can carry 7000 Gross. I pull it with my Jeep Wrangler all over the place.

For the NORRA '18 race, I bought a 20 foot enclosed to haul all our gear, camping stuff, clothes, tools, spare parts, welder, air compressor .........
14 people have a LOT OF CRAP! Only time the buggy was in it was when they ran it out of gas at Ocotillo on I-8, and when It broke the suspension on Day 2 of the race. Only 1 flat on the way to California. 8000 mile round trip.

Here it is on Day 3. Picture was taken from the Pit as we passed on heading to San Ignacio to be ready for the pit there.

And at San Jose Del Cabo after winning 3rd in class.

For anything else, I prefer a open trailer because it is light weight, easier to load, (Invest in a winch if you get an enclosed trailer), and more versatile for other uses.
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Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race

Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.

Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone

[joeherb53]

[KAmes]