Need advice on trailer purchase

[fried1765]

No 14k 20 foot trailer unless possibly aluminum is 2,000 pounds.

My 14K 20 foot trailer weighs exactly 3,350 lbs.

 

[TMGT]

My 14K 20 foot trailer weighs exactly 3,350 lbs.

And that's actually on the lighter side for that size trailer. A HD 14k 20ft can be 4-4500lbs depending on options!.

I've been looking at a trailer to buy and this is the empty weight range of the ones I'm looking at.

 

[fried1765]

And that's actually on the lighter side for that size trailer. A HD 14k 20ft can be 4-4500lbs depending on options!.

I've been looking at a trailer to buy and this is the empty weight range of the ones I'm looking at.

Mine is a very basic (keeping the empty weight down, but nicely built) trailer.
No rub rails, no head rail (I did not want one), no tool box, has stake pockets, 16" wheels, 2-7K Dexter axles, PT wood deck, 8K jack, tilt up ramps.
Added a 9K Superwinch, that with mount adds another 200 lbs.

I wanted the most trailer bang for the buck!
No fancy bells and whistles....just a new, plain Jane 14K trailer.
I use it with a 14K Equal-i-zer hitch.
Hitch cost a whopping $700,... but I do love that hitch!

 

[TMGT]

Mine is a very basic (keeping the empty weight down, but nicely built) trailer.
No rub rails, no head rail (I did not want one), no tool box, has stake pockets, 16" wheels, 2-7K Dexter axles, PT wood deck, 8K jack, tilt up ramps.
Added a 9K Superwinch, that with mount adds another 200 lbs.

I wanted the most trailer bang for the buck!
No fancy bells and whistles....just a new, plain Jane 14K trailer.
I use it with a 14K Equal-i-zer hitch!

And nothing wrong with that, I've been looking at comercial type trailers, I beam frames, tighter crossmemeber spacing, oak deck, etc. Weight really adds up quick

 

[goldenwings]

Powder coating is absolutely the worst finish for a trailer.
Manufactures use it because it is quick, and looks great...initially.

Powder coating is also a way for the manufacturers to avoid more regulations and fines due to VOC release. Once I realized this it all started to make sense... they avoid big govt regulations and put some marketing spin on it to make it sound like its a great coating (and perhaps for something that never sees salt it is?). In the end they win and might even get to sell some poor sucker a second trailer if he didnt learn his lesson... which I am trying to impart here.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

No 14k 20 foot trailer unless possibly aluminum is 2,000 pounds.

That's funny, this one weighs in at 1990 lbs, 18' with 2' dovetail and 2 7k axles with brakes on both axles.

 

[KennyG]

That's funny, this one weighs in at 1990 lbs, 18' with 2' dovetail and 2 7k axles with brakes on both axles.

I wonder if it's amazing engineering or if it's under-engineered. My 7K 16 foot trailer weighs about 1700 lbs. Hard to imagine doubling the capacity with less than 300 additional pounds.

 

[deezler]

That's funny, this one weighs in at 1990 lbs, 18' with 2' dovetail and 2 7k axles with brakes on both axles.

That looks like a trailer built for half the capacity, that just happens to have double 8-lug 7k axles underneath it. Interesting.

 

[fried1765]

That's funny, this one weighs in at 1990 lbs, 18' with 2' dovetail and 2 7k axles with brakes on both axles.

What registration/manufacturer documentation do you have proving that 1990 lb. trailer it is legally rated for 14K?

 

[Lineman North Florida]

What registration/manufacturer documentation do you have proving that 1990 lb. trailer it is legally rated for 14K?

I don't know I would have to look through the paperwork tonight, but I'm not trying to prove anything, my post stated that it was an 18' +2' dovetail equipment trailer that has 2-7k axles with brakes on both axles that weighs in at 1990 pounds, there were a blue million of them made in these parts back in the 90's and mid 2000's and while I have never had 12k on it , it has hauled any and everything under the sun probably up to about 7 or 8k and to this day it hasn't warped or bent, I bought it from a local trailer manufacturer brand new in 2006 but I will look tonight to see what any of the paperwork says.