I need help deciding on new trailer

[tman1020]

Here's another picture I can only attach one at a time for some reason.

 

[Xfaxman]

Looks like a gooder-un. :thumbsup:

I will see if I can upload your pictures.

It is working!

Read this for uploading pictures: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/photos/107314-photo-posting-how-3.html?highlight=#post3967120

 

[powerscol]

Nice set up. Given the squat on your truck, I suggest you may wish to invest in a weight distributing hitch. My guess is you bumper hitch is rated for maybe 500 lbs and your probably over that. A trip to the scales should be your next visit to be sure you're safe. Another thing you may try is drive on forward and center your tractor tire over the axles.

 

[tman1020]

Yeah you are right on the mark with 500 pounds of tongue weight Max. I have a weight distribution hitch set up for it and will definitely use it for most heavy hauling. I was just playing around with it testing the best way to load it. Most of my transports are inside of 5 miles and not on high-speed roads so will probably be okay without it for that. The trailer has about 300 pounds of tongue weight empty. The way is loaded in my picture it's not too bad I'm just parked on a slight incline. Here is another picture where I pulled the tractor farther forward you can see the difference. Also thanks for the link for the pictures I always seem to have trouble if I want to load more than one from my iPhone six. Screen will just lock out black when I try for second picture.

 

[lilranch2001]

Would love to see a photo that the details showed up better in

 

[Xfaxman]

Would love to see a photo that the details showed up better in

Yep, Photography 101, The light coming from behind the camera, shining on what you are taking the picture of. :thumbsup:

 

[s219]

Not sure a WD hitch is needed, but I would try loading front first and balance the load better. There should be a little squat, and it's not that bad really.

 

[tman1020]

Used the trailer again today and snapped another pic. Hopefully the camera police will be a little happier. It's just that when I think to take a pic it's often not the best light or in best location and I was beat and not moving it all around.
Funny thing, I couldn't figure out why the trailer deck looked so high so I inspected the shackles between axles and found that they were installed wrong. Once I fixed that the deck height dropped about 3 inches. Much better now Not sure how that slipped past quality control.

 

[Capricious]

"..Not sure how that slipped past quality control...."


Doesn"t surprise me:


Photos of shackles on leaf springs of my truck:






I paid a shop to replace these (originals rusted out) and did not notice until I had the bed off 2 years later that shackles were installed facing in different directions.

 

[CJONE]

Used the trailer again today and snapped another pic. Hopefully the camera police will be a little happier. It's just that when I think to take a pic it's often not the best light or in best location and I was beat and not moving it all around.
Funny thing, I couldn't figure out why the trailer deck looked so high so I inspected the shackles between axles and found that they were installed wrong. Once I fixed that the deck height dropped about 3 inches. Much better now Not sure how that slipped past quality control.

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The equalizer and arms will flip over if you use too much braking with no load on the trailer. I loaned out my 10K once and got it back 3" taller than it was when it left. Got looking and figured it out, the asked the person I loaned it to if he turned his brake module down and he said yes after he locked them up once. Told him to do it BEFORE he towed the trailer. I don't loan stuff out very often any more. CJ

 

[Capricious]

I guess I have heard of the shackle straps for one axle "flipping" during braking when light, but have only heard of both axles flipping when the trailer was moved around, such as when loading on another trailer, with a fork lift or something, and both axles were hanging unsupported. In which case the dealer should have corrected.

Maybe quality control issue at dealer level rather than OEM?

 

[tman1020]

I guess I have heard of the shackle straps for one axle "flipping" during braking when light, but have only heard of both axles flipping when the trailer was moved around, such as when loading on another trailer, with a fork lift or something, and both axles were hanging unsupported. In which case the dealer should have corrected. Maybe quality control issue at dealer level rather than OEM?

that makes sense I picked it up directly at the factory not the dealer so they probably lifted it with a forklift or something. The front on one side was flipped and the rear on the other. This does seem more likely than installing it incorrectly. Either way doesn't seem to have caused any harmand I am much happier with it now.

 

[Capricious]

Tow it around light and see if it happens again.

Looks like the tongue is not "wrapped" all the way to the axle as is usually seen. I am not totally convinced that doing that adds a whole lot of strength but most of the trailers I have seen either "wrap" it all the way or not at all. You have any thoughts on that?

Nice looking trailer

 

[tman1020]

Yeah I was always under the impression that high-quality trailers run that tongue all the way back. But after I got to thinking about it I can't really see what it does other than add weight. On a really heavy duty trailer maybe as rigidity. But for my 10K I can't see that making a bit of difference. I will say that having that opening there is handy for inspection purposes. I like to keep an eye on the wires that run the brakes. Every now and then a squirrel will nip one or a branch will catch one. The trailer has 5200 pound axles and weighs in just a little over 2100 pounds. it's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Capricious]

I guess I would think that using that weight to increase the size of the frame rails would be better, as long as the tongue is tied into the frame rails and not just to a cross member.

However, I make no claims of being a trailer engineer.