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jimh406
Explorer III
May 20, 2014

Width and Length with Cargo Trailers and TC?

So, it looks like from reading cargo trailer specs that a 6 ft is 7'10" and 7, 8, or 8 1/2 cargo trailers are all 8'6". Is that what you've found, too? Did you go up or down in width and see an issue pulling behind your TC with either one width or the other? My thought is that longer would be slightly more difficult to make tighter turns and the same goes for more width.

I'm thinking 8 ft would be a lot more room, but seem to only come in longer trailers. I'm also considering a car hauler just in case I ever want to haul a car. I'm not sure of the tradeoffs other than the car hauler is obviously heavier.

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  • Many manufacturers make narrow track trailers with the wheels tucked into the cargo box. You lose some interior space due to the wheel wells, but for my purposes it wasn't an issue. Having the extra wiggle room on the road was more important to me at the time.

    My trailer is about the same width and height as my TC loaded on the truck, so it makes for a nice slick rig going down the road.

    It's mostly looks, and just dumb chance that it worked out that way. Really, I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference. Get the trailer that fits your needs.
  • I have the 7 X 12 tandem axle, I can just see the outside of the fenders when towing, it was a little disconcerting when first pulling it, but used to it now. The brake controller will tell you when the trailer becomes disconnected :)
    I went with this size as it fits into standard parking stalls for storage.