GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer

   / GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer #11  
i dont know about 7K lbs.... usually those angle iron "landscape" trailers are fairly light duty. Could you haul 7K occationaly on it.... i suppose...

would i pick a different trailer that i didn't have questions about and wasnt a angle iron main frame.... ya.

based on information presented, id say 3.5-5K would be a good avg load size for that trailer.

As usual, it depends on who made it. Our landscape trailer weighed in the neighborhood of 1900 lbs. It is far from light duty and rated at 7K. Hitch is rated at 10K with 2 5/16" ball also. Axles are only rated at 3500 each so there is the limiting factor.
 
   / GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer #12  
sacsr, what size hitch ball?

That is one indicator of what the manufacturer intended.
 
   / GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer #13  
sacsr, what size hitch ball?

That is one indicator of what the manufacturer intended.

While it used to be the case a 2" ball was only good up to 5,000# that is not true anymore. The new balls and draw bars are 1" shank and are good upto 8,000#. Same with many quality couplers. I have 2 7,000# trailers sitting in my barn right now that use 2" balls but the couplers are rated at 8,000#.

You have to search out the proper ball and draw bar to get a 8,000# setup. If you go to Walmart or AutoZone they are only going to have the 5,000# stuff. Sometimes TSC has the heavier stuff but I can always find it at camper dealers, ect.

Chris
 
   / GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer
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Thanks for all the input. The trailer hitch is rated at 5000lbs. I had my local welder/repairer do some work on it to repair a few dents....he looked at it and said he would haul about anything that would fit....that being said I still think that a 3000-4000lb load is probably the limit. He said the tubing was 1/8th inch thick. Most of tubing that is used to support the floor is 2" by 3 " retangular tubing (1/8" thick).....

Tires are rated at 1820 lbs....

4 leaf springs......

no angle iron on this trailer (unless the side c rails are considered angle iron)

C channel on the 2 sides are probably 5" in height with 2-3" lip and looks to be around 1/4 inch thick


I am going to try to weigh it today or tomorrow to find out it's weight.

Wish I could reverse engineer it...would be pretty cool to find out what it really could hold....but that would be way out of my league :D
 
   / GVWR and trailer label versus what is on the trailer #15  
I had my local welder/repairer do some work on it to repair a few dents....he looked at it and said he would haul about anything that would fit....that being said I still think that a 3000-4000lb load is probably the limit. He said the tubing was 1/8th inch thick. Most of tubing that is used to support the floor is 2" by 3 " retangular tubing (1/8" thick).....

Out of curiosity, without an exposed edge of the tubing, how did he determine the tubing had a wall of 1/8"? I would think that any mill identifying labeling would have been painted over and/or eroded away by now.

The only other hint as to wall thickness would be the radius of the tubes' corners. Thinner metal allows for tighter bends.

Sound like the welder took a SWAG to me.
 

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