Trailer for mini excavator?

[finn1]

Picked a Deere 26g partly because it was light enough to fit on my existing 16+2’ car trailer.

The next year I bought an 8800 lb CTL, so I had to upgrade the trailer anyway.

Found a lightly used 14k 16+2’ equipment trailer. It works ok, but a lower trailer would be easier to load, and a tilt deck probably would save some muscle work on my aging body.

 

[Norm W]

Get the biggest you can afford, without running afoul of DOT with your license. You can always haul small stuff on a big trailer, but it doesn't work the other way. You never know when you could come upon a good deal on a bigger tractor or other machine.

 

[Redbug]

What Norm W says makes the most sense. I have a 24 foot tilt 14K trailer. You never know when you may want to take extra stuff along with the excavator as well.

 

[nyone]

Get the biggest you can afford, without running afoul of DOT with your license. You can always haul small stuff on a big trailer, but it doesn't work the other way. You never know when you could come upon a good deal on a bigger tractor or other machine.

It's not quite that simple. Way more trailer than you need means your towing around extra weight and this also takes away from your tow capacity of the vehicle.

Redbug. What's the curb weight of a 24ft tilt with a 14k few? It's got to be over 4 or 5k empty.

 

[bitternut]

I agree with Redbug and Norm W. I bought a 23' 15,000# tilt trailer. It's a very versatile trailer and not near as heavy as you would think. Bare trailer weighs only 3200#. My excavator weighs in at 6300# and has plenty of wiggle room left over for attachments. Loading/unloading is a breeze compared to ramps. Not a bit of pucker factor. Hauling my tractor with loader, bucket, brush hog and calcium filled rear tires fills the trailer up. Actually the brush hog tail wheel hangs beyond the rear of the trailer. It gets a flag attached so everything is kosher. Weight wise I am most likely close to being maxed out. My truck is a 2500HD with the 6 liter gasser engine. Much more weight or high altitude terrain I would be needing to purchase a new diesel powered truck.

Premium 15 GVWR Wood Floor Tilt Equipment Trailer

 

[Rebeldad1]

Great pictures. What a lovely family

 

[Redbug]

It's not quite that simple. Way more trailer than you need means your towing around extra weight and this also takes away from your tow capacity of the vehicle.

Redbug. What's the curb weight of a 24ft tilt with a 14k few? It's got to be over 4 or 5k empty.

Nyone...Mine is around 3300lbs.

 

[aczlan]

Local place that rents trailers has a 20' 12k tilt trailer and it weighs 3200# empty.

Aaron Z