I have a Toy Carrier molded cover on my single place trailer, and I love it.

http://www.toycarrier.com/tc2enclosedsnowmobiletrailer.htm

 

Thanks for the link.

That's what I'm looking for. Info. to see if there is a market for them.

Our eng. dept is awesome at work and think we can make something that the consumer would like.

-Duane

 

Then let me give you a few suggestions. The one that I have (pictured above) is one piece, and when closed, is fairly rigid. It's designed to fit on a 10 foot trailer, and a 121 inch sled is all that will fit (actually, a 128 inch track under a 121 inch tunnel wil juuuuust squeeze in there....).

If you have anything longer than 128 inches, you need a 12 foot trailer/cover. Unfortunately, Toy Carrier simply saws their covers in half and rivets an extra section in to lengthen it - it looks pretty ghetto to me. Make your 12 cover in one piece.

Make the front access trap door big enough for someone larger than a scrawny 15 year old to crawl in.

Mold the rear lift handle right into the cover - don't use a flexy bolt-on handle.

Mold a slightly recessed license plate area into the rear of the cover, as well as a light recepticle for the plate.

If possible, design the cover so that an internal perimeter frame is not needed for rigidity, hopefully saving weight.

Use the best UV-resistant plastic formula you can find. Obviously make sure it doesn't get brittle in the cold, so all you have to do is smack the cover and the accumulated snow and ice just falls off.

All that said, I'd still buy mine again. The shape is great on the highway, and doesn't catch crosswinds. I don't even feel it behind my Jeep.

 

Some good info there. Thanks for taking the time.

-Duane

 

Unlike some models already out there, make sure it is large/wide enough at the rear to fit a full size accessorized ATV too. That way, folks who own both sled & ATV are more likely to buy something that will accomodate their winter & summer toys.

'Dual-Purpose' cuts costs for the consumer because owning one do-everything trailer w/shell is less expensive than owning two vehicle-specific shells, or two trailers w/shells.

So instead of targeting just one machine type, you may get more hits if your product works for two types. Makes your product more diverse.

A couple years ago I was looking at the Toy Carrier and another brand (forget what it was)... Neither would do both sled & ATV, sled only. So I didn't buy. When the sled's in storage, it doesn't need a shell, but I need the trailer to haul the ATV around. It would be useful for the ATV whe the sled is in storage.

Not going to buy 2, one for each. Instead, I opted to buy nothing... Due to the current product not being versatile enough for me to bite. This might be the thinking of many consumers.

If I lived closer, or if shipping costs didn't kill the overall cost... I would seriously consider such a product from your shop.

 

Ditto with the multi-use functionality. I haul a sport bike on occasion, so the cover had to accomodate my bike as well, which it does. It'd be better if it had a larger bulge at the front though...

 

Thanks guys. This is some good info. I am passing this on to our eng. dept. to see if they can come up with a design they can or want to try.

-Duane

 

This is an old thread, but I'm looking for a single place enclosed to fit my 129 pro cross. Any update on this idea?

 

I would hope after almost 8 years of there was a update someone would have said something.


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