Aluminum deckover or equipment hauler for Kubota B26 TLB

[powerstroke444e]

The filling of your tires will let you pick up a lot more with the loader and make the tractor much more stable. Even with foam filled tires and backhoe on the tractor the loader will pick up enough to make the backend come up. As far as which trailer check out EBY trailers I looked at local dealer and he had fair price for one with deck over and 7k axles. Stephens Trailers Sales - New

 

[CJONE]

No more deckovers for me for hauling equipment. Love the drop trailers. CJ

 

[Xfaxman]

No more deckovers for me for hauling equipment. Love the drop trailers. CJ

Only deckovers for me for hauling equipment. :thumbsup:


Notice, there are no dents in the steel deck! :laughing:

 

[Diamondpilot]

No more deckovers for me for hauling equipment. Love the drop trailers. CJ

I am with you. Give me a low boy any day.

Chris

 

[Stimw]

Steel frame trailers bend, Aluminum frame trailers crack/break.
Steel rusts, Aluminum corrodes.
I repaired semi tractors and trailers for over 30 years, supervised 3 shops. There is no way I would spend the extra money for an Aluminum trailer. There is no real advantage to them in the smaller sizes.
Here is a pic of my $500.00 16' trailer. When I got it the frame was racked so that it "dog tracked" 1 1/2' and had one spindle cut 3/4 of the way through with a torch. I straightened the frame, welded on new spindle, built the bulkhead (for hauling appliances), lights and painted it.
This trailer has 3500lb axles with one axle brakes. It tows like a dream!!!

 

[Diamondpilot]

Nice job on the rebuild.

Chris

 

[QRTRHRS]

Ground clearance will be a issue on your dirt road. Also a aluminum deck is slick as snot when wet and down right dangerous. Get a wood deck.

Chris

Yes, and it only gets worse with a little snow or ice. I believe New Brunswick gets a bit of that on occasion?

 

[Scooby074]

I know your set on aluminum... but at 6k for a utility, thats a bit much IMHO.

Look at the maxiroules or other good Cdn manufacturer (LWL out of PEI for example) .. think hot dipped galvanized steel, not paint or powdercoat. I live in the world of salt water and salted roads here in NS. All the painted /pc ones are rusted in a few years while the galvanized just seem to last and last. I wouldnt buy a LWL painted unit, even though they are of good construction and made "local" (ive seen LWL's with bad paint), Id pay the premium for galvanized. Linkletter Welding

 

[Rmart30]

For that size tractor a 18' car hauler type should work just fine. Tons of nice lightly used ones to be found for $1200-1400 on craigslist and other sites or new ones $22-3200 depending on which brand you look at.
'13 18' Wood Deck Car Hauler | eBay

 

[gilraine]

one other thing to consider, the steel framed trailers are going to be much easier to repair when they need it..