Cimarron produces a high end trailer with its Norstar Model. We have a 2004 3H slant w/10' LQ and have never been sorry we purchased it. We're looking to go bigger, too, and have been looking and looking at trailers thsi winter. Everytime we get excited about finding a possiblity in another brand, once we see it and inspect it we feel they come up short in comparison to our Cimarron. Wish we'd have just bought bigger in the first place. Everyone has their own preferences in floor plans and features, but you'll never regret the quality and top shelf contruction of a Cimarron.

Originally written by HWBar on 2006-04-09 4:19 AM

Sounds like we have heard from a few happy Cimarron owners. Now for the original post, Cimarron will not compare with the quality of Elite. All you have to do is look at the workmanship of the two brands, Cimarron is an assembly line trailer with some questionable floor supports, honeycomb something or other roof system. Elite is not an assembly line trailer they have alot of welds, very few if any rivits. A proven floor and roof systems. By the way An Elite should be more expensive because there is a lot of Craftsmanship in one of them. Cimarron makes a good trailer and they have a place in the market, If you are looking at both trailers with the same two eyes and you don't see any differences, buy the Cimarron because the differences don't matter to you. I Think you will see them.   I hope I don't come across as bashing Cimarron that is not what I am doing, but the difference between a trailer like Elite, 4 Star, & C&C and others, and the assembly line trailer crowd is real obvious, just look at the Craftsmanship.

I understand that trailers are made differently but I don't understand what is "questionable" about the floor supports on the Cimarron. By whom? Are they not safe?  why?  What knowledge do you have of them failing?  I understand that some people don't like "honeycomb" roofs but I know others that think they are terrific.  Why is the Elite "proven" but the Cimarron is "questionable" ? I suspect that there are many Cimarron owners that have used their trailers for many miles and years and feel that they are "proven", whatever that means. I don't have either but I do think these over-generalized statements amount to bashing. 

I drive a truck produced on an assembly line and like it very much.  In fact I think it is very high quality and it suits me just fine. I have seen a few hand built cars that are awesome (although not all are especially reliable: expensive italian sports cars come to mind) and some hand built cars that were junk (my brothers restored 1965 Lincoln Continental.) I don't believe that the assembly line production necessarily makes it less desirable or of less quality.

In September 2005 Mr. Truck wrote review of Cimarron Trailers that you can get to by going to the horsetrailerworld.com home page.  Click on reviews and you'll find it pretty easily.  I just re-read it . . .  and it doesn't sound like Mr. Truck thinks they are "questionable" or "un-proven" . . . but then again what would he know?

Like many things we buy and use, the suitability and value of a horse trailer depends on what the owner needs/wants to do with it. Based on the comments that are made on this board, I do think the brand loyalty in the horse trailer market must be among the strongest of all consumer products sold in this country. It would make a very interesting marketing study.

Have a great evening!

 I think someone said Cimmaron is a production-line trailer... neither Cimmaron nor Elite are.... they are both fine trailers! If you crawl UNDER the trailers, you will see the quality! We have a Norstar (all alum) with a 16'SW and MT 3hrs with finished rear tack and everything including central heat/air/vac and a stemrack and winerack... the only regret I have is that "Daddy" (my husband) doesn't want me to pull it by myself...He  must think I might take the loveshack out on my own. Good luck in either case... you won't be sorry.

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Droning on and on and no resolvable end in sight