Tilt Trailer

[CTyler]

I know were not asking me but I have a 18' car trailer rated for 7000# gross w/brakes. Mine looks similar to his but the tongue on mine looks heavier. The trailer was aprox $1500 w/tax etc.

http://midwesttrailer.uswestdex.com/sales.html

I have a L3130 with FEL and BH. Never thought I'd have a tractor when I bought it several years ago. A 20' trailer would be perfect. To get the ballance correct I need to put the FEL bucket about a foot past the front rail. The trailer also has a dovetail, on the last two feet, that makes it nice to drive onto.

Another thing is that my trailer is Maxed out on wieght. Actually I'm over a couple hundered pounds with the BH attached. My 5500# class III hitch needed load leveling arms to get it to a 8000# rating as well.

Everything was fine for hauling a car, boards etc.. but Holy Cow that tractor stuff ads up in a hurry!!

I'm ok but just barely. Bottom line, try to think ahead.

 

[MossRoad]

The trailer was about $2200.00 and seems to be close to the going rate in Northern Indiana, +- a few hundred. It works for me and I like it very much.

Here's another picture although it is very far away, you can almost make out the 2X12s on the front half.

 

[rdbrumfield]

You folks are paying just about double what they are out here.
I build my own and I prefer tilt flatbeds so they can be loaded from the sides with forks without the fenders in the way. My cost is around 700 for a three axle tilt deck flatbed 20X7'6" I haul a 5300 JD with fel and any attach on 3pt, my 350C JD crawler or the Kubota excavator on it without a problem. Is set up with a 25/16 ball easy hitch so I can pull with the 1ton or the dump truck.

 

[rdln]

Randall, can you please describe how you "acquire" the components to build such a trailer for $700, just curious.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Better yet...

You don't have to tell me!

Will you build me one?

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[Gary_in_Indiana]

Snowridge,

I might suggest you consider putting hydraulics on your bed. That way it'll tilt itself and hold there until you let it down. Mine works great that way and I can load anything by myself and don't have the safety concerns you must.

Also, I've got a great aid for loading a motorcycle. Build yourself a little stand for your bike. A piece of channel wide enough for your front tire open on one end and with another piece up at an angle to act as a stop. Set about a 6' cross piece under that. Casters go on either end of that and under either outside edge of the ramp. The bigger the casters, the better.

Roll the front wheel of your bike onto the ramp and secure it there. Straps from the handlebars to the outriggers will stabilize your bike. Now you can load it without worrying about it tipping. Personally, I like just using my winch to load this set up. I run a strap from the rear wheel to tie downs at about 45 degrees and just lock it tight with the winch and add a safety chain in front.

I hope I've explained this well enough. Just use some eye bolts for your attachment points on your motorcycle dolly and you'll be good to go. I hope this helps. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[DK35vince]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Randall, can you please describe how you "acquire" the components to build such a trailer for $700, just curious. )</font>

I have the same question,on a three axle trailer I'd have that much or more in axles w/brakes,springs ,wheels and tires.

 

[rdbrumfield]

I have built several for some of the locals for around the 1100-1200 mark.
They were two axle tiltdeck flatbeds.
I use mobile home axles that you can pick up fairly reasonably, they're rated at 6000lbs. Two lengths of 2X6 rectangular tubing one 2X4X3/16 for stake pockets and some 1/4 angle for cross members 2 or 3", and one 5" channel, 2 3/8X31/2 flat bar and your in business.

 

[rdbrumfield]

I later stuck in the 3rd axle when I started to haul the dozer.

 

[MossRoad]

DOT approval and product liability included with that?

Just kidding /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I priced out the stuff I needed to build one myself, and it would have been a little over $1000.00 and lots of man hours that I didn't have. The side height of the deck is only about 20" high, and if you look at the picture that I posted, all of the implements are facing the sides(another plus for the Power Trac quick attach system, no forks required to load and unload implements). I found the price of the trailer just right. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif