Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

There was a CL ad last year for one of their little trailers. The seller said it was 5000lbs capacity and photographed the stamping on the coupler for proof.

Bruce

This one is a 4x6 with a 2000lb axle, trailer is around 450lbs

 

[s219]

My neighbor loaded dirt onto one of those little 4x6 atv trailers with his tractor, and blew both tires. Just based on the size of the pile (~ 1 yard or so), I am guessing it was a good 1.2-1.5 tons. He had figured he ran over something since it was a construction site, but it had to be weight.

I've seen similar trailers with the tires blown at the local garden center that sells mulch, dirt, and stone. Too many owners are ignorant about the capacity of those trailers, and I guess the loader guy doesn't care. The stone yard near me is a little more strict, and won't load onto anything that looks sketchy -- I bet they learned the hard way that busted down trailers will put a dent into productivity if the scale gets blocked. They also require trailers have a rear gate of some sort. That is a pain for me, as most times I don't want the large mesh gate on my 7x16 trailer when I am getting bulk materials, so I plan to build a smaller wood gate at some point.

 

[aczlan]

I built a 3.5'x5' trailer with 3' sides to pull around on our property a while back. It has a 3500# axle under it and I wouldn't want anything lighter under it.

Aaron Z

 

[California]

Don't remember if I've posted this picture already in this thread. Harbor Freight 40" x 48" micro-trailer rated 1k lbs total (axle rating, also the sum of 8" tires capacity). Its a perfect match for the IBC Tote that filled to the top is 2,600 lbs then another 125 lbs for the trailer itself.

I bought the trailer used, abandoned in weeds, and assumed the old 8" tires would burst immediately but I ran them two years like this until I found used 12" tires/wheels (shown here) which roll instead of plow over this soft ground.

I would never take this on the road but I've had no problems with this overload.

 

[California]

Hauling something wrong? Might be.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just passed a wheel barrow in the road. Truck with trailer full of crap pulled off the other side.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

I built a 3.5'x5' trailer with 3' sides to pull around on our property a while back. It has a 3500# axle under it and I wouldn't want anything lighter under it.

Aaron Z

I got a military trailer via online auction a few years ago. One of these. That thing is a beast. I have less than $500 in it, including tags and tax, and I have had more than two tons on the thing. It didn't flinch. It came with brand new Michelin truck tires on it, too. Worth more than what I paid for the trailer!

 

[TomSeller]

Hauling something wrong? Might be.

I hope he wasn't borrowing that car from someone . "here's your car back"

 

[California]

I hope he wasn't borrowing that car from someone . "here's your car back"

Or maybe he found it at the dump. To use for a brick trailer. He loads it then pulls it to his jobsites with a rope. Life is hard when you're that poor.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Or maybe he found it at the dump.

That would make it a Ford Found On Rubbish Dump. (alternative Found On Road Dead)

(pulls head in quickly, runs away and hides)