Standard Grooming Trailer Features

• Our bathing center is an exclusive 16-gauge GT design. Fabricating our own pieces allows us to create the design we want which maximizes every inch in and around the unit for optimal use. We don't buy tubs from other vendors--we build them ourselves. Our dirty towel bin and shelving are designed into the bathing center to make the best use of space and our tub rack is our own stainless steel design as well. The steel we use to build our bathing center is twice as thick as most grooming tubs, is fully welded, and requires no calk to attract mildew. When shopping, ask who builds their tubs. Ask what gauge it is. Ask if it requires calk.

• With the GT Grooming Trailer, there is no more guessing how much water is in your tank. Our grooming trailers have a window below the tub to show how much water is remaining in your 55-gallon tank. The intake port for your fresh water tank is mounted on the exterior of your trailer. Some conversions require you to fill your tanks by opening the rear doors which can become a real mess if you overflow your tanks when filling, but our design allows you to accomplish your daily routine without ever needing to access the mechanical compartment. When shopping, ask how the tanks are filled and what happens if you overflow them. Ask how you would know what your water level is. Ask if their advertised trailer weight includes the water weight (8 Lbs. per gallon) to make the trailer seem lighter than what your truck would actually be towing.

• GT Grooming Trailers are built more like commercial kitchens than typical grooming trailers or vans. Only stainless steel offers the durability and cleanliness that mobile grooming demands. As metal fabricators, GT has the ability to offer $8,000 to $10,000 worth of custom metal work into each grooming trailer at cost. No other grooming conversion company can match the quality and abundance of professional metal fabrication like GT.

• We include plenty of built-in storage for towels, clippers, and everything else you need to run a successful business. When shopping, ask if the storage compartments are made out of wood or any other kind of fiberboard. Ask if it can rot if exposed to water.

• Electric brakes on every trailer.

• Matching spare tire.

• Air conditioner with built in heat strip. Our AC unit is perfect for most climates, however, a cold weather package can be installed as an option. Being headquartered in Denver and native to its temperature extremes, the GT is designed for 100+ degree-days and sub-freezing nights. Denver has also taught us that our five-foot wide trailer puts the wheels right in line with your truck's tires. This is IDEAL for snow because all six tires share the same ruts. Any wider trailer means that your tires will not share the same ruts and driving in snow will be more dangerous. When shopping, ask if a larger trailer would require a larger AC and heater and end up costing you more in fuel.

• Our trailers allow you to easily park, turn, and reverse with no problem. Even a six-foot wide trailer impedes the view from your side mirrors and will not allow you to park your truck close to a curb. After several years of building larger trailers, we have "cracked the code" on how to include so much into a smaller space. The workspace in the GT Grooming Trailer is the same size as a van and even larger than some trailers. We can accomplish this by 1) Building our own equipment cache which saves approximately one foot of length in the front, and 2) Being able to push our GT bathing center all the way back towards the rear by utilizing the space under the tub saving an additional one and a half feet of length. Only GT does this because we fabricate our own pieces. If GT were like almost every other trailer converter, we would probably be forced to use a larger trailer as well. Our experience and our expertise are what set us apart.

• We don't install wooden cabinets like most trailer and van conversion companies. Our main conversion items are all fabricated from stainless steel. We don't add any wood, vinyl, or fiberglass in our conversions; only anti-corrosive materials. Mobile groomers need salons that are built to last and only GT includes so much stainless steel. In fact, every decision GT makes is deliberately made to create the most durable, rot-resistant grooming trailers in the industry. When shopping, ask if they order the "shell" of the trailer with cabinets; just like you could. Ask if they purchase their cabinets from a hardware store; just like you could.

• Aluminum interior walls and ceiling.

• Our often imitated self-draining floor is perfect for keeping your mobile grooming trailer clean. All seams are completely sealed to keep sub floors from rotting and our recessed floor drains allow you to literally hose out your trailer.

• Our mechanical compartment is accessible through the rear doors. Our mechanical compartment is unique to the industry because it is the most efficiently built system in the business. We install a 55-gallon fresh water tank, 35-gallon grey tank and a 6-gallon LP hot water tank all installed to RV standards. Custom formed tanks combined with GT metal fabrication allows the mechanical compartment to be about half the size of our competition's--which is one way GT provides so much usable workspace in a smaller trailer! We hard-plumb all water lines; we don't use flexi-pipe. When shopping, ask if the trailer is built with easy access to all utilities through the back or similarly convenient area. Also ask if they include a gray tank with the standard price.

• Our unique grooming station eliminates one of the most annoying tools in the industry, the grooming arm. Our design has a tether system built into the backsplash behind the hydraulic grooming table. This allows infinite positions for the tether, saves time in having to continuously adjust the arm and is much sturdier. Experienced mobile groomers know how the backsplash can be a very abused area. Debris and hair from blowing off a dog can really grime it up. When shopping, ask if they have a backsplash. Ask if a window is placed behind the table as a backsplash. Ask if equipment cubbies are placed in the "line of fire" from drying a dog.

• Radio with CD player.

• Keeping with RV standards, our trailers can be easily repaired by any RV shop in the country. We use only proven plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems. For example, our hot water heater is mounted on the side of our trailer because heaters mounted on the front of a trailer may blow out during travel. Keeping with standards is one way GT builds its trailers to last. We use standard proven rapid recovery propane water heaters, solid plumbing, and protected electrical systems. When shopping, ask if they even have a propane hot water heater. Ask how long their water heating "system" takes to heat the water.

• Diamond plate front stone guard.

• GFI protection on all outlets.

• Insulated walls and ceiling. The roof is reflective aluminum, which is ideal for summer. One "Achilles heel" for grooming vans is its inability to maintain a comfortable temperature. Trailers are much easier to manage temperature and the insulation we add helps even more. When shopping, ask if having an oversized trailer is worth having a more difficult time managing temperature.

• Our custom fabricated equipment cache includes a high-velocity dryer, vacuum system, toolbox, towel bin, trash receptacle, and a unique shelf that is every mobile groomer's dream. With recessed ports, you clippers and other essential tools are perfectly accessible. With GT, there is no need to purchase additional storage totes and "set them up" before each grooming. We build our cache so all of your essential tools are already right where they should be; at the right hand of the groomer. When shopping, ask where you will store all of your tools. Ask if any additional cases should be purchased to protect them.

• Two roof vents and fluorescent lighting.

• Propane tanks mounted on the tongue.

• Our trailer manufacturer is the largest RV and trailer manufacturer in the world. Not only do you get that kind of experience built into the shell of your grooming trailer, there are literally hundreds of shops all over the country that can take care of your warrantee work.

• We install a 30-inch horizontal window. Experience has taught us to keep the windows to a minimum. The reason is because either the client or neighborhood children find it irresistible to stand outside the window and watch. An audience slows down the grooming process because the dog does not stand still. Keep in mind that mobile grooming is a business and time is money! We have included fluorescent lighting as well as skylights, which keep the trailer illuminated any time of day or night.