enclosed trailers

[Ed Wright]

I love my 24' ATC. Has it four years now. My old 454" 3/4 ton Suburban can't tell it's harder to tow than my old steel open trailer. Pulled a steel Pace once that made it sweat. LOL

[Run to Rund]

There was a big discussion on yellowbullet and the consensus seemed to be that a V-nose hurt rather than helped. Frontal area matters; getting extra height in particular increases drag. My 24' is 8 1/2 ft wide but standard height and still gives noticeably more drag than the old open trailer with car, hurting mpg 1 or 1.5 more, even empty. In fact, putting a car, etc. in the trailer doesn't make much difference at all, the 3800 lb. trailer with its frontal area brings about the decrease in mpg.

[Dave1695]

Some great feed back guys, thank you. I'm towing an opern trailer now with my 04 2500HD, 6 litre gas. I get the same mileage with or without the trailer and car. A 24 foot standard height is what I'm looking for, don't carry a lot of extra stuff. Haven't priced an aluminum trailer yet but think i'll check them out. Have also considered a curved front for better aerodynamics and less pain with cupboard install which will come at a later time. Will check this post for a while so please keep responding. I value the opinions of my fellow racers.