Appalachian

[run2trouble]

Just wondering if anyone has used the 2 story unit?

[haulin rv]

I looked at a used one and was not impressed.

[Tosch88]

I checked one out that was for sale. It was a 2007. Very, very poorly built. The owner said he had to weld on it every time he brought it home and it showed. It had gussets that he welded on all over. I would steer clear if you could.

[run2trouble]

I was looking at options, there are several Take-3 and Kaufman units within a couple of hundred miles of me. What are your thought on these??

[ccoop769]

Ive never even had to touch a welder to my take 3

[Tosch88]

Take 3 is one of the best auto trailers out there. Kaufman is kind've in the middle. There good but have there issues (most trailers due). Take 3 are expensive but you get what you pay for in quality.

[Tony]

Take 3 is one of the best auto trailers out there. Kaufman is kind've in the middle. There good but have there issues (most trailers due). Take 3 are expensive but you get what you pay for in quality.

That is my opinion exactly. One of the reasons I recommend Take 3 exclusively. My experience is to pay once up front and not continually with repairs :)
But with Take3 you are also paying for less weight. I've found that mine fully loaded with extras weighs less than a bare kaufman that is 5ft shorter.

[run2trouble]

Thanks for all the info, everyone here has been helpful.

[h2oskibumz]

Another one to look for is a Beatrice Easy Haul. Mostly you'll see them as simply Easy Haul. They guarantee you'll never break a weld.

My first trailer was an Easy Haul 48' dual axle and it pulled and rode better than anything else I've pulled. The Dexter Torflex axles just rode well empty or loaded vs my current spring suspension trailers. Dexter must have had some alignment issues when setting up torsion axles with triples as they don't recomend them on triples (though most trailer manufacturers do it). I would have kept that trailer if it had been 53" and capable of more than 14k...

I've got a Take 3 triple axle 53' that we are about to put in service, and a 53' Take 3 Powerlift I've been running for a year and a half... plus we have Haulin's Kaufman.

All have pros and cons.... Powerlift is cool for low vehicles and not having to mess w/ ramps, but at 8500 lbs empty, and trying to keep tires on it with the axle capable of moving forward even that one can be trying....

If I had to do it all over again from scratch today I still wouldn't know what one would be the "perfect" one for me!!

[cosgo]

The "perfect" one for you is the one that works!

Take 3 or Kaufman no good for me, but great for others. Get what makes the most money for you and costs you the least for maintenance.

[Haul-A-Round]

Another one to look for is a Beatrice Easy Haul. Mostly you'll see them as simply Easy Haul. They guarantee you'll never break a weld.

My first trailer was an Easy Haul 48' dual axle and it pulled and rode better than anything else I've pulled. The Dexter Torflex axles just rode well empty or loaded vs my current spring suspension trailers. Dexter must have had some alignment issues when setting up torsion axles with triples as they don't recomend them on triples (though most trailer manufacturers do it). I would have kept that trailer if it had been 53" and capable of more than 14k...

I've got a Take 3 triple axle 53' that we are about to put in service, and a 53' Take 3 Powerlift I've been running for a year and a half... plus we have Haulin's Kaufman.

All have pros and cons.... Powerlift is cool for low vehicles and not having to mess w/ ramps, but at 8500 lbs empty, and trying to keep tires on it with the axle capable of moving forward even that one can be trying....

If I had to do it all over again from scratch today I still wouldn't know what one would be the "perfect" one for me!!



you really don't want to know about there warranty !
ask Cosgo about a red one that was here we completly rebuilt for a customer. 172 welds , 15 fish plates and 6' of new tube and it was still junk . no they did not warranty any part from the time it was new. owners name was John Roberts out of az. he got took, but finally was able to unload it recently. I would have salvaged it.

[haulin rv]

How old was it? I've never heard anyone complain about one. And all the ones I've seen looked very well built.

[h2oskibumz]

Haul a Round...

I have seen a couple of these that have been sitting around for a long time that have some tubes rusted... Most of them I see, including my '98 were rock solid.

How old was this one that you had to rework so heavily? Had it always lived in the clean dry Southwest or had it spent a lot of time in the salt? I have noticed that it seems that the paint isn't holding up on the newer ones (2005 or so and up) like it did on the older ones. Makes me wonder what they changed in their processes.

Either way I'll have to reassess the whole "no broken welds" vs warranty in my thinking, but would like to hear any more details you would be willing to share...

[cosgo]

Ive owned 2 Easy Hauls. For the most part, they were good. For sure, they were steady going down the road. Over time, i noticed that both were begining to bow out on all the bottom crossmembers (and some of the upright ones too) I think its an oversight in design. Water gets in, and cant get out, it freezes in winter and the crossmembers get screwed. Also, the torsion axles under those things sucks in my opinion. I saw the one at Haul a Round's place. it was all bent up. I couldnt believe it. They did do a boat load of work to it.

[haulin rv]

When I was looking at trailers I found a couple in the midwest that had down tubes swelled from frozen water. One was a load max, the other ?