Trailer choices

[American Pit Bull]

2*A land scape trailer is to light duty to handle a BX.
You need at least a 7000 pound rated 2 axle traler with brakes on all 4 wheels.

Did I miss something, or was the OP talking about hauling a total of ~ 2200lb. BX1860/MMM/FEL?

 

[TripleR]

Did I miss something, or was the OP talking about hauling a total of ~ 2200lb. BX1860/MMM/FEL?

No, you just missed several old threads and this is always predictable. Some seem to think a certain weight if it is a "tractor" is different than the same weight of anything else. I will continue to do what I have safely done for many years. Some on here seem to think the rest of us have never been away from home before.

 

[radioman]

Did I miss something, or was the OP talking about hauling a total of ~ 2200lb. BX1860/MMM/FEL?

No you didnt miss something. Its how lbrown thinks. He does way overkill on everything, for something he doesnt use very much. Try doing a search on his posts :thumbsup:. there are over 10000 posts he made.

 

[LBrown59]

I presume you just want to brag about your belongings

Nope :Just looking for the facts.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Nope :Just looking for the facts.

Do what? Giving answers like they are absolutes are not looking they are telling. Looking (seeking,learning) Telling (educating, pontificating) See the difference?
Facts........are you sure about that one? Your looking for facts???? Maybe you aren't reading your posts. Click your profile and read your posts and then come back with how many are looking for facts and how many are telling like you have the absolute answer concerning equipment you don't own.

 

[megaboz]

Well, I will take a chance and see if my head gets bit off too. Personally a bigger trailer has many advantages and a couple of dis-advantages.

Personally I have a BX 24 and I bought an 18 foot car hauler with a 2 foot dove tail. Yes it is overkill, but I also have hauled two vehicles with it as well,, and that was part of my original plan.

One of the advantages of a biggger trailer is loading your equipment in a more balanced configuration. On a small trailer the load is where it fits. So you might have a 1000 lb tongue weight, not good on most light weight vehicles unless you like looking skyward. Most hitches are not rated for that much weight.

Brakes are nice to have especially if your load is almost as much as your tow vehicle. I have watched a 3000 lb load push the tow vehicle (2wd s-10) down a hill and into the ditch because the tow vehicle did have enough traction to hold the weight. (It was down a gravel road).

Dis-advantages, they're bigger, take up more storage space.

Wood or Metal, Metal is slicker, but I also don't get splinters!:thumbsup:

 

[robs660]

When towing a tractor I would only recommend a duel axel with brakes. As someone else stated, you will get into a LOT of trouble should you have a tire failure. Additionally, you will get a smoother tow, and you will have less wear on your truck. I agree with the folks who choose wood over metal. Everything seems to shift and there is extra maintenance with metal.
The short of it, I know that the initial investment of the trailer will be higher, but it will be much cheaper then a flipped tractor, or wrecked truck. (Speaking from experience) Had a blow out on my duel axel 12K trailer and spun 180 degrees with a tractor on the trailer. I lost 2 tires, and walked away without any major issues. I have a mason friend that blew a tire with a dingo on a single axel trailer. Trailer took his dodge 2500 for a ride and ended up bent.

 

[Jaylegger]

No matter how well intentioned I firmly feel that those arguing that a dual axle 7000# GVWR is required for a 2200 pound load due to improved safety due to experience with tire blowouts should be a little more diligent inspecting their tires paying much closer attention to tire pressure prior to hitting the road. The primary cause of tire failure is under-pressure. And for those who check tire pressure every year or two and replace tires every ten years I'd recommend a quad axle to provide the necessary level of safety, it's all relative.

 

[megaboz]

No matter how well intentioned I firmly feel that those arguing that a dual axle 7000# GVWR is required for a 2200 pound load due to improved safety due to experience with tire blowouts should be a little more diligent inspecting their tires paying much closer attention to tire pressure prior to hitting the road. The primary cause of tire failure is under-pressure. And for those who check tire pressure every year or two and replace tires every ten years I'd recommend a quad axle to provide the necessary level of safety, it's all relative.

I am going to agree with you to a point on this, everything you said is valid when it comes to the maintenance that most/some people do.

But while a trailer with 3500 lb axle would be sufficient to carry the tractor, what I had found when looking at the single axle trailers is that they wouldn't carry the load unless you bought a really good trailer that was properly made.

Randomly looking at the specs on a 5x10 trailer, the trailer weighed 800 lbs and with a GVWR: 2,990 LB, you are at 2190 lbs worth of cargo. While sure you could over load it a bit, you wouldn't want to do it regularly. Obviously this trailer is a little small but it goes to drive my point, a bigger trailer, more weight, one axle, less loaded recommended weight.

Most of those $900 to $1200 trailers aren't even rated for much more than 2000 lbs of loaded extra weight. Give or take some on the weight, but why buy a trailer that is barely capable of carrying the load? If you are going to get a single axle, definitely make sure the trailer can carry the load.

My biggest concern as stated above in a previous post and in this post is that the weight on a very small trailer for a tractor usually means that all the weight is on the tongue or on the opposite end. You can't tell me that a tow vehicle squatting in the rear or being lifted by a trailer is in anyway safe to use. Having a trailer loaded to the max doesn't make for safe trailering either.

While the dual axles would help in case of tire failure, that shouldn't be the reason to buy one. You should buy what will let meet your needs and let you do it safely (for you and others on the road) and allow for a little more balancing of your load so that you are actually pulling your load instead of carrying it with your bumper.

 

[Jaylegger]

For those purchasing a trailer primarily for utility type purposes wishing to keep it as small as possible but large enough to haul a sub-compact tractor on it a few times a year a twelve foot single axle trailer, depending on implements, will suffice safely. To find something suitable you may have to choose steel or aluminum and axle ratings carefully to ensure you're within specs for your particular gear weight but it can be done. Adjusting the tractor to attain the correct tongue weight may take an extra 5 minutes of jigging around but ime it can be done with little effort. I certainly understand the convenience of maximizing spare length and GVWR'ings but those luxuries, for many, need to be weighed along side many other requirements influencing the purchase decision which may be in direct conflict, and I'm not talking about $$ either.

Using myself for an example, as you might guess, was looking for a trailer to use primarily for hauling junk to the dump, picking up a few building supplies, etc. but also something potentially capable of hauling my sub-compact tractor once in awhile. I needed something relatively small for storage purposes and wanted something relatively light to be able to move it around by hand. I ended up with a 6x12 all aluminum single axle trailer certified for a 2400# payload (600 tare weight) which suits my needs perfectly including being capable of hauling the tractor safely. I could have paid less for a tandem axle steel trailer with brakes of similar dimensions but it didn't suit my needs. Aside it being just too **** heavy (pulling an extra 1000-1500 pounds of weight around unnecessarily has it's drawbacks and adds risk in itself especially for those hauling with an SUV so that is an extra area for consideration) the extra maintenance costs dealing with impending rust, two extra rims/tires and brakes surely didn't outweigh the benefits of the extra spare capacity when considering all my needs.

So I managed to find a single axle relatively small trailer which, safely, suits my needs perfectly. It can be loaded for proper tongue weight, it's easy to move around by hand, small enough to store out of sight, and surprisingly easy to haul when loaded close to it's GVWR. If I were in the business of making money with the tractor and hauling it often I'd likely invest in a larger more capable trailer which incidentally would likely also require a larger vehicle to haul and require an off-site shop to store it but that isn't what it's about for me and I suspect for a lot of people.

For those who are telling others and me that an appropriate 12 foot single axle trailer is not suitable or safe for the task I definitely do not agree.

Cheers.