I'm New....trailer?

That does sound like one (expletive) of a packing job. We have a 7' X 16' V-nose trailer (19' to the tip of the V) The V is VERY nice. I put shelves and wall hooks all over the V and keep lots of stuff up there. No extra overall length to the trailer and lots of extra storage. We have 3 regular stripers and one baby striper (titan 3000) and two lazy liners. I'm sure I could put another striper in there, but not too sure about another lazy liner. But then again, I like to be able to move around in there.

Every time I open the door and go into my trailer I say "Oh my God god god god what am I going to do with all this room room room room I have a 8 1/2 by 20' trailer. There is room for 3 machines side by side across the back, all the paint I could use in 1 year, generator, 2 back pack blower, 5 gal gas, 2 gal mixed gas, work bench down 1 side and all my stencils. I think there is still room for ballroom dancing in the middle. But I like it. I can roll my stripers inside to change paint buckets (avoiding spills on customers lot). Do all my maintainance inside. If it is raining I can work on equipment inside without unloading any of it. I am thinking of installing a bathroom in 1 corner like out of a motorhome. and maybe a drawing desk across the front. Generator is nice so I can run 3 each 500W halogen lights and a little power in reserve. I treat my trailer as my support base for striping. Anything and everthing to do with striping is in it. It all goes to the job everytime. I suppose I could get away with a smaller one but then I would have to be a lot more organised then I am now. I would also have to use some of my shop or wife's garage for storage and that would never do. Dwan

We put two machines side by side against the left side, #1 linedriver rolls next to the two machines so the tires are touching, a machine with #2 linedriver pulls in and parks against the left wall. The fourth machine goes against the third. and the fifth machine pull in and parks next to the fourth machine. It not as bad as it sounds. Two machine stay connected the the linedrivers. Jim

I have a 6x12 trailer and a 1 ton crew cab dually. It takes up two head in parking spaces with no room to spare. How do you guys handle the extra length and width?

Parking Spaces? Who uses parking spaces? Just park on the side of the road, in any safe opening in the lot or anywhere your "rig" will fit, put down a few cones and act like you belong there. C'mon Rock, don't be so timid.

Like Randy park anyware you like. My other rig is a 24' Dump Truck with a 32' equipment trailer. Never been towed and never been ticketed in 30+ years. The way I figure it is if I am working in a lot it mine well I am there. A lot of the time I use the truck and trailer to block an entrance, it uses less cones and with the signs on the side most people pickup on the fact there is wet paint in the lot. not always but sometimes.

My trailer is 8.5 X 24 I sometimes wish it was only 8 wide instead of 8.5 as some of the Tennessee roads are very narrow with no shoulders and have a lot of curves. I love the length. I have a work bench, generator, gas engine air compressor, tools, stencils, cones and anything else I ever think I might need. My has 10,000 gvrw as the 7,000 only would carry 3400 cargo as the empty weight was 3600. Mine will carry 5600 so I can carry water and paint. The work bench is nice for cleaning stencils if needed before the job is done. I pull it with a 3/4 ton crew cab so it is a little long, but usually can find a spot to park it. I have never been ticketed for illegal parking, but if I think I might I put a cone in front and two cones behind the trailer. Enclosed trailers are great I had an open one for only a few months still use it when doing parking ramps as the enclose is 6.5 high inside so it is over 9 foot high above the street. I rent a spot at a storage place inside a chain link fence which is well worth it, it keeps peace with the neighbors that way.

The old (just sold) 16 x 8 CM trailer (CM is the brand name) was incredibly heavy. I don't know why. The new 7 x 16 footers are light as a feather in comparison to that old barge I used to lug around. The newest wone will have a "V" nose for wind resistance improvement and I figure it'll be a good place for additional paint storage.

Ken, most CM's I've seen are solid steel vs aluminum shell which makes a big weight difference. Both my Wells Cargo 7x16 and my Pace 6x10 are aluminum shell. Right now I've got 1 LL5900, 3 LL3900's, 1 linedriver,1 Scarifier,1 power broom, loads of stencils, brooms, posts , cones and enough room for at least 120 gallons of paint in the larger trailer. I put quite a bit of thought into my second one...built in steel racks(bolted through the frame) to hold paint/supplies. I'd still like to make few modifications, but am pretty happy with it, right now. The big thing to watch when buying the Pace (or any aluminum shell) trailer is the interior wood thickness. My Pace 6x10 is the CargoSport line which has the 3/8" thick walls. I believe it's a step up from the WorkSport line, like Home Depot sells which has 1/4" walls, less diamond plate,cheaper hardware etc. Also ask about the tires! Some dealers will put cheaper Bias-ply tires on their trailers, which don't last near as long. **[font=Verdana][/font]*Please note VALUABLE INFORMATION*** I bought my last set of trailer tires at Discount Tire. They are one of the few dealers who will do ROAD HAZARD certificates on trailer tires. They've replaced all but one of the tires for something like $12.00 a piece.( So, I've hit a few curbs here and there!) Anyway, they've got my business for life.

dbarnett, Do you have pics?

If I ever purchased a cube type truck, this is what I think I would go for: http://www.superlawntrucks.com/gallery/ Seems to be great for storage, fuel tank under mount, and ride on, ride off just like a trailer. Mike In-Line

Tried the cube route at the same time as flat bed/ trailer combo. Learned my lesson. Converted the cube to a flat bed and trailer combo.