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| − | Steel rusts, and wood rots.
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| − | On wood, things won't slide around as much. Be cautious, because some wood trailers are not pressure-treated wood, and won't last long.
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| − | Wood can loosen, crack, and warp. Fluids soak in, leaving a mess.
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| − | With a wood trailer, you can screw something down to secure it.
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| − | Steel can get oily and slippery, especially when hauling project cars leaking fluids. Diamond-plate decks help with slipping.
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| − | Trailers that are open in the middle (open-pit trailers) can be useful. Less weight, oil leaks onto the ground, and the open part can be useful for working under the car.
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| − | A box on the tongue is useful for holding jacks, chocks, tie-down straps, hand tools, etc.
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| − | Look for trailers to buy at race tracks. There are people there with a trailer and no car.
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| − | Wood decks will have to be replaced periodically. Factor in the time to remove the old wood and fasteners, and then buy, cut, and install new wood.
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| − | Steel decks need to be coated. Epoxy, bedliner, etc. Over and under is best.
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| − | ==Types of decking==
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| − | *Steel diamond plate
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| − | *Aluminum diamond plate
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| − | *Heavy steel expanded metal (?)
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| − | *Pressure-treated wood
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| − | *Non pressure-treated wood, coated with something.
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| − | ==Trailer suppliers==
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| − | *Dargo
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| − | *Long Haul
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| − | *Trailtech
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| − | *Sloan
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| − | *Fleet (?)
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| − | *Kings Trailer
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| − | ==Trailer winches==
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| − | Good features: free-wheel option to let the cable out, reel speed that isn't very slow.
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| − | When examining ratings: drag weight and rolling weight are two different things.
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| − | Can be hooked up to battery, or powered through a 20 amp cigarette lighter plug.
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| − | ==Enclosed trailers==
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| − | Keep nosy people and thieves wondering. Makes for better piece of mind when you are stopped to eat or rest. They work good as storage too.
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| − | Removable fenders are helpful for towing lower cars.
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| − | Torsion axles are recommended.
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| − | If tongue weight is too much, load the car backwards, or move it back on the trailer. Careful with this, with the weight in the rear, the load can weave.
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| − | States have different requirements for brakes on axles.
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| − | Electric brake controller recommended.
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| − | Be wary of the tongue weight. It should only be about 10% of the towing weight.
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| − | Cross the tie-down straps.
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| − | ==When towing==
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| − | Always remember that you need more room to stop, so leave a good gap in front of you when driving. One car length per 10 mph has been recommended.
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| − | Practice driving with the trailer with no load on it, to see how it handles and brakes.
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