Enclosed trailer snow capacity.....

Tom Goldman · 02-01-2011, 05:34 PM

I've not seen any problems with hi end trailers like Goldrush or Motorsports, but I sure would'nt leave much snow on one like a Haulmark or any of the cheaper ones.
The roof bows on the Goldrush are aluminum I beam extrusions ,while the cheaper trailers have a stamped lite gauge steel roof bow.
Either way ,I would not let more than a foot on mine before I clear it off.
I know 2 friends who had "covered wagon" type trailers collapse.

Michael Pliska · 02-01-2011, 05:50 PM

Mine has pretty heavy roof bows (1.5" square steel tubing). I have seen about 3.5' on it, and didn't even think twice about it.

henrys57wagon · 07-07-2011, 11:09 PM

My 26' enclosed trailer has been sitting the last few years with a collapsed roof. We had about a ft of snow then a day of rain then it froze over night. The next week I got around to cleaning it off only to discover the stamped bows had twisted and collapsed. I am thinking of either making bows out of wood as my fifth wheel travel trailer is or out of some 1 X 2's slightly arched or buying those aluminum ones.

Philip Saran · 07-18-2011, 02:41 PM

Not living in a snow zone, yet, would it help to build a "A" frame
out of wood to put on the trailer roof with a water proof tarp over
it?? I'll be moving to Colorado in a few more years.

02-01-2011, 05:34 PM	#1
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,479 Likes: 900 Liked 889 Times in 239 Posts	Re: Enclosed trailer snow capacity..... I've not seen any problems with hi end trailers like Goldrush or Motorsports, but I sure would'nt leave much snow on one like a Haulmark or any of the cheaper ones. The roof bows on the Goldrush are aluminum I beam extrusions ,while the cheaper trailers have a stamped lite gauge steel roof bow. Either way ,I would not let more than a foot on mine before I clear it off. I know 2 friends who had "covered wagon" type trailers collapse. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

02-01-2011, 05:50 PM	#2
Michael Pliska Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 260 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Enclosed trailer snow capacity..... Mine has pretty heavy roof bows (1.5" square steel tubing). I have seen about 3.5' on it, and didn't even think twice about it. __________________ Michael Pliska 643 S/G

07-07-2011, 11:09 PM	#3
henrys57wagon Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Carleton Place, On. Canada Posts: 107 Likes: 5 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Enclosed trailer snow capacity..... My 26' enclosed trailer has been sitting the last few years with a collapsed roof. We had about a ft of snow then a day of rain then it froze over night. The next week I got around to cleaning it off only to discover the stamped bows had twisted and collapsed. I am thinking of either making bows out of wood as my fifth wheel travel trailer is or out of some 1 X 2's slightly arched or buying those aluminum ones. __________________ old 1608 stock racer

07-18-2011, 02:41 PM	#4
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 728 Likes: 168 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Enclosed trailer snow capacity..... Not living in a snow zone, yet, would it help to build a "A" frame out of wood to put on the trailer roof with a water proof tarp over it?? I'll be moving to Colorado in a few more years. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

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