Small heavy duty trailer

[TimberXX]

I love having plenty of trailer as much as the next guy, but I want something small to tow behind my wife's honda civic. I have seen trailers from both red trailer.com and harbor freight. But they don't seem tough enough. She will be towing 100 miles every month or so.

Here are the specs. Utility trailer 36 inches to 42 inches wide and 48 to 60 inches long. With a budget of 800 or less.

Any suggestions.

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[Diamondpilot]

Those little HF trailers with 12" wheels hold up amazingly well. I know of two that have been used an abused for 10 plus years with no issues.

Another good option is a snow mobile trailer.

Chris

 

[3930dave]

Depends in part how long you plan to own the car.

Older Civics were not tow rated. Present Canadian specs don't list a Tow Rating - my interpretation of that is Not Recommended.

If it was my Civic, and I was commited to towing with it, I'd swallow hard and price small aluminum trailers.

Not just Civics, but many cars today should not have a trailer harness directly spliced into the rear wiring, as the factory wire gauge is way too light to allow that.

Rgds, D.

 

[Renze]

What are you going to use it for ? i bet your wife wont haul the muck of her horses a 100 miles... average wife things dont need to be hauled in a heavy duty trailer...

 

[TimberXX]

From my manual the civic is rated at 1000 lbs.

The wife is only carrying 300 lbs tops, but I want her with a reliable trailer on the road. Heavy duty may be the wrong term, but something is a tough enough.

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[3930dave]

HF is a good price, hence popular. They are typically a bolt together trailer, so to me, (wife using) reliable would mean checking all the fasteners fairly often. You will need to add deck material to the HF trailer, so you need to allow for added $, weight.

When I say aluminum, I'm thinking something like this:

Aluma 4x6' Open Utility Trailer Stock#: 110596

For $1200 you get a fully ready to roll trailer with 1200# capacity, that only weighs 240#. You aren't presently looking for 1000# payload capacity, but mission creep sets in quick enough with trailers too....

If the above link doesn't work, it is an Aluma model 486 trailer. A bit more than you wanted to spend, but it's a fully welded trailer - no assembly needed, and strong right out of the box. I haven't used Aluma myself.

To me that doesn't seem like a terrible price (prices are higher this side of the border, so YMMV). If you haven't priced trailers before, keep looking around for New Old Stock - a dealer may have a 2013 or older for even less.

Rgds, D.

 

[Diamondpilot]

For $800 I could easily build a custom trailer that was light and strong. 400# for a 5th trailer with 12" wheels and a spare. This would leave 600# for payload.

Chris

 

[MikePA]

The wife is only carrying 300 lbs tops, but I want her with a reliable trailer on the road. Heavy duty may be the wrong term, but something is a tough enough.

It's a bit difficult to recommend a trailer without knowing 300 pounds of what. Does the trailer need sides? Does it need a ramp? etc.

 

[TimberXX]

300 lbs of plastic bins. There will be a total if two. We won't need a ramp.

 

[Diamondpilot]

300 lbs of plastic bins. There will be a total if two. We won't need a ramp.

Look at Cary On Teailers. They make a lightweight 5x5

Chris