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Crack your roof vents a bit to relieve the low pressure inside the unit. Deleting the side wall vents and closing the roof vents creates excessive low pressure in the trailer and pulls dust in from the outside.
Please remember no trailer is airtight nor should it be.
Please let me know how it goes.
Rob
We snowmobilers are a funny breed for sure.
Do we ride older unreliable sleds? or Off brand knock offs?
No. You rarely see even a 5 year old sled anywhere any more.
Do we wear cheap clothing?
No. Everything is high quality, reputable name brand gear.
Towing vehicles? All loaded luxury rides. Certainly more than needed.
Yet the parking lots are full of mid-grade & low grade haulers.
I would rather have a 5 year old Aluma, Featherlite or Rance over any of the brand new off brand trailers that fill the parking lots.
You get what you pay for & you pay for what you get.
It hurts to pay too much, but it is far worse to pay too little.
So your saying that the snow dust leaking in the back door is OK by design? Or are you referring to something else?
As someone who is in the market for a new trailer I would be frustrated if my new enclosed trailer was letting in snow dust at the back door. I have been in many enclosed trailer brands on 2000+ mile round trips and never seen snow dust in the trailer like the OP is talking about.
We snowmobilers are a funny breed for sure.
Do we ride older unreliable sleds? or Off brand knock offs?
No. You rarely see even a 5 year old sled anywhere any more.
Do we wear cheap clothing?
No. Everything is high quality, reputable name brand gear.
Towing vehicles? All loaded luxury rides. Certainly more than needed.
Yet the parking lots are full of mid-grade & low grade haulers.
I would rather have a 5 year old Aluma, Featherlite or Rance over any of the brand new off brand trailers that fill the parking lots.
You get what you pay for & you pay for what you get.
It hurts to pay too much, but it is far worse to pay too little.
Hoov165x, are you liking this trailer any better lately?
I'm looking to upgrade to a new trailer that's very similar in the size and config you have here. (RZR won't fit in my Wells Cargo). Looking to do some summer camping in it plus haul primarily 3 sleds in the winter but occasionally a 4th sled.
Can you really fit (4) 155" sleds in it? (Loaded backwards, of course?)
the trailer leaks a lot of air- specifically at the rear, where there is a low pressure area. It just sucks the dust right in. Right now it is pretty dry out and the sand they lay on the roads for traction creates dust. When I got home tonight I was a little irritated to see a pretty heavy layer of dust at the rear interior of the trailer. On the sidewalls extending about 2' forward of the rear door (the white paneling is now brown), along the diamond plate kick panels and floor extending about 4' forward of the rear door, and of course a light layer of dust on most everything inside the trailer. There is also an area at the v nose where you can see light down towards the bottom.
Sorry for jumping back in on this thread kinda late in the game.
I just hadn't seen it till now.
I REALLY am surprised to hear this comment, since I have absolutely NOT seen this issue, and have pulled both of my new Mirages down MANY MILES of dusty trails.
The rear door has such a TIGHT SEAL on it when the two swing arms are locked down I am amazed you are pulling in so much dust?
Could it be that the foam gasket down by the door hinge just needs to be a tad bit thicker or was installed a bit too high or low on the door frame?
When you look at it, does the foam show its getting a good tight seal, or does it look uncompressed?
Honestly curious.
Have pulled mine 25 miles down desert trails with amazingly good success.
NOT suggesting it is AIR-TIGHT!, But I have not seen any significant dust buildup either, and no snow coming in from the rear.
If it were me personally, I would probably just ad a 2nd layer of self-adhesive foam to the leaking gasket and see if that solves the problem.
Cheap, quick, easy fix.
If that did the trick, then I would chat with Mirage to see if they might offer a alternative thicker gasket that you could use as a replacement?
I will be looking at all possible leak points this summer in an effort to rectify this situation. Then again, I may just sell it and get what I really want.......
Can't beat that!Only problem was I noticed one of the custom wheels did not match (was close so dealer or I did not notice). I called Mirage and they replaced with new tire and wheel that matched and they let us keep the extra tire and wheel so we have an extra spare on a custom wheel.
This has honestly been my experience as well.The mirage staff is interested in continuing to improve the quality of their trailers, they asked for any feedback to help them improve the trailer.
During ordering we added multiple custom options, windows, extra man door, moved boot/glove dryer and more. Mirage delivered exactly what we wanted and Delivered the trailer a week ahead of schedule.
Satisfied customer!
What will you get if you sell it?
Can't beat that!
This has honestly been my experience as well.
Mirage REALLY is trying to up their game in the snowmobile trailer market place.
If this was truly the case, Mr. Swikert, who always 'likes' your posts would have contacted me. Honestly, how many years does it take for someone to "up their game"? All you have to do is look at all the issues Mirage has had over the years and wonder why they can't get their QC on the right track. Honestly, if it was a priority it could be done rather quickly......
I am sure your trailer is nice Christopher, but let's look at who the trailer belongs to shall we? Mirage has all the reason in the world to double and triple check your trailer before it ships, right? I am sure I would if I was Mr. Swikert.
I guess I have been a little spoiled by selecting the correct manufacturer for most of my previous trailers. Those who haven't had 10+ new enclosed snowmobile trailers may not know any different. I get that. Like I said- summer project for me........ I really don't like emptying all my gear and such out of my trailer every other ride so I can wipe everything down. I have even started to cover my sleds in the trailer. Maybe I got a Friday or a Monday model..
Lesson learned.......
I am always hesitant to comment on these posts as it seems to somehow elicit controversy and personal jabs, but facts are facts.
A couple things that should be clarified.
1) Christopher's trailer came off the same production lines that every Mirage unit is mfg on. No special attention other than our standard quality control program was given. Our goal is for Christopher to use and abuse the trailer in order to provide valuable feedback for our end users. If we were to build it any differently this would be a futile act. I also should mention that Christopher spent his own hard earned money the purchase his unit.
2) I gave you some feedback by suggesting you install airflow vents to mitigate the vacuum effect (which is why they are standard on most models) You requested your trailer built without these.
Put (2) sidewall vents up high facing forward and it will pressurize the trailer and alleviate your problem. We would be happy to install these for you at n/c provided you bring the unit to the Nampa, Idaho plant.
I am always hesitant to comment on these posts as it seems to somehow elicit controversy and personal jabs, but facts are facts.