I hate to say this, but I will, aluminum trailers are ok if you only plan on using it for a short time, and you don't waul anything heavy, I used to work at a company that built aluminum trailers, and if you make a trailer out of steel whatever thickness of steel you use to build it, aluminum needs to be twice as thick minimum best would be three times the thickness, aluminum gets stress cracks, and once it cracks the trailer is pretty much done because it will crack more and more, I built a trailer 40 years ago and it's still as good as it was when I built it, an aluminum trailer I would be lucky to get 10 years out of it, so in my opinion if I was going to buy a trailer to keep and use over a long amount of time, get a steel trailer, if you are going to use one for a year or two an aluminum trailer may work for you
This is TFL. They flip things, borrow things, review things, get loaners, rent, lease.. etc. They don't do long term ownership. If this thing cracks, breaks, bends, rusts, twists, folds, warps or collapses, that is good for their channel. As it is content that viewers appreciate to see so they don't follow that purchase. Otherwise, these things don't often get a lot of attention.
My friends have an aluminum car hauler, which is about 20 years old as well. It's held up very well, aside from some light dulling or surface corrosion. One side of the removable fender mount/bracket and the ramp door hinges had issues, but some relatively quick work/welding got them back to functioning perfectly (better than before). As with everything, quality work is important as is using the trailer for what it was designed to do.
The modulus of aluminum like you said is 3 times that of steel so yeah if you build a trailer out of 1/8" steel tubing then you need to make it out of 3/8" aluminum. In the end the weight savings isn't really there all that much but rather the no rusting is the real advantage. As a welder I have to say the low quality of welds I saw as they went around the trailer was what caught my attention but I guess they will hold for what it's intended. It's probably just me but I'd feel bad selling a trailer with welds like that if I was the manufacturer but that's my own opinion.
@@emmanuelgermain769 the company I worked at welded aluminum trailer frames and after about six months they quit building them because they got tired of all the repairs because people think aluminum is as good as steel and it's not
I have an Aluma utility trailer and I love it. Can move it around by hand or golf cart, but can still hold over a ton. If I had more land to store a larger trailer, I would love one of their larger options.
Those ramps are too short, and creates a very steep angle that's going to make loading a "lower sitting" car a big issue. I ran into this issue years ago on a similar trailer and couldn't load the car with out destroying the front bumper. I ended up having to get some 2x10" boards and setting them half way up the ramps to lessen the approach angle.
I'd like to see the wiring under the trailer. Is there an aluminum channel for the wiring or is it just zip tied to the frame. Sometimes builders cut corners on things you can't see. Then, what about tie-down track options? Four 5K tie-down points is just a start.
Hey Andrej, you could have two trailers and two pickups one for you and one for the wife and do one hundred mile dealership swaps. Kia’s or Honda’s Jeep’s. And the nice thing is easy loading easy tie down. Great Video Great Value on that one!! Thank You 🙏
I have a triton trailer I like the warranty on it but the quality of welds on an aluminum trailer tend to crack even if you don’t tow close to capacity. Only good to keep them for 3-4 years and trade them in. I’m going back to steel there more forgiving if you do tow close to capacity. Aluminum trailers are for people who don’t plan on traveling lots for a short period of time
@@rerod650- they are a bit more for sure. If you use them in the winter though the price becomes irrelevant. Steel trailers these days try hard to be close to the aluminum trailers to be competitive. That means thinner steel that rusts through shockingly fast. If you are going to be using a trailer a lot, especially in bad weather, on gravel roads etc, these will pay for themselves with the first trailer you buy. They easily outlast the first two t steel trailers you will go through. I know, I have had multiple trailers at any one time between the ranch, tire shop and personal uses. I bit the bullet on an aluminum trailer a long time ago, 20+ years. I still have that trailer. It was supposed to be an open car hauler for classic trucks. It became a hay trailer, farm equipment trailer. Had too much exposure to manure in the 25,000 head feedlot doing the bedding so i relegated it to a work trailer. It’s beat up now, but no cracks. It sags a bit from carrying stuff too heavy for the rating,,,😂😂😂. These heavy loads were on the farmland, maybe 5 miles of gravel moving stuff field to field. If you’re going to use it a lot & for a long time. Assuming you buy the right size & style the first time, you won’t need to replace it. Not in your lifetime.
@ Oh yeah, good idea, thanks. How about you now stop blocking the road and the parking lot and damaging my yard and taking up two lanes before and after each turn or get a trailer a more normal width if you don’t actually need the extra? You know, just to stop being an inconvenience to everyone else.
@nunyabidness3075 It is the length, not the width of the trailer that determines if you need to swing wide on a turn. If people are parking on your lawn, which I think is bullshit, it isn't because they are piling a trailer.
@@TroySavary Both matter which you would know if you had enough actual experience. Also, no one is parking in my yard. They’ve trenched it trying to put their trailer in my neighbor’s driveway. They’ve trenched my neighbor’s yard. They’ve scarred some trees. And, before you go making stuff up again, our road is plenty wide. I guess the military wouldn’t take you or you’d likely know all this, and have better manners.
@nunyabidness3075 So the problem is someone who does not know how to back up a trailer, not the trailer itself. Also, if the lawn is soft enough to have a "trench" from putting a tire on it, then they would not be landscaping until it dried some. I have enough experience to recognise bullshit from some leftard wanting to control what other people drive. I am not sure what bei g 8n the military would have to do with knowing the width of your street or the condition of your lawn. Maybe your nurse should up your meds. You are babbling.
I hate to say this, but I will, aluminum trailers are ok if you only plan on using it for a short time, and you don't waul anything heavy, I used to work at a company that built aluminum trailers, and if you make a trailer out of steel whatever thickness of steel you use to build it, aluminum needs to be twice as thick minimum best would be three times the thickness, aluminum gets stress cracks, and once it cracks the trailer is pretty much done because it will crack more and more, I built a trailer 40 years ago and it's still as good as it was when I built it, an aluminum trailer I would be lucky to get 10 years out of it, so in my opinion if I was going to buy a trailer to keep and use over a long amount of time, get a steel trailer, if you are going to use one for a year or two an aluminum trailer may work for you
This is TFL. They flip things, borrow things, review things, get loaners, rent, lease.. etc. They don't do long term ownership. If this thing cracks, breaks, bends, rusts, twists, folds, warps or collapses, that is good for their channel. As it is content that viewers appreciate to see so they don't follow that purchase. Otherwise, these things don't often get a lot of attention.
i have an aluminum trailer for over 20 years. what about that rust stuff on ur steel trailer
My friends have an aluminum car hauler, which is about 20 years old as well. It's held up very well, aside from some light dulling or surface corrosion. One side of the removable fender mount/bracket and the ramp door hinges had issues, but some relatively quick work/welding got them back to functioning perfectly (better than before). As with everything, quality work is important as is using the trailer for what it was designed to do.
The modulus of aluminum like you said is 3 times that of steel so yeah if you build a trailer out of 1/8" steel tubing then you need to make it out of 3/8" aluminum. In the end the weight savings isn't really there all that much but rather the no rusting is the real advantage.
As a welder I have to say the low quality of welds I saw as they went around the trailer was what caught my attention but I guess they will hold for what it's intended. It's probably just me but I'd feel bad selling a trailer with welds like that if I was the manufacturer but that's my own opinion.
@@emmanuelgermain769 the company I worked at welded aluminum trailer frames and after about six months they quit building them because they got tired of all the repairs because people think aluminum is as good as steel and it's not
I have an Aluma utility trailer and I love it. Can move it around by hand or golf cart, but can still hold over a ton. If I had more land to store a larger trailer, I would love one of their larger options.
Those ramps are too short, and creates a very steep angle that's going to make loading a "lower sitting" car a big issue.
I ran into this issue years ago on a similar trailer and couldn't load the car with out destroying the front bumper. I ended up having to get some 2x10" boards and setting them half way up the ramps to lessen the approach angle.
Versatile. Best bit is that they delivered. lol
Would much rather have a tilt deck for cars and everything else !
Yeah didnt they have a tilt trailer before? Or maybe they are keeping that and just adding this to their fleet?
I'd like to see the wiring under the trailer. Is there an aluminum channel for the wiring or is it just zip tied to the frame. Sometimes builders cut corners on things you can't see.
Then, what about tie-down track options? Four 5K tie-down points is just a start.
Hey Andrej, you could have two trailers and two pickups one for you and one for the wife and do one hundred mile dealership swaps. Kia’s or Honda’s Jeep’s. And the nice thing is easy loading easy tie down. Great Video Great Value on that one!! Thank You 🙏
is there a spot to add a winch?
Can you post a link to this trailer on their website? I'm having trouble finding the same model.
I don't like the weld work
Well,.................... naw I won`t say that then. 🙂
Great looking trailer, but I just wish the brand name had been mentioned more than once,...
When one sees the vehicles in the lot and can deduce when this was filmed. As I see Andrey's Colorado still there, and not his new-to-him Tundra.
I have a triton trailer I like the warranty on it but the quality of welds on an aluminum trailer tend to crack even if you don’t tow close to capacity. Only good to keep them for 3-4 years and trade them in. I’m going back to steel there more forgiving if you do tow close to capacity. Aluminum trailers are for people who don’t plan on traveling lots for a short period of time
trailer is over 80 inches wide it is required to have the retro-reflective tape on it
Nice trailer.
The welds on the ramps look terrible. Weld just sitting on top of the metal
I feel like they skipped half the welds and the ones that are there are caterpillars not welds.
What model is this Aluma Trailer?
It even comes with AC.
Does it have cruise control?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Length, girth, and big loads.
What's not to love?
The price…
@rerod650 I was making a phallic joke.
@@rerod650- they are a bit more for sure. If you use them in the winter though the price becomes irrelevant. Steel trailers these days try hard to be close to the aluminum trailers to be competitive. That means thinner steel that rusts through shockingly fast. If you are going to be using a trailer a lot, especially in bad weather, on gravel roads etc, these will pay for themselves with the first trailer you buy. They easily outlast the first two t steel trailers you will go through. I know, I have had multiple trailers at any one time between the ranch, tire shop and personal uses. I bit the bullet on an aluminum trailer a long time ago, 20+ years. I still have that trailer. It was supposed to be an open car hauler for classic trucks. It became a hay trailer, farm equipment trailer. Had too much exposure to manure in the 25,000 head feedlot doing the bedding so i relegated it to a work trailer. It’s beat up now, but no cracks. It sags a bit from carrying stuff too heavy for the rating,,,😂😂😂. These heavy loads were on the farmland, maybe 5 miles of gravel moving stuff field to field.
If you’re going to use it a lot & for a long time. Assuming you buy the right size & style the first time, you won’t need to replace it. Not in your lifetime.
Im guessing about $15k?
For 15K I can get a new 24-foot enclosed car trailer.
We could really use some disincentive to buying wider than you need. The effects on other drivers are not trivial. I’m looking at you, landscapers.
If you are hitting wide trailers, maybe learn to stay in your lane.
@ Oh yeah, good idea, thanks. How about you now stop blocking the road and the parking lot and damaging my yard and taking up two lanes before and after each turn or get a trailer a more normal width if you don’t actually need the extra? You know, just to stop being an inconvenience to everyone else.
@nunyabidness3075 It is the length, not the width of the trailer that determines if you need to swing wide on a turn. If people are parking on your lawn, which I think is bullshit, it isn't because they are piling a trailer.
@@TroySavary Both matter which you would know if you had enough actual experience. Also, no one is parking in my yard. They’ve trenched it trying to put their trailer in my neighbor’s driveway. They’ve trenched my neighbor’s yard. They’ve scarred some trees. And, before you go making stuff up again, our road is plenty wide.
I guess the military wouldn’t take you or you’d likely know all this, and have better manners.
@nunyabidness3075 So the problem is someone who does not know how to back up a trailer, not the trailer itself. Also, if the lawn is soft enough to have a "trench" from putting a tire on it, then they would not be landscaping until it dried some. I have enough experience to recognise bullshit from some leftard wanting to control what other people drive.
I am not sure what bei g 8n the military would have to do with knowing the width of your street or the condition of your lawn. Maybe your nurse should up your meds. You are babbling.
Look at the SHITTY welds, this is for a promo video imagine what the customer is getting.
$18,000 No Thanks!!
How much does it cost?