Willys1 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm currently trailer shopping, it's time to replace my current 2 place clambshell type trailer,I've been researching inline type trailers, ProLine in NH, makes a 7 x16 that i'm considering, are their any QR members out there who have any experience with ProLine trailers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasledgirl Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm currently trailer shopping, it's time to replace my current 2 place clambshell type trailer,I've been researching inline type trailers, ProLine in NH, makes a 7 x16 that i'm considering, are their any QR members out there who have any experience with ProLine trailers? Hi Willys1 I have a 21'inline and had the toy carrier two place prior to that. I just did a bunch of research for a couple of friends that were buying trailers and chose to go with the NEO. There are lots of good brands out there for sure. I bought mine two years ago and it is an AMERIlite I believe. We all went with aluminum, wheels on the outside, drive in and out, top and side vents, extra interior lights, mine is seemless on the exterior, spent a little more on wheels and I have to say its the best money I have spent. I could sleep in it if I wanted. There are days when I am filling up my truck to tow this thing that I wish I still had my little light 2 place! I lined mine with the Good year rubber mats from Royal Distributing, the carbides and studs don't even bother it. Good Luck! You will love this upgrade! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Pro line is a budget trailer, but functional. Check out the Sno-Pro at Perfection Motor's, cost a bit more but very nice for the money. http://www.snoprotrailers.com/ Edited November 10, 2011 by markusvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasledgirl Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) http://www.autotrader.ca/a/NEO/Snowmobile%20Blowout/STRATHROY/Ontario/5_9056183_20100604104931819/?ms=trailers There is the price here in Ontario...in case that helps at all. Edited November 10, 2011 by lindasledgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg du Vermont Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I also had an inline Sno Pro and was very happy with its quality and function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmk Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 For what it's worth snow pro is what I use. Worthington would be my next choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
182ray Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have a Rance inline 7 x 12 going on my 6th season & very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Had a Worthington, not so good. Now I pull a Triton, very good quality I would buy another. Edited November 11, 2011 by Phil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have a Rance inline 7 x 12 going on my 6th season & very happy with it. Hi ray, You have any promblems with brakes yet? I just had to Replace the hull set up backing plates,hubs,brakes sucked Not happy more money. They were rusted so bad it's only 4 years old. A blizzard inline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmk Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hi ray, You have any promblems with brakes yet? I just had to Replace the hull set up backing plates,hubs,brakes sucked Not happy more money. They were rusted so bad it's only 4 years old. A blizzard inline go on line trailer depot very good prices. I bought marine quality last year for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saguenay Bill Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 I've had my Rance for 10 years and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 OK !!!!! As you can see i Keep my stuff "MINT" My kids think i'm nuts and they call me OCD overly clean dad lol ok so what's driving me crazy is how prevent is from happening again. just spent a couple hundred bucks on parts to fix. it piss me OFF Any input is appreciated thanks crazy snow aka ; John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willys1 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Thanks for your feed back fellow QR members, with the inline type trailers, would you recommend a tandem axle? brakes?also a drive in, drive out? I've got alot of questions as a trailer like this is a major investment, which I intend to keep for up to 10 years, quality components and features go a long way in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
182ray Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 With the conditions we tow our trailers in brakes will always be a problem it's just part of the pre season ritual of getting it ready a little never seize at the pivot points helps keep things moving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowbound Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 With the conditions we tow our trailers in brakes will always be a problem it's just part of the pre season ritual of getting it ready a little never seize at the pivot points helps keep things moving X2, If lucky I can go 2 winters without replacing them. Alternative is to dissassemble in the spring and give the brakes and hubs a good bath. As stated though they live in the world of salt, sand and cinders. I have a Blizzard, bought it new in 2005 and it has been outstanding. Much better bang for the buck than a Worthington when I was shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi Ray, i use never seize on the lug nuts .I just never had this problem before its driving me crazy. thanks for the input . i love the inline trailer John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasledgirl Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Because I live in Sarnia, I tow a lot!! I have about 25,000 towing miles in the last year. I take my trailer in and they do all the maintenance and check everything out for me for under $200 every time. I know you guys can do lots of this stuff yourselves, but for me it makes sense for me to have a professional look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Most use the Dexter axle and brakes, so most can have the same issue. I see 2 choices work; 1. Replace everything from the backer forward every 2 years. 2. Wash everything really well as often as you can, take the hubs off 1-2 times every year, clean, grease and adjust. I think most of the damage comes form letting them sit over the summer after being blasted with salt water all winter. OK !!!!! As you can see i Keep my stuff "MINT" My kids think i'm nuts and they call me OCD overly clean dad lol ok so what's driving me crazy is how prevent is from happening again. just spent a couple hundred bucks on parts to fix. it piss me OFF Any input is appreciated thanks crazy snow aka ; John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yep your right you got pay to play. all dexter parts the work never stops thanks markusvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) 25,000 or 2500? 25000 miles towing a year is a TON. Are you towing to the north pole to find snow? Dam, hard to put any miles on the sled with so many in the truck. Because I live in Sarnia, I tow a lot!! I have about 25,000 towing miles in the last year. I take my trailer in and they do all the maintenance and check everything out for me for under $200 every time. I know you guys can do lots of this stuff yourselves, but for me it makes sense for me to have a professional look at it. Edited November 11, 2011 by markusvt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saguenay Bill Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 OK !!!!! As you can see i Keep my stuff "MINT" My kids think i'm nuts and they call me OCD overly clean dad lol ok so what's driving me crazy is how prevent is from happening again. just spent a couple hundred bucks on parts to fix. it piss me OFF Any input is appreciated thanks crazy snow aka ; John I had my first experience with the brake issue 4 years after I bought my Rance trailer with Dexter axles and breaks. Following year I had to replace another back plate complete with brake shoes, $50. Following 2 years the other two, as I have a dual axle trailer. Just now I replaced both axles, they came complete with backing plates, brakes and bearing, $1050 delivered to me. This is just part of the cost of trailering. My trailer is 10 years old. First 3 years I had it I put on about 4500 miles per year. In the past 7 years I've only put on 800 per year. Over the past 10 years I've spent $1250 or $125 per year. Not very expensive in my mind. Course I did the labor myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi Bill, I guess it's all part of the game "snowmobiling" that is. I used to just grease and that was it ,not no more. I will be looking at things alot more. Now I have to worry about the AXLES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Seems every year at this time a wee bit of our enthusiasm for the coming snow-season is tempered (slightly, in most cases)by the need to get that nasty old trailer ready for another winter. Funny that we don't appear to enjoy sitting by the side of the road, somewhere twixt Latuque and Lac St-Jean when it's 11PM, winds blowing 45 knots out of the northwest, it's -22F, with a broken-down trailer. The problems leading up to this have pretty well been covered in this thread. Lazyness with end of last season maitenance when we should have (1) given the undercarriage a good wash down with salt-busting detergent, (2)pulled each wheel and cleaned inside the backing plate and brakes, then sprayed down everything with Corrosion Block, (3)checked bearings and races, and repacked the bearings. Dexter regular duty parts really won't last long in the environment we pull sleds in, without love and care. Best things for peace of mind and longevity that I've discoverd: (1) Buy marine grade replacement parts for anything you can, when the time comes. They are made to better endure in salty environments. (2) Get you hose bibs! Drill out the appropriate sized hole on the "Inside Wall", (the under-trailer side, not inside the wheel assembly) of the backer plate, tap-in the proper sized female hose fiting, together with plastic screw-in plug. After your last haul of the season, crawl under your trailer with the garden hose (with one of the soap/chemical injecting devices installed, filled with Fantastic of Purple cleaner) screw it into your newly installed hose bib, and flush out the entire inner workings. Let it run for at least 5 minutes, under decent pressure. If you have a hot water hose source available, use hot water. After you do all wheels, let the plugs out for a day or so to let the innards dry out a little. Before you put the plugs back into the bib, spray WD40, using the plastic tube attachment to give you good leverage spraying inside the wheel, and douse 'er down with the WD. (REMEMBER when you hook up to the trailer the first time after this process, to ride your brakes a little for the first mile or so to burn the WD off your shoes (or calipers and disk if you are fortunate enought to have disks on your unit). Then spray your electrical connector plug liberally with Corrosion Block (give a shot to the plug on your truck, as well). Or, as so many of us so often do: do nothing. Just hope you have someone along that nite when you are sitting by the side of the road in East Cupcake, QC, who can kick your dumb ass for you when you start bitching and moaning about your broken-down trailer. timbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Seems every year at this time a wee bit of our enthusiasm for the coming snow-season is tempered (slightly, in most cases)by the need to get that nasty old trailer ready for another winter. Funny that we don't appear to enjoy sitting by the side of the road, somewhere twixt Latuque and Lac St-Jean when it's 11PM, winds blowing 45 knots out of the northwest, it's -22F, with a broken-down trailer. The problems leading up to this have pretty well been covered in this thread. Lazyness with end of last season maitenance when we should have (1) given the undercarriage a good wash down with salt-busting detergent, (2)pulled each wheel and cleaned inside the backing plate and brakes, then sprayed down everything with Corrosion Block, (3)checked bearings and races, and repacked the bearings. Dexter regular duty parts really won't last long in the environment we pull sleds in, without love and care. Best things for peace of mind and longevity that I've discoverd: (1) Buy marine grade replacement parts for anything you can, when the time comes. They are made to better endure in salty environments. (2) Get you hose bibs! Drill out the appropriate sized hole on the "Inside Wall", (the under-trailer side, not inside the wheel assembly) of the backer plate, tap-in the proper sized female hose fiting, together with plastic screw-in plug. After your last haul of the season, crawl under your trailer with the garden hose (with one of the soap/chemical injecting devices installed, filled with Fantastic of Purple cleaner) screw it into your newly installed hose bib, and flush out the entire inner workings. Let it run for at least 5 minutes, under decent pressure. If you have a hot water hose source available, use hot water. After you do all wheels, let the plugs out for a day or so to let the innards dry out a little. Before you put the plugs back into the bib, spray WD40, using the plastic tube attachment to give you good leverage spraying inside the wheel, and douse 'er down with the WD. (REMEMBER when you hook up to the trailer the first time after this process, to ride your brakes a little for the first mile or so to burn the WD off your shoes (or calipers and disk if you are fortunate enought to have disks on your unit). Then spray your electrical connector plug liberally with Corrosion Block (give a shot to the plug on your truck, as well). Or, as so many of us so often do: do nothing. Just hope you have someone along that nite when you are sitting by the side of the road in East Cupcake, QC, who can kick your dumb ass for you when you start bitching and moaning about your broken-down trailer. timbo Timbo. You hit the nail on the head. Have to take care of our stuff unless you got money to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 I don't even put that on my truck . lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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