TRAILER FOR BX24

[CRAFTBENDER]

What kind of trailer do you use to carry your Bx24? I'm thinking it weighs around a ton. Pictures would be great. Thanks.

 

[lovemytoys]

bx24 is about 2700 lbs.im looking to .you need double axle with brakes.i dont single axle will do

 

[MrJimi]

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[MOPAULY]

I have a 16' car trailer I use to move mine around. I don't take it off my property very often though.

 

[KeithInSpace]

I have a 5' x 10', 3,500#, single-axle, no-brake trailer that is entirely NOT up to the duties of trailering my machine, even without the BH attached. Not only do the single tires roll under weight and the COG is all off, the difficulty of balancing tongue weight (with lack of space for proper tractor placement) and the uncertainty of no braking is very unnerving. It is also difficult to properly tie the machine down.

I am a couple of weeks from purchasing a 7' x 16' 7,000# dual axle car carrier. I can get one with slide-out ramps for $1,895 or one with fold-up ramps for $2,095. I'm liking the one with folding ramps since the ramps themselves have "stands" so I can drive my machine on the trailer without it necesarilly being connected to a vehicle. It also limits the upward force on the ball (and that uneasy feeling of something breaking) when loading the tractor.

Plus the car trailer has the added bonus of being able to carry a car. Never know when that may come in handy.

My Dad is retiring at the end of March and I'm helping him with some stuff around the house (adding culvert for the 5th Wheel, rebuilding driveway, installing privacy fence, etc.). I also have some things to do at my Mom's house (pulling up a stump from an old Pear tree). They both live 200 miles away. Being able to safely transport my machine will be a real help.

 

[drtydeed]

X2 - 7' x 16' 7,000# dual axle

 

[fish6942]

X3 - 7' x 16' 7,000# tandem axle

Mine has the fold down rear mesh gate with extra angle iron in the gate (longitudinally) to handle the weight of a larger vehicle. It also has electric brakes on both axles as required by my state DOT. The trailer manufacturer classifies it as a utility trailer, not a car hauler FWIW.

I hope to be able to off-load dirt and gravel directly using the tractor/FEL going up the rear gate.

The sides of my trailer are 18" high angle iron railings so there is no shortage of tie-down points.

 

[LBrown59]

What kind of trailer do you use to carry your Bx24? I'm thinking it weighs around a ton. Pictures would be great. Thanks.

What are you going to pull a trailer with and more importantly will it stop it?

 

[CRAFTBENDER]

What are you going to pull a trailer with and more importantly will it stop it?

We have a 2500 4x4 Dodge diesel. I don't plan on hauling it around very much.

 

[David Cockey]

bx24 is about 2700 lbs.im looking to .you need double axle with brakes.i dont single axle will do

Advertised weight of a BX24 is 1542 Lb (700 kg). http://www.kubota.com/f/products/BX24specs.pdf

Get a trailer with brakes, either electric or hydraulic surge. Hydraulic surge don't require any additional equipment on the car, they work automatically by a master cylinder built into the coupler. No adjustment of the application system is needed. Used to be they weren't allowed on commercial interstate use but that has changed. Surge brakes don't like to back up a hill unless the trailer has "free backing" brakes. Electric brakes are the other option, and they need a controller in the tow vehicle. Hookup of the controller is now relatively simple on new light trucks with a plug built in to hood up the controller. The controller requires adjustment which varies with the load on the trailer to keep from locking up the wheels. My preference is an inertia type controller which varies the brakes depending on how fast you're stopping. The other, less expensive type applies the same amount of trailer brakes irrespective of how fast you're trying to stop.

Also get a trailer long enough to be able to position the tractor for the proper balance on the trailer - desired weight on the tongue is somewhere between 5% to 10% of the combined trailer and load weight. If you will also need to move any attachments consider space for them. Also consider where you will park the trailer and how you will manuver it into that space. Longer is not always better.

Another consideration may be local zoning ordinances. Where we live you can't keep a "landscaping" trailer in a residential area but can keep a car hauler. Best I could figure out (and I used to be on the ZBA) was a landscaping trailer had a fold-up ramp while a car hauler had detachable separate ramps.

 

[brandoro]

I had a single axle trailer with no brakes before, scared myself a little bit a couple of times, badly once. I now have a 16' double axle with brakes on all wheels. Never going back to a trailer without brakes.
One other thing, check on what the maximum allowed trailer weight (including load) you are allowed before trailer brakes are mandatory in your area. Even if you think you can stop the trailer when loaded those who make the rules may have a different opinion.

 

[drtydeed]

Surge brakes are illegal in MANY states (including PA, I think). Better check. They are also a more expensive option.

 

[DickS]

Try

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/85999-bx-24-transporter.html

 

[DBT]

Instead of buying one for my 1850, and I thought about it, I just rent the 6x12 double axle one from U-haul when I need to get it to my father's or brother's house. At $26 per 24 hour rental, it beats insuring, storing, and looking at the thing for the other 360 days when I don't need it.

 

[powerstroke444e]

With the truck you have you could get good ramps & put it in the bed. You will never notice it is back there on any trailer you put it on. A good single axle would work, fine. I have one that has a 8k axle with brakes but 3,500 or better would work.
One thing as side note you could even get by with a livestock trailer which are much cheaper than enclosed trailers.

 

[David Cockey]

Surge brakes are illegal in MANY states (including PA, I think). Better check. They are also a more expensive option.

The rules have changed.

49 CFR Part 393 was changed last year to allow surge brakes on small and medium size trailers. The previous version was interpreted in 1993 to prohibit surge brakes on trailers used in interstate commerce.
Final Rule: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation: Surge Brake Requirements
Note that 49 CFR Part 393 only applies directly to trailers used in interstate commerce. Haul a tractor only within a single state, or only for your own, non-commercial use and 49 CFR Part 393 doesn't directly apply.

However a number of states prohibited surge brakes within their boundaries by direct or inferred reference to 49 CFR Part 393 and the 1993 interpertation. Since 49 CFR Part 393 changed those prohibitions should have also changed. Maryland and Georgia had previously explcity changed changed their laws to allow surge brakes. Other states may have also done so. Websites can be slow to be updated though.

From the Pennsylvania Code
(3) Surge or inertia type brake systems are authorized.
Pennsylvania Code

 

[David Cockey]

With the truck you have you could get good ramps & put it in the bed. You will never notice it is back there on any trailer you put it on. A good single axle would work, fine. I have one that has a 8k axle with brakes but 3,500 or better would work.
One thing as side note you could even get by with a livestock trailer which are much cheaper than enclosed trailers.

What kind of truck would have a bed long enough for a BX24 with the FEL and BH mounted? Seems it would be too long for even a pickup with an 8' box unless the FEL was raised above the cab and the BH hung out the back.

 

[powerstroke444e]

I was thinking of width & weight would fit. I have hauled b size machines on back of a 1ton before it worked fine, just don't trust the tail gate.
After posting this I am afraid I will see just what you said.

 

[RichT]

Advertised weight of a BX24 is 1542 Lb (700 kg).

IIRC this listed weight is without the backhoe. The TLB should run right at about 2200lbs.

 

[LBrown59]

IIRC this listed weight is without the backhoe. The TLB should run right at about 2200lbs.

My BX 23 is just under 2500 pounds with FEL , BH & MMM.