It's a tough call, 'cause there's no free lunch. I traded off my deck over for hauling my 5075E because the additional foot of height made the ramp angle so steep the rear implements would gouge into the ground severely. The 1025R couldn't back up the ramp at all due to the implements getting caught on the ramps. If they make a 16,000 lb trailer that's a deck-over with 12" wheels let me know.
You're correct, mine was.
Gates are MPG killers. It’s surprising how much wind drag those create.
Yup, I never thought an enclosed trailer or a wind dam would impact fuel mileage to the degree it does. Boy, was I wrong. My first trailer was a single axle 84 x 12' flat with a 16" rail. Pulling that, didn't make much difference if it was loaded or empty, it would result in about a 20% reduction in fuel economy. Before I acqured my own, a buddy loaned me his 72 x 10' aluminum enclosed single axle. I couldn't believe the mileage impact---50%. I now have my own aluminum 78 x 18' tandem axle enclosed---no difference in mileage between that and the single axle I borrowed---50%. Last summer I acquired a 20' aluminum car hauler. I was expecting better, but it was a 45% reduction. It has a large front wind shield that I'm thinking has a lot to do with it.
It’s not perfect but it will do 95 percent of what I want and and dealer has anything in stock for a 10k trailer and they can odder it for 5500 so this works it needs a light and the tires are a little bit dry rotted
