I don't live all that far from the local Kubota dealer and imagine needing to take the
BX2200 in for service no more than once every several years. I, therefore, did not want to invest tons of $ in the trailer. Since I have no backhoe and anticipate not needing to take the FEL in on most trips, I decided to go with a 5' x 8' Snow Bear from Home Depot for $599. I have no snow and the roads from here to the dealer are totally flat, straight, and mostly quiet rural roads on which I can cruise at 35 to 45 mph.
The trailer is quite versatile. Two ft. high sides are removable. The front and rear sides can be removed or flipped to act as bed extenders, increasing bed length to 12.5'. The bed is a tilt bed, while the rear side in its horizontal position has integral ramps, facilitating easy drive on and off. The bed not only pivots, but can be repositioned on the tongue for various tongue lengths. The rear axle can be placed in alternate positions on the bed as well. When I know I'm not going to use the trailer for a long time, I remove all side and end panels as well as the tongue. This goes pretty fast. I then use a worm-gear winch to pull the bed up vertically and chain it to an interior garage wall. It's amazing how little space it takes up.
There are no brakes, but brake lights, along with both front and rear turn signals work well. The main bed is a combination of steel with 2 stips of 3/4" pressure treated plywood screwed to a steel sub-frame. Tires are 21" dia. Weight is a little under 500 and gvw around 2100, so a BX with no bh subframe and no attachments is within specs.
Great little trailer. I like it.
