the trailex is 850 lbs dry weight. so 600 lbs lighter than my current trailer. and since i'll be building a new lighter car for next year, i don't need the heavy duty steel trailer. i could drop my overall towing weight by 1200-1400 lbs.

i've looked at prices on electric brakes conversion and most seems to be around $50 per wheel, so probably $300 total after said and done. the one major bad think i've read about surge brakes is that they don't work in icy conditions. im from northeast but i dont ever plan to tow in snow or ice.

 

surge brakes are for noobs renting a uhaul trailer.

 

 

One day I'll have one of these, and an F450 to tow it...


https://www.racingjunk.com/Trailers-...rom=category#6

 

that is a sweet trailer!

i had an f450 and it was an amazing tow rig. the only two downside were top speed and snow traction.

 

loaded up to head down to utah last week.



a few guys have asked about ramps - here is how we load with the splitter attached.

 

They're speed limited to 81. I don't ever go faster than that, especially when towing I'm usually around 70. For snow traction, just need the right tires and 4wd..

 

i had (6) studded tires brand new. went down to a 235 series to increase grip. 4wd of course. still wasnt enough pulling a 11k+ trailer in the mountain roads. still had to chain up occasionally.

mine wasnt speed limited to 81 but it had 4;30 gears so it was SCREAMING at 85. i just didnt like holding it at that high of RPM for hours on end.

 

That's impressive. Must have been pretty poor conditions. Luckily, I don't live where I have to worry about that lol

 

my old trailer was pretty heavy. used it for rzr racing, snowmobiling, and hauling the evo to races. here it is empty - bottoming out my f150. throw 5-6 sleds, gear, fuel, spare parts, and 4-5 guys and the 450 slid around easily.



even the new 350 with siped tires needed to be chained up on occasion.



heres the old 450. if i didnt snowmobile id still have one - no weight distribution hitch - it just pulled with no sway and no issues



now we have this little guy for snowmobiling. atc all aluminum. 20'x7' with a 6' nose

 

Wow MH nice rigs you have! What sleds are you running?

 

thanks. its nice to have a dependable rig to get you to the races - one less thing to worry about haha

current sled is a 155' axys with a sidekick. running pg now. did the race gas turbo thing a few years ago but its too much $$$ and hassle. i dont have any pics of it but here are a few of the others

first sled i "built"
iqr with 800cfi swap and custom built turbo system with a gt2860rs.


before we did the 800 swap i put a 685 in it with the rmk front end and left the 121" track - that was a FUN sled.



here is my axys from a couple years ago. this one had an SLP pipe and head. keith curtis fox shocks. great sled but i missed BOOST


and the rzr racing.
short course, worcs, and stage rally.

 

Sweet sled!!!!!

Here's a pic of my big bore viper with a 162 cat skid.

 

I'm jealous you have some nice action pics.

 

I know I’m late replying, but I have owned a Trailex open car trailer with electric brakes (which I sold) and later a similar one with surge brakes (it was a deal). Same tow vehicle (2500HD). I hated the surge brakes by comparison. It’s like no brakes and then they suddenly grab. I will stick with electric brakes going forward for sure.