Hey Guys,
I've been looking at enclosed trailers. This one looks OK from the outside 
...but what the heck is going on with the interior?
Is something like that durable, or is it some dreadfully constructed thing?
Hey Guys,
I've been looking at enclosed trailers. This one looks OK from the outside
...but what the heck is going on with the interior?
Is something like that durable, or is it some dreadfully constructed thing?
i think they all look like that... well, except for the blue paint..
blue paint means 141 mph certified 
Isn't that "Blue Angels" blue? Should be good for mach1
You pass my house creating a sonic boom and I'm-a be pissed.
That's very similar to mine other than the blue paint. Mine's white and the roof is paneled too. The majority of strength is in the framing, the paneling is mostly for looks.
Most trailers I've seen aren't that sturdy. No plywood, just something that looks a lot like plastic-coated drywall.
Plywood was added by previous owner as better wall paneling, and a better place to hang cabinets, which are what left the unpainted areas.
Maybe they had white and orange cabinets in an awesome Martini/Gulf scheme - more likely there's no accounting for taste and/or they just really liked blue.
That's my guess as well - the raw plywood is where cabinets used to be. Probably now installed in the previous owner's new trailer.
That's pretty typical construction. The more expensive ones are basically built the same way, only might be more finished. My Pace came with plywood on the sides and ceiling that I finished with polyurethane.
More important is to check the axles to make sure they are torsion bar and not leaf spring and can handle the load with plenty of margin.
In reply to Basil Exposition:
Hmmmm, I've always preferred leafs on a cargo trailer... Why do you like torsion axles? I've had lots of tire wear problems with them.
Joey, check with some builders of new trailers, sometimes they are close to what some want for their used ones. I was going that way until I ran across a good deal on the Horton Hauler I have now.
I prefer torsion axles myself, the two trailers I have had both had Dexter axles (open and enclosed trailers). No tire wear problems with the enclosed. I did have some on one wheel with the open, but putting new wheel bearings in took care of the wear. Usually wear issues (both torsion and leaf spring) are either bearings or bent axles. I prefer the ride of the torsion axles, smoother than leaf springs IMHO. BTW, I have borrowed leaf spring trailers, so I do have experience with them as well.
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