North Star Trailer Multistar 5ft. x 8ft. Steel Solid-floor Utility Trailer with sides - 1430-Lb. Load Capacity, Model Number NS-2

Order Placed: May 28, 2011I've got no problems with the trailer. However I had to wait a week for the assembly manual and I finally got the MSO certificate June 25th from northern so I can go get a title. Customer service usually takes about 24hrs to respond to emails.It took about 6.75 hours to fully assemble by myself.I'm going to add a front jack and a pair of rear drop down stabilizers so I can load it without having to hitch it to the car first.Side note: unlike the photo the trailer has black fenders and the front wall does not tip downUPDATE 01/2012I have about 50 miles on this trailer hauling my quad around. I keep it parked outside under a carpot. The paint on the sidewalls and floor started bubbling up with rust a plenty underneath the paint I scraped off. I don't think these trailer are prepped before they get painted. I ground off the bad paint, sanded and put on some hammerite. I will keep on spot painting I guess cause I still like the trailer. I can't afford the time and cash to take It all apart again, get it sandblasted, repainted and put it back together.Update 2015: Trailer still works great!

In short, this trailer is not as good as it looks in the picture.Here are the things that I like:1) Lightweight. You can pull this trailer with a car.2) Looks good. From a distance.3) Has solid walls, so you can load dirt, mulch, etc. Shockingly few trailers offer this.4) Comes with fold-down ramp5) Comes with 8 tie-downs on the floor, and there are also mounts on the outside of the walls that you can use for ropes or bungee cords.Here are the things that I don't like:1) The metal for the box is very thin.2) Up close, you can see the very poor quality of the welds. The floor is practically just tack-welded on.3) There are 8 bolts that fasten the side walls to the trailer floor/frame. 2 of 8 welded-on nuts to which the bolts fasten came pre-stripped. I drilled them out and got new (longer) bolts, nuts, and washers from the hardware store.4) It does not come with sufficient wire grommets. There are 11 metal holes that you run wires through and unless you use grommets, the wire is rubbing the metal and it is not ideal. The required grommets are two different sizes. I recall that the larger holes measured 3/4", not sure about the smaller ones.5) When there is nothing on the trailer, it bounces like crazy over every little bump in the road as you are pulling it.Other thoughts:Overall, this would be a fine trailer if it were priced right. This unit should be in the $800 or $900 range. For what you get, you could buy one of the cheaper trailers and put walls on it and you would have a more heavy-duty unit. It would probably also be heavier to pull as well.