Posted by rockyridgefarm on August 09, 2018 at 08:00:42 from (96.61.191.150):
In Reply to: Trailer posted by sald on August 07, 2018 at 17:46:09:
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I disagree. Get the heaviest axles, heaviest tires and longest deck you can accomodate. You're guaranteed to overload the trailer a few times. Maybe your friend has a 730 diesel he wants you to haul home for him. Maybe you want to haul a skid steer for a project at home. Maybe you want to haul some topsoil home, or a skid of pavers, or a load of sand. 7000lb GVW trailer has a payload of 4500 or 5000 lbs. A 4500 lb load of river rock is gonna look pretty disappointing. AND check the tires. My first trailer had passenger car tires on it. Don't buy a trailer with crap tires!
I've upgraded my trailer 3 times. First was a 7000 lb 16 foot car hauler for $1200. Couldn't even haul my skid steer on it. Second was a 14,000 lb 18 foot trailer for $2600. I could barely haul my 4010 with it. Now I have a 25 foot 20,000lb gooseneck for $9300, new in 2015. This is overkill for what my original intent was, but I still find myself loading it right up to it's maximum. Two days ago, I hauled 150 bushel of rye in supersacks and my skid steer 2 hours north of me. 15,000 lbs made me a touch overloaded. I've hauled more than that in hay on short runs. Brakes are a MUST. If they don't work, I don't leave until they do. I paid extra for electric over hydraulic brakes.
My point is, figure the maximum you need then add a little. You'll still outgrow it. A couple hundred bucks extra for a better trailer is gonna be far cheaper than ruining a cheaper trailer and then buying what you should have in the first place.
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