New to Trailers --- Height Question

docnascar wrote:

brulaz wrote:
And of course there are folding hard-shell trailers like Trailmanor or the A-frame models.

Trailmanor's are cool. They've always peeked my interest, but they were out of my budget range.


http://www.trailmanor.com/WebDocs/Media/PDFs/TrailManorBrochur.pdf

Yep, pricey when new. But they've gradually eliminated all wood in the shell, except a layer of plywood in the floor. So used ones can be a pretty good deal. And the Trailmanor forum is an great place for helping with old Trailmanor rebuilds.

EDIT: Fitting in the garage is one of the main features people like about the the folding Trailmanors. Mine is an full upright which they only briefly made for a few years.

My neighbor has a set of really small diameter rims and tires. Every fall he switches out his wheels in the driveway to fit it under the 12' door of his pole barn. I believe it allows him to lower it by 6" or so.

Our previous trailer, a 2010 Skyline Nomad 20', would probably go into your 10' garage. The AC unit is built into the side so it's no taller than the roof vents, and it's a very low profile anyway. I think it was easily under 10'.

Be sure to measure your garage door clearance. You may have a 10 foot door but only 9' 8-10" of clearance. If you do find a trailer ask the dealer to let you tow it under one of their doors and measure how much clearance from air conditioner to the door. Then measure how high their door is. Do this before committing to a deal as you may find the trailer is not as advertized. It may require replacing the air conditioner with a low profile unit.
Good luck finding a trailer. You may have to go with an older used trailer.

My Dad had to cut out an area of the concrete floor in his polebarn to fit his MH in. Actually, he had to do it twice when each successive MH he bought got longer. I learned from his learning curve and built mine with 13' high door openings. I visited the local RV dealer and found 12 1/2' is about the max for any type of RV height. Growing up, my family had a TowLow much like that Trailmanor. Dad stored it in a standard 2 stall garage. The low towing height makes it suitable for lower powered trucks and SUV's because of the lower wind drag.

brulaz wrote:
And of course there are folding hard-shell trailers like Trailmanor or the A-frame models.

Trailmanor's are cool. They've always peeked my interest, but they were out of my budget range.


http://www.trailmanor.com/WebDocs/Media/PDFs/TrailManorBrochur.pdf

Like the Apex Select trailers, Lance uses Torsion axles that can be set close to the frame because they don't have a spring/shackle suspension. So the wheels stick up into cabin, and if they have a slide they are a step up slide. According to the brochure, the Lance is also under 10' tall (119"), but it doesn't specify whether that includes the A/C or not.

And of course there are folding hard-shell trailers like Trailmanor or the A-frame models.

i have a 10 X 10 door .
my komfort 21T will not fit under it .
the height was listed as 10 feet .
i need another few inches .
the trailer specs in the brochures will tell you what fits .
if the specs are close you will need to try it for yourself before purchasing .
we had a lower trailer when i built the house with a 14' wide x 50 ' deep stall .

Modern trailers are taller than older ones because of the prevalence of slide outs. When slides didn't exist trailer wheel wells often intruded into the interior because the floor was kept low. Now, with slides, the floor has to clear the tops of the tires so most trailers are taller now.
If you want a low trailer, look at ones that don't have slide outs.

I'm sure SOME may be that low but the ONLY way to know is with a tape measure. DO NOT believe brochures for any specification that actually matters. You are liable to be very disappointed if you do. Every brochure has a disclaimer about specifications saying they are not responsible for changes with no notice. To BEGIN a search for a low height look at ground clearance. If the trailer is built on TOP of it's axles it will have a higher roof so you'll need to look at models built AROUND the axles (with a wheel well) to have a chance.