Josh Butler

Review of Arising Industries, Inc.

I was in the market for an enclosed trailer and I ...

I was in the market for an enclosed trailer and I have heard from several people that for a low cost trailer these are built great for the price. I purchased an arising 7x16 TA enclosed from a local dealer and overall the trailer is good but there are a few issues that i find subpar.

The good,
The frame is fully welded all tubing, for the price this is outstanding. You can find this on more expensive trailers but for the price this is a great feature.

3/4 treated plywood floor, this is great as some lower cost trailers do not use treated. The one I bought has smooth lauan interior which I think looks great.

The average,
With the advertisement saying EZ-lube axles I would assume they would be Dexter axles because they have a trademark on the EZ-lube name. But the brake drums say made in china, I have not taken the drums off to see if any of the components are Dexter or are all Chinese. The hubs are ez-lube style but I do not know if there Dexter or not. Unless Dexter started making drums in china they are not genuine Dexter axles. Not saying they are bad but time will tell. Although they never claim Dexter just ez-lube.

The overall fit and finish is average. Not any worse than other trailers in the price range but just average. The Marker lights are not all straight they are close but a noticeable cant to a few of them. I found a couple screws striped out on the license plate mount. And the trim screws are not in a straight line or centered. It looks like they just eyeballed them when they were installed, Why not just draw a line down the center of the trim and put all the screws centered? Noting that affects the function of the trailer but attention to detail goes a long way showing me that they take pride in their product. But once again for the Price this is expected.

The ugly.
The wiring is NOT good. The problem is with the connections. They use scotch lock connectors for everything. Scotch locks are a quick way to splice into a wire. They are fine for marker lights but they used them as butt connectors on the ELECTRIC BRAKES. A scotch lock is not a high reliability connector it would take the same amount of time to use a Good set of crimpers and butt connectors that if done right are very reliable and can carry more current. This is unacceptable for something as important as brakes and they are exposed under the trailer that will lead to water ingression the wiring and corrosion over time. The other problem is they use wire nuts to connect the main trailer harness to the plug harness this is never a good idea on automotive wiring.

Overall it is a nice trailer and I still give it 4 stars based on price. I feel they beat their competition for an equal priced trailer. You would have to step up $1500 in price to get a similar trailer from other manufactures but if these little issues bother you and price is not a problem you can find trailers out there with better fit and finish.