Enclosed Trailers....

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Born30YrsLate</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What if a guys want to buy a truck and enclosed trailer to haul his car around...think entry level, nothing fancy here.

-What is the minimum size motor you would want? Is a mid-2000s 6.0L vortec enough, this truck will also be the daily driver most likely. Towing will typically be within a 30-mile radius with one or two trips out of state.

-What is the minimum size trailer a guy would want to tow if transporting a typical musclecar, 20-footer?
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I'm pulling a 20' enclosed with an '04 Silverado 5.3. Although I can't rave about the performance, for the few trips I make each year it's doing the job. My previous '97 with the 5.7 handled the trailer better, but I have to admit I think it was a better truck overall, including daily fuel mileage.
Unless you're doing the race thing where you need all the tool boxes, tires, compressors,etc., a 20' will work. My Chevelle and Nova each fit fine with the rear tires just at the break of the dovetail, and I still have 4-5' at the front for luggage, coolers, whatever.
I'm using the load-leveler/weight transfer hitch and with just a little tension on the bars the truck and trailer both ride level.
(On a side note; if you go with the load leveler bars, .... DO NOT take too much weight off the tongue. Than can be disasterous.)