It’s starting to look like I might eventually have a boat to pull around, so I took a day off and made a field trip to Amera Trail. They are about an hour Southeast of where I live.
One of their engineers gave me a tour of the shop, which is housed in a clear-span red iron building. Ceiling height is 20-25 ft, width is about 150 ft, and length is about 500 ft. It is big.
They have raw materials coming in one end and finished trailers coming out the other end. Over the last few years they have been incorporating automation into their build process.
Lead time right now it’s about 4 weeks, closer to the end of the year things slow down and it will be about 2 weeks. Retail price for a trailer like what goes under Chittum is about $7500.
Sorry, no pictures. You’ll just have to imagine how awesome it was!
Not automated, but it may be worth a visit/call to Rolls Custom Axle in Lakeland. I am on my third trailer from them. Very solid and durable. Would be a good match for your ride.
I just picked up a new Ram-Lin for my Whip, they’re in Orlando. The trailer itself is amazing as are the people. On initial pickup I went two lights and a kid drove over the trailer. I called Ramlin, they told me to bring it right back. They fixed it in less than a week. Great service, great product! The other two companies mentioned are just as good I’m sure. Good luck with your decision.
They have been super responsive and all you need is your VIN - Trailer / and they will send you whatever parts you need…I upgraded my AXEL years ago, they delivered the 5K to me directly to my house and I did a DIY change out.
$7,500? As handy as you are, I’d build my own. TIG somebody did it on “the other board” and his came out great. One of the biggest trailer builders here in Texas bends all their trailer frames with a modified log splitter. Get those two bends done and the rest is drilling and bolting.
having owned both ameritrail and currently ramlin, i actually liked the ameritrail better.
i have no complaints with ramlin and this is a matter of preference, fenders were welded and very solid feeling on ameritrail . on ramlin its all bolted . when i step over gunnel and onto step in front of fender the ameritrail felt rock solid.
ramlin is a great trailer also but in my case more bolts.
i put alot of miles on and twice a year crawl under and re snug everything.
the only downside i see to welded is , i blew a tire on a magic tilt which was garbage but it tore fender up badly. but fender unbolted and new one put on in 15 minutes.
ameritrail would have to have been taken to a shop.
it probably does cut cost to have a lower waged person drilling and bolting togather a trailer as opposed to a experienced aluminum welder than can lay down a perfect bead.
No doubt- at the same time bolted together Ramlin has a hard time showing a value proposition over a Continental for 2x the price! Volume or price- dont think they can have both. Boat trailers are a small segment of their business anyway.
