Is 3500 enough? (or how much trailer for a BX?)

[RTalma]

Greetings TBN community! Well, my wife and I just closed on 3.3 acres today to build a house on, so if the budget holds, we'll get a Kubota BX for snow removal, mowing and gardening. Since I have an SUV with a 5000lb tow capacity for the forseeable future, I want to get a trailer to substitute for a pickup bed and be large enough to move the tractor when necessary.
So, is a single axle 6x12 3500lb capacity enough or do I need to look for larger? How wide for a 54 or 60 inch mowing deck to fit? I mainly want to use it in place of a truck for moving larger items and have the ability to move our upcoming mower/tractor when needed. With gas prices and family needs, I do not see having a vehicle larger than a midsize again (with 5000-6500 pound tow limits).

Thanks for all the info in this forum so far and I look forward to your advice.

Russ

 

[wkpoor]

A 6x12 is a nice sized trailer and will most likely suite your needs but by all means put the second 3500 axle under it. Then you will have what you need.

 

[Duffster]

A 6x12 is a nice sized trailer and will most likely suite your needs but by all means put the second 3500 axle under it. Then you will have what you need.

Doesn't a BX only weigh 1300#?

I would think 1 axle would be enough

 

[Diamondpilot]

A 3,500# capacity trailer has about 2,700# of load capacity. That is due to the trailer weighing about 800# itself.

If I were you I would get a 16' tandem 7,000# trailer. 2 reasons. First you will have more trailer for the future and second and more important for the time being you will have a longer deck which will allow you to position the tractor or load on the trailer to balance the load and keep it off your light SUV.

They are not much more, maybe a few hundred dollars, and much more desirable when and if it comes time to sell it.

Another factor is accessories you may want to haul with the tractor such as box blade, front end loader, and a back hoe.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

If yuo get a single axle trailer to move your tractor you will regret it every single time you -EVER- trailer it.

with single axle you have to ballance it perfectly every time to get tounge weight near perfect or it will ride like a bucking bull back there.

A 16' landscape trailer with tandem axles will be lighter than a standard 16' car hauler.. and should fit that 5000# limit with the mower pretty good. might beef up the expanded metal load ramp, and bolt in a piece of 3/4 plywood to park over.. etc..

soundguy

Greetings TBN community! Well, my wife and I just closed on 3.3 acres today to build a house on, so if the budget holds, we'll get a Kubota BX for snow removal, mowing and gardening. Since I have an SUV with a 5000lb tow capacity for the forseeable future, I want to get a trailer to substitute for a pickup bed and be large enough to move the tractor when necessary.
So, is a single axle 6x12 3500lb capacity enough or do I need to look for larger? How wide for a 54 or 60 inch mowing deck to fit? I mainly want to use it in place of a truck for moving larger items and have the ability to move our upcoming mower/tractor when needed. With gas prices and family needs, I do not see having a vehicle larger than a midsize again (with 5000-6500 pound tow limits).

Thanks for all the info in this forum so far and I look forward to your advice.

Russ

 

[jcmseven]

I would offer this opinion. When I was looking for tractors recently, one machine I was considering was a JD 2305 (got something else), which I believe is about the same size and weight as the BX. I hauled it two hours each way, twice, from the dealer when testing it on my small trailer which is a 6x12 single axle. It is made by Anderson and is a cheap (read economy) trailer, 3500# axle, that I usually use to pull behind my Gator around the property. Rather than using my 20 footer, a much nicer Gator Made, I used this. It pulled fine and the tractor rode fine on it. It balanced well and did not buck behind the truck. That said, the trailer is not long enough to haul a 2305 with the loader and box blade without unhooking the box blade and putting it in front, underneath the loader. Thusly, from a weight perspective, the trailer is plenty adequate. It will likely be too short if you are planning to haul a BX with a rear implement and a front loader. I also do not like single axles because I have had the inexpensive bias ply tires blow out on occasion and that can really ruin a day. My advice: go with either a 16' tandem utility trailer or consider a 6x14 tandem trailer. I know Anderson, again they are just basic trailers, offers a tandem 6x14 with side boards and tandem axles. That trailer does not have brakes, but you can get by without them for your current load, if you are careful. The trailer itself is around 850#, which would put you well under your tow vehicle's limit and do so at a reduced cost v. a true low boy utility trailer. I would agree that if you ever have plans of upgrading, it is better to buy more trailer than you need now. That said, this might offer another option, as your load is not too heavy even for a single axle of the appropriate length.

John M

 

[LBrown59]

You need a 16 foot 14000 pound trailer with 4 brakes.
I'm looking for a 1 ton SRW pick up to tow my BX23 with.

Greetings TBN community! Well, my wife and I just closed on 3.3 acres today to build a house on, so if the budget holds, we'll get a Kubota BX for snow removal, mowing and gardening. Since I have an SUV with a 5000lb tow capacity for the forseeable future, I want to get a trailer to substitute for a pickup bed and be large enough to move the tractor when necessary.
So, is a single axle 6x12 3500lb capacity enough or do I need to look for larger? How wide for a 54 or 60 inch mowing deck to fit? I mainly want to use it in place of a truck for moving larger items and have the ability to move our upcoming mower/tractor when needed. With gas prices and family needs, I do not see having a vehicle larger than a midsize again (with 5000-6500 pound tow limits).

Thanks for all the info in this forum so far and I look forward to your advice.

Russ

 

[LoneCowboy]

Most (almost all) single axles trailers do not have brakes. All tandem axles do.

As someone already said, length is the real problem, not really weight. You don't want it to just barely fit, you want it to be correctly balanced.

If you are driving down the road and a tire blows out (happens all the time now that almost all trailer tires are made in China) on a tandem axle trailer it's a problem, but not catastrophic. On a single axle, it's catastrophic and you'll probably lose the whole thing.

light tandem axle landscape/car hauler trailers are CHEAP.

 

[Diamondpilot]

You need a 16 foot 14000 pound trailer with 4 brakes.
I'm looking for a 1 ton SRW pick up to tow my BX23 with.

Ok, the verdict is out. You have no idea what you are talking about. You jump into all these discussions and give bad info and tell your wants but you are going way overboard. You have lost total grasp on reality.

A 14K trailer would weight 3,000# or more empty, using most of his tow capacity listed.

I have a 18' tandem 7K utility trailer that weighs about 1250# empty. I tow cars and my 5,200# tractor on it all the time. I just got done hauling my dads Corvette and also last fall made a 700 mile trip with a Lincoln Aviator (basically a Ford Explorer) in tow.

You need something like I have in this picture. It is 18' but you could get by with 16'. Very versatile trailer.

Chris

 

[Duffster]

You need a 16 foot 14000 pound trailer with 4 brakes.
I'm looking for a 1 ton SRW pick up to tow my BX23 with.

Wouldn't something like this be better