16 or 18' Trailer

[fishman]

Re: 16 or 18\' Trailer

I haul my 2910 with loader and box blade on a 20' car hauler with twin 3500 lb axles, one with brakes. 2' of the 20 is a dovetail, leaving me with 18' of useable deck. That's just about right. I sure wouldn't go any smaller than an 18' car hauler.

I kind of wish I'd gotten a 10,000 lb capacity unit, but it was almost 50% more cost and I've got plenty of capacity for my tractor. I don't know how much more a backhoe would add. I always make sure my trailer tires are aired up to the max recommended pressure as well.

 

[fishman]

Re: 16 or 18\' Trailer

Oh, one other thing I forgot. The dovetail does make ground clearance a problem if you have to cross ditches or the like, as it hangs down in the back. This is less of a problem with a regular utility trailer. If you are always on somewhat level ground, it's not an issue.

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Re: 16 or 18\' Trailer

<font color="blue"> My next trailer will be...with slide out or folding ramps. Its a pain to carry a 100# ramp around. </font>

I say this every time someone mentions getting a new trailer so I'd hate to let this time pass without comment. Get a tilt bed trailer and you don't have to worry about ramps at all. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Another advantage is that I don't have a dovetail at the rear taking up a couple feet of flat floor space. My floor length is all useable, loadable space.

I have a 26' trailer with a 22' diamond plate floor. Yes, the diamond plate can become very slippery when it's not dry, but so can wood in many instances, too. The trailer has a hydraulic pump run by an electric motor to power it. This setup has made life so much easier.

I added an 8000# electric winch to mine so I can even load a dead vehicle with no problems at all. With a 40' winch control lead I can even steer something on while the winch is pulling it. Once I get it loaded I level the bed, hook a couple chains on the back then use the winch to take out the slack. A manually snugged safety chain on the front as a backup for the winch brake and I'm good to go. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

That method works so well that now I tend to use it even with a running vehicle. It doesn't add much if any time to the process and I have much more control than I would driving it on. it's especially helpful if I'm loading something with which I'm not going to have much margin for error on centering it because of it's width.

 

[tomnky]

Re: 16 or 18\' Trailer

I bought a Big Tex Trailer Model 10 PI.Which is a 10,000 pound trailer with brakes on both axles and a breakaway kit.

Here is the link to their page.Good Luck in Your search!

Big Tex Trailers

 

[heehaw]

Re: 16 or 18\' Trailer

i just did this last year...went to an 18 ft trailer, but no dove tail...allowed me to haul 6 round bales of hay at a time instead of 4 on a 16 ft trailer...plus everything fits better...18 ft trailer, with 5 new tires, wood bed, 3500 lb axles..@ $1300, last year..
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