DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #170

I checked out the TPD trailers pretty well and I agree with the corrosion
resistance of the skin and possibly the strength.  They still sit on a steel
frame and the composite skin and floor are the same plywood that you will
find in the low end trailers except it is sandwiched in some fiberglass like
material and vacuum bagged.  It's a lot like the transoms of old powerboats.
The weight specs aren't published so I don't think it indicates that they
are that light.

from TPD sales:
The composite material that we use is a seamless material.  The composite is
made up from five materials - a plywood core (either 1/4-inch ceiling or
3/4-inch walls, 1-inch floor, rear ramp door), fiberglass webbing, Rayon,
Polyester and gelcoat.  These are applies and then impregnated into the
wood-grain pores by a vacuum process, giving the siding panels strength and
durability.

For trailer pricing:
www.tpdtrailers.com/prices-trailers.htm
and for options:
www.tpdtrailers.com/prices-options.htm

I you start thinking about damage like dragging the side down an 18
wheeler's mirrors or a street sign you might rather repair the aluminum
sides of a low end trailer.

Don't get me wrong, I like the high end trailers.  I have just come to think
the extra value doesn't rise at the same rate as the cost.

More later,
Jack Tunnell
GT5 #6434
http://home.earthlink.net/~jacktunnell/
972-248-3992 xt21
Dallas