I need help deciding on new trailer

[brown40]

I have a 20' (10000#, beavertail, folding ramps, and it is full with the loader on & bushhog (JD 3520). It has a standard 2 5/16 hitch. I got the trailer for a great price, and it handles whatever I can put on it fine--course I don't have a bobcat or forklift, or large tractor.

If I did it again (and $$$ weren't a factor), an aluminum deckover would be my first choice for corrosion issues here in Maine, unloading implements, building materials, etc... the wheel wells reduce pallet fork accessibility a lot if you do use it for multiple functions and if the previous owner hadn't reinforced them, I would have definitely dented/peeled them once or twice with the bucket or implement in the bucket... also I don't know if the aluminum ones are rated up to that weight.

Have people who switched from standard to deckover noticed towing differences from the deck being 4-8" higher up? I always figured the deckovers would be a bit more "rolly"when loaded, but never had the experience.

 

[tman1020]

Well I had a chance to hall home the trailer my friend lent me a 14 k 20' bever tail and it sure does not hall like my 7 k utility. It feels loaded when it's empty. It must be very heavy, I loaded my tractor on a couple different ways and don't think that I will like it. It seems like the axels are to far back creating to much tongue weight for me. Glad I was able to try this before I buy.

 

[tman1020]

Another pic

 

[Degolyerent]

Try loading the tractor backwards

 

[Degolyerent]

Back it up some and put backhoe bucket on trailer, get some of the weight off of the tongue but not heavy in the rear. In other words distribute weight properly

 

[JJZ 109]

Back it up some and put backhoe bucket on trailer, get some of the weight off of the tongue but not heavy in the rear. In other words distribute weight properly

Was thinking the same when I saw that pic. Back 'er up some, lower that boom and place the bucket on the beaver tail and strap it all down.

 

[tman1020]

I want to be able to hall with my bush hog on and take other attachments to. I have loaded it forwards backwards farther forward farther backward and every which way. I feel that this is just not the right trailer for this application. I can get the weight distributed more over the axles but then do not have the room to haul what I need to haul. It would probably be perfect if I was hauling something 11,000 pounds that fit right over the axles. The dovetail is nice for loading though because this trailer is much higher than my other. But it limits me as to where I put the machine with attachments on.

 

[Degolyerent]

You don't have big enough truck to haul to much

 

[tman1020]

You don't have big enough truck to haul to much

I agree. But I like my truck. It pulls plenty and still rides nice. That's just a excessive amount of tongue weight. Not sure which way I'm going to go at this point. I might need to get into something custom to do what I want to do. I'll keep looking around. I have really appreciated all the feedback thanks to all.

 

[Professor Marvel]

Tractors, in general, are much longer than any CTL or SSL, thus requiring a longer trailer. Plus if you want to take any impliments with you there will not be enough room. I will likely be buying one of these in the spring

Tilt Equipment Trailer for Sale by Kaufman Trailers

I have been looking at Kauffman tilt trailers for a couple years. I saw one on the side of the road before I was not looking for one. It looked real nice so I have been trying to check them out. The few opinions I have read vary from "great" to "stay away from them". Beside the split deck tilt trailers they also make a solid single deck they call a car hauler. For what they are the price seems very reasonable. Need more input about quality. A guy delivered a tractor to me from a few hundred miles away and he had a Pequey split deck tilt. It was very nice. I think they are more expensive but it seemed to perform great.