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Both trailers are excellent and both have good and bad points. The key here is to flush the trailer as soon as possible after recovery of your boat. I have a 2012 EZ-Loader alum. trailer and the main beams are box/channel. You can flush the box out buy placing the hose end into the ends of the box at the winch stand. As for the hubs I wish Reliable used Timken bearings instead of the cheap ones from china as they are sloppy in tolerance. Trailer still looks as new and could not be happier, and boating in South Fl. salt water. Yes the rear member is a cross member. Oh yea, Torsion axles are the better ones.