Ordering CX-09LS - What upgrades do you recommend?

I love my quick spinz!!

 

Yeah, quikspinz for sure. We use the rear deck truck package, that'll get 1/2 tons to 14'. If you need to go lower you'll need the forward truck package, but that one limits you to normal length trucks in the belly. Not sure if it's an option up there, but we've just traded all our old ones in on 80 footers. The new floating back bottom is slick, too.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this trailer for long haul. We love them for ramp work because of how quick and easy it is to get six trucks on them, but they're not very versatile for multi-stop loads.

Oh, and forget the rope lights. Yeah, they're nice, but Cottrell doesn't properly prep the stick on mounts and they'll be hanging loose in short order. Our new ones have the oval lights with LEDs, and they do a better job, even if they are more prone to get dirty.

 

-full belly pans, dust shields and front/side curtains
That option seems like a good idea, but in my experience I've never had a write up not having them in harsh Michigan winters.
I've never ran a truck with belly pans, it seems to me they would just collect snow, and ice over when they collected water. Curtains would be just something else to loose, rip up or not worth replacing but it does look good to customers. Again, just mho I have no experience with them.

-truck package
That's a definite. There's no downside to having them except the initial cost.

- Aluminum wheels? What did his 1st wife look like?

If you are running long distance with mixed loads I would only consider a high rail as Hammer166 mentioned. Any monkey can load a quick loader. If you want to load to the max, there's your $, assuming your driver is willing to do the extra work.

 

Quick spins are a must in my opinion.
Full belly pans may or may not pay off. I still think they are worth it. When I was a company driver I had 3 loads in a row where the unit backed on the trailer hump/tandems had a rock chip on the back tailgate. These were new units from a plant that I inspected very good. The company parking lot was small sized rock. I figure that over the life of my trailer it could pay for itself. I don't run out west on cinders so I don't have the side curtains, but I do have the front one. I wouldn't buy it for a driver to use because they would tear it up, but I would buy it again for me. It saved my butt one day this past summer when Indiana was repaving using the rock and sealer method and I couldn't turn around.

 

I wish Cottrell would come out with an autonomous loading trailer. Self strapping ratchets would be nice too.

 

My shoulders would love that!! But then we wouldn't be "special" anymore! Lol!!

 

Articulated #2 deck.