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Pulpwood
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:23 pm Posts: 215
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 Ez Trac trailers
Does anyone have experience with these trailers? I just got mine out of the shop for the second time. The fenders and steps keep flexing too much and the welds crack. The trailer floats and flexes entirely too much when I'm loading my boat. I probably have an isolated case or expected some rigidity out of a welded trailer.
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Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:59 pm |
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BlackRiverJosh
MMT Addict
Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:49 pm Posts: 662 Location: Camden, SC
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
I've had the same problems. Sold it to a friend for $500 and bought an aluminum I-beam trailer. Warned him about the welds.
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:47 am |
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chambers316
MMT Member
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:31 pm Posts: 37
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
Have not had a problem with welds yet but my trailer does float,thought I was losing my mind first time i backed it in to load up boat.it actually floated off ramp and I just picked it up and put back where I needed it.this could really be bad when the wind is blowing.
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:54 am |
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jakehawk9
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:06 pm Posts: 1447 Location: South central, ks
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
I can't speak for all trailers but alot of them have pee holes so they take in and drain water to keep from floating.
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:27 am |
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TooTall
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:37 pm Posts: 411 Location: Pineville, La
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
It's not just the easy trac that floats. The diamond city under my neighbors excel does the same thing. It's extremely difficult to load the boat into a wind/current.
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:46 am |
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duckhunter888
MMT F.E.
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:44 pm Posts: 828 Location: North Texas
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
Drill burp holes, 3 on each side in each channel up near the front. Be sure you have relief slots in each channel at rear, enter water slowly to fill trailer, problem solved.
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Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:18 am |
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chambers316
MMT Member
Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:31 pm Posts: 37
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
Thanks duck hunter 888 will try that fix this weekend
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Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:17 am |
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willett
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
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Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:54 pm |
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NegativeNed
MMT Member
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:30 pm Posts: 21 Location: South Carolina
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
I was loading my boat on my ez trac last week on a fairly windy day. Had to come in a little hotter than usual to keep the boat from drifting. when i made contact with my front roller, it broke the roller and winch mount clean off the mounting plate at the weld.
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Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:35 am |
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4Cody4
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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 Re: Ez Trac trailers
I have heard of this happening as well. Id sure like to sell this trailer I have and either buy or make a more stout trailer.
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