Is 3500 enough? (or how much trailer for a BX?)

[Soundguy]

maybee he wants to haul all 5 of his bx tractors at once?

soundguy

 

[dodge man]

I have a BX2350 and bought a 16+2 dual axle trailer with brakes on one axle for mine. My BX with an endloader and rear blade is a little over 14' long. I'm guessing a BX with a mower, rear blade, FEL and loaded tires is knocking on the door of 2000 lbs. Your tow rig would tow this setup pretty easy, your looking at maybe 4000lbs total. As others have said, length would be the problem with a single axle trailer.

 

[Will_C]

Yes, you can haul that tractor with a 6x12, 3000lb rated trailer. I did it for 9 years. I had the trailer when I bought the BX (I used the trailer for a garden tractor and an ATV.) It was not worth it for me to buy a new trailer for the few trips I made with the FEL attached, and the trailer handled the tractor and MMM just fine. I towed the trailer first with a Toyota Tacoma and later a Tundra. That trailer took full use of the Tacoma's tow rating.

Now if I would have bought the trailer after I bought the BX, it would have definitely been what the previous posters recommended, a 16-18' tandem 7,000lb car hauler or landscaper. As a matter of fact, I am shopping for one now (I traded the BX for a B2620 last month.)

Will

 

[Soundguy]

Wait till ya make a panic stop with a single axle trailer and you didn't get it ballanced perfectly.. it can really jerk the tow vehicle around if you are right at the tow vehicle limits.. especialy inthe 'stopping' department..as I don't see too many single axle trailers with brakes.. don't think about casual sunday drive in good weather when you aren't in a hurry.. plan for that rainy day drive with the drunk in an oncoming car and you are late getting home.. that's when dual axle and brakes becomes real nice...

soundguy

 

[ultrarunner]

No one can fault you for going larger and increasing your margin of Safety...

I towed my BX throughout CA with a single axle 10' rail trailer that was commercially manufactured in Oakland CA with a 3500 lb axle. The trailer was bought new by my uncle and given to me for next to nothing...

Even had to go through a CHP check point on Highway 5 without incident. The technician thoroughly checked to see that I had the tractor, loader and backhoe securely chained, my hitch and lights

I used a 2000 Ford Excursion Diesel... and couldn't tell I was towing a trailer... it was that smooth... Had a lot of gear in the back of the Excursion.

The loader was chained to the A-frame tongue and the backhoe was turned to one side...

Tires are 10 or 12 ply heavy duty with tubes...

Whats required in your state to be legal.

 

[Baucom]

You don't mention what all attachments you want with the tractor, just that you want it for mowing, clearing snow, and gardening. Will you be getting a FEL or a snow blower? What about a tiller? Will you ever want to move the tractor and all attachments in 1 trip? The answers to these questions make a difference in what trailer you NEED. If your concerned with just moving the BX and mower (like carrying it to dealer for service) then a 6x10 or 6x12 is all you really need, since a BX with mower is essentially just a slightly larger slightly heavier garden tractor. If you want to move the tractor and attachments then you need space to do so, and the wt could easily exceed the carrying capacity of a single 3500# axle.

Another factor to consider is cost. What I've noticed is that once you go beyond to a trailer 6 ft wide, the cost difference between a single axle and tandem axle landscape trailer really narrows. When I was shopping for trailers ~2 yrs ago, I was looking at a 6x12 w/ rear and side gates for hauling 2 4-wheelers or a mower and a 4-wheeler. The cost was about $1200. I found a new 6.5x16 w/ tandem 3500# axles (1 brake) for $1325 and purchased that instead.

In a nutshell what I'm trying to say is, a single axle 6x10 or 6x12 may be all you need, but for a likely small difference in price you probably should step up to a tandem axle with brakes, 14-16 ft long, both for the extra space to haul and balance the load, and for the brakes since you evidently have a pretty lightweight tow vehicle.

 

[LBrown59]

You need a 16 foot 14000 pound trailer with 4 brakes.

I ment 7000 pounds.

 

[RTalma]

Thanks for all the informed replies and great info. The tow vehicle is a Toyota 4Runner, implements to be determined but are a least a BX'ish tractor, mid-mower and a blade or blower for snow. Planning an FEL and later a tiller.

The idea of a blowout under any load concerns me so I will look for a dual axle 5-6K trailer if I can find one at a reasonable price.

Don't get me wrong, a large truck, nice gooseneck and larger tractor would be great to have, but will have to wait on winning the lottery since the printing money in the basement is not working out so well.

Russ

 

[Diamondpilot]

Thanks for all the informed replies and great info. The tow vehicle is a Toyota 4Runner, implements to be determined but are a least a BX'ish tractor, mid-mower and a blade or blower for snow. Planning an FEL and later a tiller.

The idea of a blowout under any load concerns me so I will look for a dual axle 5-6K trailer if I can find one at a reasonable price.

Don't get me wrong, a large truck, nice gooseneck and larger tractor would be great to have, but will have to wait on winning the lottery since the printing money in the basement is not working out so well.

Russ

Do not bother with a 5-6K trialer. Get the 7K unit. Common axles are 1,500#, 3,500#, 5,200#, 6,000#, and 7,000#. A 6K trailer will have 2 3,500# axles derated so you will then be limited by that rating. Just find a nice landscape type 7K trailer. The weigh about 1,500# or less empty so it will be easy to tow, even with your SUV. It gives you flexibility to upgrade the tractor and stuff that goes with it later without going through all this again. And will still allow 5,500# or more of cargo.

Chris

 

[radioman]

RTalma- diamondpilot is right. A 7k landscape trailer is just what you need for a BX'ish tractor esp. with a little truck like yours. I currently tow my BX with S10 with 5k rating on sticker and 7k 16ft trailer just fine. I have a 60 inch deck and find that rubber strapping the plastic dishcarge chute in the upright position is needed. I have plenty of room on each side with the deck on so no worries there. A 14 footer is harder to balance on the trailer esp with attached implements like bush hog or tiller.