Behind me is the new Single Axle HD Car Hauler C1 from PJ Trailers.
The great thing about this trailer is it comes equipped with a single 7,000 lbs
Dexter electric brake axle. This gives this trailer, in a typical configuration,
around a 5,000 pound cargo carrying capacity, depending on the exact length
and options you order your C1 with. One of the great things about the C1
is that it excels at typical single axle applications such as hauling UTVs
ATVs and zero turn mowers. Because of the 7,000 pound GVWR it also gives you the
ability to load much heavier vehicles such as small skid steers, compact
tractors, light passenger vehicles and palletted cargo. Because of the 7000 lbs GVWR
the C1 falls well within typical towing capacities of modern half-ton trucks.
I'm going to take you through a quick walk around
from the front coupler to the rear bumper of the trailer.
We'll start off by taking a look at the tongue of the C1.
Now we'll show you what makes the C1 truly HD.
Right up front you'll notice we have a Bulldog 2" forged coupler.
It's in a channel mount. This gives you five positions so that you can
match the coupler height to your tow vehicle height. It's also boxed into a
5" channel tongue. This is the same wrapped tongue that we use on our
10,000 lbs equipment trailers. We have heavy-duty safety chains with retention clips.
We also have forged hooks.
You'll also see that we have the Bargman 7-way plug.
A 7-way plug is super important because it has dual contacts. It's rubber molded.
It's super, super reliable. If you ever damage this plug, it's really easy to
change on a PJ trailer, because it's wired into a junction box, not directly
into the harness, so if you ever damaged this plug all you need is the
replacement plug from us and a Philips screwdriver.
You'll be back on the road in no time. Behind it you'll see the Pro Series 8000 lbs
top line jack. The really important thing about this jack is that it has a
drop leg on the bottom, so instead of having to run the jack
all the way up to go into towing position, you turn it up a few turns,
re-pin it in a higher position, and you're good to go.
Now we're going to take a look at the rest of the C1.
Now let's take a look at the deck of the C1.
The first thing you'll notice is that we have a square tubing front rail.
Underneath that we have a form front bumper that also serves as a board cap for your lumber.
Behind that you'll see that we have 16" on-center cross members.
These are also 3" channel cross members.
Not 24" on-center, 16" on-center.
It's very important for a heavy-duty trailer to have tight crossmember spacing.
They're also made out of 3" channel, not formed cross members,
not angle, but true 3" channel.
It's all tied into a 5" channel frame.
On top of that we have our treated number two southern yellow pine lumber.
On the outside of the frame you'll notice that we have stake pockets.
Stake pockets are really important for adding temporary sides to
your trailers, having places to tie down and also adding accessories like stake pocket d-rings
and stake pocket spare tire mounts. You'll also notice that we
use stake pockets both in front and behind the fender on our trailers.
Now let's take a look at the running gear.
First thing you'll notice is that we've got an 11 gauge heavy-duty diamond plate steel fender.
This steel fender is removable and it has LED bullet lights.
You'll also see that we have the Provider 235 80r16 radial tire.
This has been a really excellent tire, both great for reliability and longevity.
If you'd like, go online and do searches for Provider trailer tire reviews, and you can see for yourself.
Inside of that we have a white powder coated 16" arc wheel.
We have the Dexter 7,000 pound EZ Lube axle.
The EZ Lube hubs are really important because it makes this axle easy to maintain.
Now let's take a look at the rear of the C1.
The first thing I want to point out is that this trailer comes with a 2' dovetail
and a 4' heavy-duty ramp gate.
The standard tail configuration for this trailer is a straight deck with 5' slide-in ramps.
This is really a great combo if you want to be able to load low ground clearance vehicles.
The dovetail has a nine degree load angle.
Another thing that's great about the heavy duty ramp gate is that you get expanded metal, which is nice for loading
zero-turn mowers and ATVs in a side by side configuration.
It also gives you additional traction in wet, muddy and icy weather.
The other great thing about the HD gate is that it has HD ramps built inside of it.
You've got 2x2" tubing 3" channel ramps.
This is really a great solution if you're trying to load small skid steers, compact tractors
and anything else that will be pushing that 5,000 pound cargo carrying capacity.
You'll also see that we have spring assisted gates.
Beneath that we have our 5" channel rear bumper.
It has lifetime LED lights. We also include
a lifetime LED license plate light, and you'll notice that all of our lights are flush mounted.
That's really important, so if you're backing this trailer up, and
you bump into an object at the light, it's more than likely going to be
pushing through the grommet and not break that like, keeping your trailer on the road, legal and running.
Thanks for taking a few minutes to learn about what makes the C1 trailer truly heavy-duty.
If you want to learn more about the C1, visit our website at
pjtrailers.com