Any Experience With These Trailer Brands?

[3RRL]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Trailers are like garages, shops, barns, shed, ect. No matter how big you get, at some point, you'll wish you bought bigger.)</font>
Kinda like Tractors, huh? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This thread has probably been more help to me than it has to dlRoy because I was just going post a request for advice on trailers too.
Thanks,

 

[escavader]

14 ft big tex tandem for my bx-23.haul it with a jeep cherokee.Nice hauling trailer.My friends and i notice the big texs have a poor paint job,with poor primer,chips easy,and im always touching up.ALAN

 

[EquipmentJunkie]

I second Pekabu's Pequea trailer recommendation. Pequea has a very good reputation for building a strong, economically-priced trailer.

You should be able to find a Maryland dealer without any problem.

 

[dlroy101]

I did find a Pequea dealer and was able to look at a new 16' utility trailer, that was actually loaded with a smaller tractor than mine and some type of mower. The Pequea is definitely one of the nicest trailers I've seen. I also found and looked at a couple of Big Tex models and they are pretty nice as well, but maybe slightly below the Pequea. They're a little cheaper in price too. So I've got my choices down to the:

Pequea 616
Big Tex 60SP
Big Tex 70PI
Aluma 7816
Worthington WL-16T-EB

I don't know why I'm keeping those two aluminum trailers on the list. They are really nice, but the cost....

I really appreciated the Pequea references, because without the reference I wouldn't have ever known about them.

Darrell

 

[QRTRHRS]

I cannot see where the minimal weight savings of aluminum over steel would be worth the cost for the average user. Any structural problems require better than average welding skills. With steel, most any welder can make at least some repairs or add a tool box, etc. Better to spend a bit more on a properly prepaired and painted steel trailer but still save over aluminum.

 

[JoeG]

Lot's of companies make 7k trailers. Aluminum takes best advantage of actual load capability through lite weight.

I bought an aluminum utility trailer about a year and a half ago and love the trailer. Light weight, low maintenance, and no rust! While at first glance the aluminum trailer may seem to be significantly higher I found that since the aluminum utility trailers tend to be considered "high end" they come with a lot of things that were "optional" on the steel trailers. Apples to apples the aluminum trailer was about 20-25% higher than steel (under $1,000 difference.)

I went with a Triton. The welds are beautiful, they offer a great tailgate, all the wiring and lighting are protected, and they offer a lifetime warranty on the marine grade plywood deck.

Good luck.

Joe

 

[jcmseven]

Hudson has a good trailer, they are made here in my home state and lots of folks here use them. I have stated this on other posts, but Gator Made trailers are the best utility trailers I have seen on the market for some time. My local dealer was a Gator Made dealer and says he now sells those trailers 3:1 over other brands, including some of the ones you list. I believe they will work through a local dealer and it might be to the dealers' benefit to stock them. I bought a 20' Gator Made trailer about four months ago and it is BY FAR the best trailer of the five or so I have owned. Very sturdy and well made and the finish work is better than most others. I have no affiliation with that company, but was impressed enough to mention it as an alternative.

John M

 

[linpat]

hi dlroy

i owen a rental store in pa, we have had hudson, premier and we used from a company in new york called cross country. of the 3 we have seen better results with the cross country. the hudson we had axle problems with. also have gotten comments about the cross country how the renter liked it.

maybe u should look at a trailer that allows u to hook your implement to the trailer.

charlie

 

[wushaw]

Stuctural Aluminum Alloy for something like a trailer will not rust.
This is true.
It corrodes... white power dust is the first sign.
Where ever the aluminum comes in contact with steel there will be dissimular corrosion if water is trapped between the two. If water is trapped between the wood and aluminum it will corrode just like a steel trailer will rust.
Aluminum cracks easier than steel, more difficult to weld, cost more...etc.
All an aluminum has going for it in a trailer application is lighter weight.

 

[Osconda]

dlroy101,

So what kind of tractor do you have? Kinda hard to make suggestions when we don't know what you're hauling. Did I miss that somewhere? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif