5×8 Trailer Questions

[ultros]

Hello,

I’m trying to research trailers for the CLC Teardrop and I’m curious if anyone has experience with 5×8 trailers.  I’ve found this Northern Tool trailer: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200660344_200660344  Which looks like it might be better than the Harbor Freight 4×8 trailer. I still have some questions though, specifically:

• Does the teardrop fit between the fenders?
• How does the door align with the wheels/fenders?
• How high off the ground is the back kitchen area ledge with this trailer?
• Like the HF trailer, it says its max speed is 45 mph, is this them just covering their butts?

I’m very interested in anyone’s insights, thanks!

[Boardwalk]

Does the teardrop fit between the fenders?

TDC measures about 66″ across (per the manual)
How does the door align with the wheels/fenders?

You can mount the shell to the trailer wherever it makes the most sense.  I would think that you would position the shell a little more forward than a 4×8.
How high off the ground is the back kitchen area ledge with this trailer?

Since the Northern Tool website doesn’t list the height of the bed, I am going to go by some of the other posts on this forum.  12″ tires means approx that the base of the galley is about 42″ high.  See post #579
Like the HF trailer, it says its max speed is 45 mph, is this them just covering their butts?

I noticed this too.  When I talked to the salesman at Northern Tool – he said that these tires are rated for 75MPH.  I told him about the rating on the website and they reconfirmed the 75MPH.  I didn’t ask for documentation.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by Boardwalk.

[ultros]

I did notice that the width is about 66′ at the widest spot on the official line drawing.  It does look like it tapers in near the bottom which is why I was wondering if it would fit between the fenders of a 5×8.  It seems like some other owners have used the trailer so I was just trying to be extra sure.

The NT trailer says it’s deck is 24.02″ off the ground, so maybe a better question for comparison purposes would be to ask how high is the galley from the bottom of the teardrop body?

Thanks again!

[friz]

I just posted some pictures of of my installation on this trailer here.

http://teardropforum.com/forums/topic/northern-tool-5×8-aluminium-trailer-mods/

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