Love this design. Gives you tilt tray loading feature without the excessive cost of a full tilt tray truck loader. No hydraulics = no excessively high repair costs.
I have this same Sloan 20' trailer but mine is a 2002 model. I think the only thing different these days is that safety pin behind the wheel locking the axle from sliding. Mine has full length E tracks, 2 lights in the center of the trailer under the engine and gas tank of a hauled car and a receiver up in the front for attaching a winch, which i did. I bought it back in the day like 05 for $1500 because I knew I was going to buy a 2017 Shelby GT350R one day. Which I did. I also have 2 swivel D rings in each corner. Its a great trailer, I love it. But yes sometimes you do forget to take off the hand brake, Thats why I hold the electric brake switch in lockem'up mode while loading and unloading. My only complaint is that I cannot find brake shoes for the handbrake axle because you guys weld a tab to the brake and i can't put non handbrake shoes in there because there will be nothing to attach the handbrake cable end too. Maybe if you read this you can steer me into the direction of where i can get a set of brake shoes for the handbrake axle.
Hey thanks for the comment, 2002 model that is an oldie but a goodie for sure. You are correct they are still built the same way with a few minor changes such as the locking pin. The 2" receiver tube winch mount is still available as well as the floor lights and E Track. I just choose to order and stock them with a newer style winch mount and I delete the floor lights as a personal preference. I recently had a customer forget to release the parking brake and fried his brake assemblies on the rear axle so I still have the link saved. I don't believe there are any differences in how the brake assemblies are mounted to the axle so these should work just fine. Thanks for the comment www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Brakes/Dexter/K23-086-087-00.html
This is a 7,000 GVWR trailer so not required in this area, now when we exceed 9990 GVWR it will come with the DOT Reflective tape silver/ red. Thanks for the comment and I like the fact that you were looking so close. Thank you
Is a deckover rollback available? I know it wouldn't be a low of an approach angle, but should be a lower angle than a tilt bed deckover. I have some vehicles and equipment to haul, but also will be hauling palletized items and steel in sheet and lengths. Would really like the option of gooseneck as well.
We don’t offer a complete deck over style but we can get the fender height really low, we recently did one to haul vans with very low and wide side steps. Check out this video of that unit. ua-cam.com/video/dUPhUWGM82Y/v-deo.htmlsi=x0x0JRj2Oq9XHtPY
@@nomorampstfttrailers2129 tanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I love the idea of these trailers if I ONLY had to haul wheeled items. The challenge is that I also need to be able to load skids and other items on with a forklift, so the fenders will prohibit that. Fingers crossed that someday there is enough demand for them to design a deck over rollback.
So first of all I’m kind of confused. If you engage the handbrake on the trailer itself, why would you need to also engage the trailer brake control inside of the vehicle? Aren’t the brakes already locked up? I’m not really sure what was going on when you went out of the video picture behind the trailer while you were doing some sort of actions behind it that none of us have any clue what was going on. There are like 10 different actions that you have to take just to pull a car up on this trailer! Seems like a very labor intensive process. I have a powered hydraulic tilt 20 foot trailer with a wireless remote that I simply drive up behind the trailer, push the button to tilt the trailer and drive up, then with a click of the button, I tilt the trailer back up, then, at that time I can center my vehicle, where I want it for proper weight distribution, strap the wheels down and I’m on my way! You mentioned in this video that you don’t have to bother worrying about opening the door over the fender, but you didn’t take in consideration on what type and length of car that you’re loading on there and that you would need to move the vehicle forward or backward to center the load. , so doesn’t seem to me like you have a lot of experience loading vehicles on trailers. This was probably the worst demonstration I’ve ever seen!
I'm not sure how possible it would be with how many moving parts/ and one concern would be how smooth the casters would roll in the tracks after the tracks were galvanized. From my experience that doesn't cure smoothly.
7,000 GVWR Trailers use the 2" ball and anything above that is required to be a 2 5/16. we can also do a 2 5/16 coupler on a 7,000 if the customer request it. it's an adjustable coupler either way.
Were from the south so we can't drive on snow or ice and we dang sure don't pull trailers in the ice and snow or we make the morning news with the Fed ex double tag trailers jack knifed on top of the mix master highway. Thanks for the comment
Colin, our standard trailers are 102” wide and 83” inside the fenders. We can make them what ever is needed for your country we just special order the axles. Our brakes are electric standard but we also have the option to use surge which is hydraulic.
The pin is in the middle there for you don’t need two pins and it also has two points that go inside the under carriage and also another pin at the front
Love this design. Gives you tilt tray loading feature without the excessive cost of a full tilt tray truck loader.
No hydraulics = no excessively high repair costs.
Thank You, I just wished it had mutable place's to lock the axles to level the load like a semi trailer.
I have this same Sloan 20' trailer but mine is a 2002 model. I think the only thing different these days is that safety pin behind the wheel locking the axle from sliding. Mine has full length E tracks, 2 lights in the center of the trailer under the engine and gas tank of a hauled car and a receiver up in the front for attaching a winch, which i did. I bought it back in the day like 05 for $1500 because I knew I was going to buy a 2017 Shelby GT350R one day. Which I did. I also have 2 swivel D rings in each corner. Its a great trailer, I love it. But yes sometimes you do forget to take off the hand brake, Thats why I hold the electric brake switch in lockem'up mode while loading and unloading. My only complaint is that I cannot find brake shoes for the handbrake axle because you guys weld a tab to the brake and i can't put non handbrake shoes in there because there will be nothing to attach the handbrake cable end too. Maybe if you read this you can steer me into the direction of where i can get a set of brake shoes for the handbrake axle.
Hey thanks for the comment, 2002 model that is an oldie but a goodie for sure. You are correct they are still built the same way with a few minor changes such as the locking pin. The 2" receiver tube winch mount is still available as well as the floor lights and E Track. I just choose to order and stock them with a newer style winch mount and I delete the floor lights as a personal preference. I recently had a customer forget to release the parking brake and fried his brake assemblies on the rear axle so I still have the link saved. I don't believe there are any differences in how the brake assemblies are mounted to the axle so these should work just fine. Thanks for the comment
www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Brakes/Dexter/K23-086-087-00.html
BEST ANSWER EVER!
What do you do if you don't have a brake control?
"Get a brake control!!!"
Also acceptable:
"Don't tow anything"
Where are your DOT Reflective Safety Stickers?
This is a 7,000 GVWR trailer so not required in this area, now when we exceed 9990 GVWR it will come with the DOT Reflective tape silver/ red. Thanks for the comment and I like the fact that you were looking so close. Thank you
Great !
Is a deckover rollback available? I know it wouldn't be a low of an approach angle, but should be a lower angle than a tilt bed deckover. I have some vehicles and equipment to haul, but also will be hauling palletized items and steel in sheet and lengths. Would really like the option of gooseneck as well.
We don’t offer a complete deck over style but we can get the fender height really low, we recently did one to haul vans with very low and wide side steps. Check out this video of that unit.
ua-cam.com/video/dUPhUWGM82Y/v-deo.htmlsi=x0x0JRj2Oq9XHtPY
@@nomorampstfttrailers2129 tanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I love the idea of these trailers if I ONLY had to haul wheeled items. The challenge is that I also need to be able to load skids and other items on with a forklift, so the fenders will prohibit that. Fingers crossed that someday there is enough demand for them to design a deck over rollback.
Trailers have gone crazy out of prices range. So you are telling me it cost that much to build that trailer. The hell it does.
So first of all I’m kind of confused. If you engage the handbrake on the trailer itself, why would you need to also engage the trailer brake control inside of the vehicle? Aren’t the brakes already locked up? I’m not really sure what was going on when you went out of the video picture behind the trailer while you were doing some sort of actions behind it that none of us have any clue what was going on. There are like 10 different actions that you have to take just to pull a car up on this trailer! Seems like a very labor intensive process. I have a powered hydraulic tilt 20 foot trailer with a wireless remote that I simply drive up behind the trailer, push the button to tilt the trailer and drive up, then with a click of the button, I tilt the trailer back up, then, at that time I can center my vehicle, where I want it for proper weight distribution, strap the wheels down and I’m on my way! You mentioned in this video that you don’t have to bother worrying about opening the door over the fender, but you didn’t take in consideration on what type and length of car that you’re loading on there and that you would need to move the vehicle forward or backward to center the load. , so doesn’t seem to me like you have a lot of experience loading vehicles on trailers. This was probably the worst demonstration I’ve ever seen!
I have a vehicle that is 19’8” long. What size trailer do you think will work for me
I would say a 22' would probably work but I think a 24' would work better depending on where the tie down points are on he vehicle.
Nice design.
Thank you, super easy to use and don’t have to worry about batteries and cables or hydraulics. I call it the Analog design
Any hot dipped galvanized ones?
I'm not sure how possible it would be with how many moving parts/ and one concern would be how smooth the casters would roll in the tracks after the tracks were galvanized. From my experience that doesn't cure smoothly.
2" ball? Not 2 5/16"?
7,000 GVWR Trailers use the 2" ball and anything above that is required to be a 2 5/16. we can also do a 2 5/16 coupler on a 7,000 if the customer request it. it's an adjustable coupler either way.
I want one in 14k!
Shoot me an email how you want it equipped and what you’re hauling and I’ll put a quote together for you. allen@tfttrailers.com.
We use under run brakes
Like to see one of these work on top of snow or ice.
Were from the south so we can't drive on snow or ice and we dang sure don't pull trailers in the ice and snow or we make the morning news with the Fed ex double tag trailers jack knifed on top of the mix master highway. Thanks for the comment
@nomorampstfttrailers2129 As a fellow southerner, i concur!! It's sad but true! They can have all that ice and snow!
Hi from sunny south africa I love the design
What is the width of the trailer and what is the deck width
In SA we are not allowed electric brakes
Colin, our standard trailers are 102” wide and 83” inside the fenders. We can make them what ever is needed for your country we just special order the axles. Our brakes are electric standard but we also have the option to use surge which is hydraulic.
There is only 1 pin? Not one on each side?
I would like to see the locking mechanism.
The pin is in the middle there for you don’t need two pins and it also has two points that go inside the under carriage and also another pin at the front