Utility Trailer Weight

[Tractorable]

My PJ 7 x 14 single axle is too heavy to move by hand, but hooked to the truck or tractor it pivots and moves nicely.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I have a 5.5x10 trailer that is easy for me to move around. I have a bad left knee and shoulder but it is well balanced. I would advise going to different trailer dealers and trying to pick up the tongue and seeing how easy or difficult the trailer is to move. I would like to get a single axle 14 footer myself.

 

[civilian]

My 6 x 10 steel trailer can be moved by hand. However, this is on the trailer tongue wheel jack and good hard surfaces.. Also the tailgate has some additional angle iron runners on it counter balancing the tongue. But it can be a bear on loose dirt. Jon

 

[wagne223]

6x12 with wood floor, I cannot move by hand.
5x8 with expanded metal floor, I can easily lift the tongue and push it around on grass.

 

[MFWD]

Hello,
A few months ago I bought a 5.5' x 10' aluminum utility trailer from Tractor Supply. I bought it to haul my Gator XUV 550. The Gator fits real nice because of the extra half foot in width. I haven't really tried to wheel it around by hand on grass or dirt, but it moves real easily on the concrete in my garage. I mounted the spare tire on the side of the trailer behind the left wheel, so that keeps extra weight off of the front where you lift it up. I also have a 4'x8' steel trailer and the tongue weight on that is heavier than the aluminum one. The aluminum trailer is real easy to wheel around in the garage when trying to position it just right. Hope this helps. Good luck.

MFWD

 

[Ford850]

My 6 x 10 steel trailer can be moved by hand. However, this is on the trailer tongue wheel jack and good hard surfaces.. Also the tailgate has some additional angle iron runners on it counter balancing the tongue. But it can be a bear on loose dirt. JonView attachment 597484View attachment 597485

I like the top on that. Did you use 3/4" EMT for the frame?

 

[civilian]

I like the top on that. Did you use 3/4" EMT for the frame?

Yes. Proto type was out of 1" pvc electricaltubing/fittings. (because I needed 45 deg elbows.) Had a tarp for few years until the wind destroyed the tarp. So I used a tubing bender to fab the supports and laid corrugated roofing metal over the bars. Works great, keeps snow and slop off the Gravely snowblower in the winter. Jon

 

[Beltzington]

Hello,
A few months ago I bought a 5.5' x 10' aluminum utility trailer from Tractor Supply. I bought it to haul my Gator XUV 550. The Gator fits real nice because of the extra half foot in width. I haven't really tried to wheel it around by hand on grass or dirt, but it moves real easily on the concrete in my garage. I mounted the spare tire on the side of the trailer behind the left wheel, so that keeps extra weight off of the front where you lift it up. I also have a 4'x8' steel trailer and the tongue weight on that is heavier than the aluminum one. The aluminum trailer is real easy to wheel around in the garage when trying to position it just right. Hope this helps. Good luck.

MFWD

I rented the same trailer and really liked it, I just can't seem to part with the $2500 they are asking. Thanks

 

[MFWD]

Hey Beltzington,
When I first was looking at the trailer from TSC, they were 1799.99. I wasn't sure if I really needed it, so I held off. Then a month or so later, I saw that they were 1899.99. I thought about it some more but still didn't pull the trigger. In another month or so I saw they were 1999.99 so I said if I was ever going to buy one, I better do it.....and I did. I just looked at their website and see that now they are regularly 2199.99, but are ON SALE now for 1949.99. I have never seen that trailer go on sale...steel ones yes, but never the aluminum one. Now is the time to jump on one !

MFWD

 

[coobie]

Asking anyone with an all steel 6x10, 6x12 single axle utility trailer if they can be easily moved by hand? I have a 7x18 aluminum car hauler and am looking for a smaller trailer for my UTV but if they are too heavy to be easily moved by hand why spend the money. Thanks

Adding a wheel to the front jack makes moving any trailer easy.