New BX25, Tacoma tow Vehicle, What Trailer?

[timswi]

I bought a 14' dump trailer. It will handle 7000 lbs of weight, I think it is a 12,000GVW trailer. The BX25 fits fine, just bend the boom to one side. Dump trailers are great for the BX25. I added D_Rings inside it, bought some rachet straps, added some tie down lugs from, I think it was JARI and off we go, no problemos'.

That's certainly a good solution...

 

[bjepple]

I would think that a properly equipped Tacoma should be more than sufficient with a light duty dual axle trailer. I had a JD 770 with loader and backhoe and towed it behind a Ranger and wouldn't think twice. Just picked up a Kubota B26 and will tow it as well if the conditions are right. I intend to tow it with my F350 dump most of the time, but if I'm going to be working local, the Ranger will do just fine. My JD got stolen along with the trailer it was on. At the time I had a 12' 10K lb dual axle and would haul the tractor, loader, backhoe, box blade, and forks. Never felt the least bit uncomfortable. I guess it is what you are used to. Personally I don't want any bigger trailer than necessary because of storage issues and the extra weight that comes with the extra length and width. I now have a 15' 10K lb trailer that the B26 is on and it fits wonderfully pulling the loader bucket right up against the front of the trailer. I understand people wanting to be careful (and I don't want anyone to do anything dangerous) but requiring a dually to haul a BX25 seems WAY overkill. Safe, yes. Necessary, not in my opinion. When we got our BX2230 (loader, no backhoe) we hauled it on a single axle 8' trailer several hundred miles with an Explorer.

bjepple

 

[timswi]

I would think that a properly equipped Tacoma should be more than sufficient with a light duty dual axle trailer. I had a JD 770 with loader and backhoe and towed it behind a Ranger and wouldn't think twice. Just picked up a Kubota B26 and will tow it as well if the conditions are right. I intend to tow it with my F350 dump most of the time, but if I'm going to be working local, the Ranger will do just fine. My JD got stolen along with the trailer it was on. At the time I had a 12' 10K lb dual axle and would haul the tractor, loader, backhoe, box blade, and forks. Never felt the least bit uncomfortable. I guess it is what you are used to. Personally I don't want any bigger trailer than necessary because of storage issues and the extra weight that comes with the extra length and width. I now have a 15' 10K lb trailer that the B26 is on and it fits wonderfully pulling the loader bucket right up against the front of the trailer. I understand people wanting to be careful (and I don't want anyone to do anything dangerous) but requiring a dually to haul a BX25 seems WAY overkill. Safe, yes. Necessary, not in my opinion. When we got our BX2230 (loader, no backhoe) we hauled it on a single axle 8' trailer several hundred miles with an Explorer.

bjepple

Wow..I hauled my BX23 on a 14' tandem and I wasn't even remotely comfortable with it, just seemed too short to me (had the loader and BH installed).....I'm probably going to get at least a 16', more likely an 18' for the BX and the RTV amongst other uses.

 

[bjepple]

timswi,

Just curious, you mentioned that is wasn't comfortable because of the length and lack of D rings. What about the length didn't you like? Could you not get it balanced and still have access to the tie downs that were there? I have very few tie downs on my trailer and I will be fixing that soon. I'll probably be adding at least 8 additional places to attach chains and will end up with more than that for ratchet straps. That has caused me a problem in the past when hauling some equipment. If it had more/better placed D rings would the 14' length have been OK? I just would like to know.

Another thing that a lot of people forget is the relative location of the axles on the bed. In my case, having the rear axle of the tractor nearly over the rear axle of the trailer seemed to be the sweet spot when the backhoe is on. If you have a full tilt, gravity tilt trailer, then the axle is going to be much farther forward relative to the lenght of the bed thus required a longer bed to get the right balance. A buddy of my has a 20' (and a 24') 14k tilt trailer and the distance from the hitch to the center of the axles is nearly the same as my 15' with ramps. I know having the tilt is nice for loading, but I HATE towing a tilt trailer when it is empty because it pulls the truck around so much. A split tilt (ie 4' stationary at the front) or a power tilt is OK because the balance is better but the cost is crazy for the power tilt. I attached some pics with my Deere on the 12' and the Kubota on the 15' for reference. I didn't have the box grader or forks loaded in the pic of the Deere, but they went up front and the loader set over them. I've also got a 2' x 2' x 4' tool box that I would mount on the front if I needed it and wasn't taking the box grader. I may have to get a different trailer in the future to hold different attachments but I haven't had too much of a problem because I can put some things in the dump bed. It would be nice to put them on the trailer so I can still haul dirt or rock in the bed though.

bjepple

 

[timswi]

timswi,

Just curious, you mentioned that is wasn't comfortable because of the length and lack of D rings. What about the length didn't you like? Could you not get it balanced and still have access to the tie downs that were there? I have very few tie downs on my trailer and I will be fixing that soon. I'll probably be adding at least 8 additional places to attach chains and will end up with more than that for ratchet straps. That has caused me a problem in the past when hauling some equipment. If it had more/better placed D rings would the 14' length have been OK? I just would like to know.

Another thing that a lot of people forget is the relative location of the axles on the bed. In my case, having the rear axle of the tractor nearly over the rear axle of the trailer seemed to be the sweet spot when the backhoe is on. If you have a full tilt, gravity tilt trailer, then the axle is going to be much farther forward relative to the lenght of the bed thus required a longer bed to get the right balance. A buddy of my has a 20' (and a 24') 14k tilt trailer and the distance from the hitch to the center of the axles is nearly the same as my 15' with ramps. I know having the tilt is nice for loading, but I HATE towing a tilt trailer when it is empty because it pulls the truck around so much. A split tilt (ie 4' stationary at the front) or a power tilt is OK because the balance is better but the cost is crazy for the power tilt. I attached some pics with my Deere on the 12' and the Kubota on the 15' for reference. I didn't have the box grader or forks loaded in the pic of the Deere, but they went up front and the loader set over them. I've also got a 2' x 2' x 4' tool box that I would mount on the front if I needed it and wasn't taking the box grader. I may have to get a different trailer in the future to hold different attachments but I haven't had too much of a problem because I can put some things in the dump bed. It would be nice to put them on the trailer so I can still haul dirt or rock in the bed though.

bjepple

Tiedowns was the main concern..My machine took every inch of the 14 ft as well...It balanced on the trailer on it's own fortunately...I just would have liked some extra space to play with,

 

[bjepple]

That answer works for me

 

[check]

I bought a 14' dump trailer. It will handle 7000 lbs of weight, I think it is a 12,000GVW trailer. The BX25 fits fine, just bend the boom to one side. Dump trailers are great for the BX25. I added D_Rings inside it, bought some rachet straps, added some tie down lugs from, I think it was JARI and off we go, no problemos'.

Looks real cozy in there!:thumbsup: