trailer for tractor and SxS?

   / trailer for tractor and SxS? #1  
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East TX
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Mahindra 2555 HST
Anyone carry both? I have an 18' for my tractor with loader which is about 12' long. Have a 2seat Ranger, that i dont think i could put it on trailer sideways as its almost 9' long. Just wondering if anyones tried getting both to fit on a 22 or 24' trailer while still keeping the tractor weight mostly over the tires. havent seen too many trailers under 30 that looked like that would work well.
 
   / trailer for tractor and SxS? #2  
Given typical trailer construction, it may not be wise from a weight balance perspective, in that you may end up with a tail heavy trailer that will be prone to sway. This is a common thing when people choose the shortest trailer possible to accommodate loads based on length, rather than weight. Going longer on the trailer will make it considerably easier to get things balanced out correctly.

On the other hand, many trailer manufacturers will happily build out a custom trailer where you can have the axles moved one way or the other as needed to balance it out properly so that you wouldn't need to buy a trailer much longer than you really need in order to get this balance correct. I did this when I built my own flat deck trailer years ago to carry both my truck camper and 4WD off road toy, as my load put on a typical trailer with a 60/40 axle placement would have raised the tongue weight much too high, and I built the trailer to have a roughly 51/49 axle placement. Meaning that trailers are typically built with 60% of the empty trailer weight is forward of the axle, and 40% to the rear. Or, in the case of tandem axles, forward and rear of the equalizer pivot point.
 
   / trailer for tractor and SxS? #3  
I think you would need a deck over 5th wheel to make it work.
 
   / trailer for tractor and SxS? #4  
2nd on both. a deck over may be best. or move one axle back. A welding shop will make quick work of that.
 
   / trailer for tractor and SxS? #5  
I bought a new trailer a couple years ago. While waiting for it to be brought out we walked around and looked at all the different trailers. They had a lot. It would be hard not to find a right trailer already to go.
 

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