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That trailer is exactly like mine as well.
What is the smallest trailer I can get away with?
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fishman
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Good choice Hazmat, at least in my opinion. I have that exact trailer in a 20' length, including 2' of dovetail. Much better made than the other brands I looked at, and cost the same.
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Bob,
Here's a link to a picture of my PT425 and some implements on my trailer. It is an 18 foot car hauler. 7000#( 3500# axles ). Trailer weighs 1500# so that leaves load capacity of 5500 pounds. What I like about it is I can take a little tiny lawn tractor or my PT425 and the whole arsenal of attachments. There's a 60" finish mower, 48" brush hog, two buckets and pallet forks in that picture and there is nothing over the last two feet of the trailer. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would spend a few more $$ and get heavier axles. Not that it can't hold the tractor, but I also haul dirt and rocks occasionally and would like more capacity in the future for that kind of stuff.
Have your given any thought to the decking material that you want, yet? Ours is diamond plate steel. I chose that because I didn't want any dirt or rocks to fall through and I could weld things to the deck if needed(after reinforcing underneath, of course). The downside of the diamond plate is it can get very slippery when wet or snowy /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. So I have to park on completely level ground in those situations. Many people would rather have a wood deck. I have a phobia when it comes to wood decks. I use to work at the airport. One of my duties was forklift driver. We were sending a forklift to another city. The forklift was very large(for loading jet freighers at the airport). The supervisor told me to drive it onto a semi trailer with a wooden deck. I told them it didn't look like it would hold it. He made it clear that I had to drive it on "or else" so I did.... I got a few feet in before the deck gave way. They had to bring in a crane to lift it off the trailer. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Here's a link to a picture of my PT425 and some implements on my trailer. It is an 18 foot car hauler. 7000#( 3500# axles ). Trailer weighs 1500# so that leaves load capacity of 5500 pounds. What I like about it is I can take a little tiny lawn tractor or my PT425 and the whole arsenal of attachments. There's a 60" finish mower, 48" brush hog, two buckets and pallet forks in that picture and there is nothing over the last two feet of the trailer. If I had to do it all over again, I think I would spend a few more $$ and get heavier axles. Not that it can't hold the tractor, but I also haul dirt and rocks occasionally and would like more capacity in the future for that kind of stuff.
Have your given any thought to the decking material that you want, yet? Ours is diamond plate steel. I chose that because I didn't want any dirt or rocks to fall through and I could weld things to the deck if needed(after reinforcing underneath, of course). The downside of the diamond plate is it can get very slippery when wet or snowy /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. So I have to park on completely level ground in those situations. Many people would rather have a wood deck. I have a phobia when it comes to wood decks. I use to work at the airport. One of my duties was forklift driver. We were sending a forklift to another city. The forklift was very large(for loading jet freighers at the airport). The supervisor told me to drive it onto a semi trailer with a wooden deck. I told them it didn't look like it would hold it. He made it clear that I had to drive it on "or else" so I did.... I got a few feet in before the deck gave way. They had to bring in a crane to lift it off the trailer. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Do you really need a full 16 feet to move the 2910? I'm new to tractors, but I've been using trailers for a long time. I'm towing a B6000 with some implements and misc on a Ditch Witch model S2A trailer, rated at 2900 lbs gross weight. It's only 8 feet long, and 6 feet wide, but it has a very long tongue which would allow a loader to sit in front of the deck. It's a single axle tilt back trailer, and it very sturdy for it's size. It also has 30" tall tires to keep bearing RPM at a minimum while on the highway. I tow it behind an 2800 lb 83 hp Toyota pickup, rated for 3500 lbs and 350 lb tongue weight. It works fine, and I suspect if the B6000 had a loader on the front, it would still have enough room to turn the truck without hitting the loader on the tailgate. See pics.
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The B2910 is 15' from the front of the bucket to the back of the box blade. The TC24D is about 13.5' with the same configuration. I actually think I could get by with a 14' trailer that had a 2' dovetail and ramps, or a 15' trailer with ramps. But in looking at trailers the last few days it seems like 16' and 18' are the standard lengths.
Prices seem to fluctuate like WILD . . . but it also appear that you get what you pay for. A 16' HEAVY DUTY trailer made by pros who haul race cars will run me about $3500, it has all the whitstles and bells and everything about it is q-u-a-l-i-t-y. On the other end of the spectrum are the $1350 to $1650 trailers that are basic angle iron with sloppy welds that look like you could bend the trailer under load. I moved an antique Oliver on one of those units once and destroyed the supposedly "heavy duty" ramps. On that same trailer my neighbor hauled a car and bent the trailer framework.
So at this point I am stuck. I don't want to spend the $3500, but don't want the cheap-o-crap-soon-to-be-at-the-junkyard trailer for $1500 either. I'd like to stay around $2000 to $2500 and get sometihng that will last, but I can't find THAT trailer.
Prices seem to fluctuate like WILD . . . but it also appear that you get what you pay for. A 16' HEAVY DUTY trailer made by pros who haul race cars will run me about $3500, it has all the whitstles and bells and everything about it is q-u-a-l-i-t-y. On the other end of the spectrum are the $1350 to $1650 trailers that are basic angle iron with sloppy welds that look like you could bend the trailer under load. I moved an antique Oliver on one of those units once and destroyed the supposedly "heavy duty" ramps. On that same trailer my neighbor hauled a car and bent the trailer framework.
So at this point I am stuck. I don't want to spend the $3500, but don't want the cheap-o-crap-soon-to-be-at-the-junkyard trailer for $1500 either. I'd like to stay around $2000 to $2500 and get sometihng that will last, but I can't find THAT trailer.
The B6000 is about 900 lbs. I guess it's smaller than a B2910? It's a B series Kubota, but it is older, so maybe it's smaller too? Really though, the trailer has a 2960 gross weight rating, and it only weighs about 400 lbs, so it should carry a B series with a loader. I can't see a B series with a loader weighing more than 2000 lbs, but I'm guestimating, so I could be wrong.
Bob, I bought that trailer on ebay for $243. It needed wiring and new deck wood, so I put about another $100 into it. It's made by the Ditch Witch corporation (or whatever thier parent company's name is). It was built by a machinery company to carry thier smaller trenchers continuously, every day, all week long. That's why I trust it to tow whatever I want. I towed the B6000 from Orlando to West Palm Beach with no problems (200 miles?). I originally bought it for other stuff, it just happens that the Kubota fits on it nicely. Maybe a used high quality trailer is an option for you? A cheapy junk trailer is a waste of money, but a used trailer built for other specific purposes (like mine) may be a good, lower cost, option. I guess it depends on what you want.
Bob, I bought that trailer on ebay for $243. It needed wiring and new deck wood, so I put about another $100 into it. It's made by the Ditch Witch corporation (or whatever thier parent company's name is). It was built by a machinery company to carry thier smaller trenchers continuously, every day, all week long. That's why I trust it to tow whatever I want. I towed the B6000 from Orlando to West Palm Beach with no problems (200 miles?). I originally bought it for other stuff, it just happens that the Kubota fits on it nicely. Maybe a used high quality trailer is an option for you? A cheapy junk trailer is a waste of money, but a used trailer built for other specific purposes (like mine) may be a good, lower cost, option. I guess it depends on what you want.
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The B2910 is probaby quite a bit larger than your tractor. Never the less, I am exploring used, but well built trailers as an option now.
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My B8200 is the Great Grandad to your B2910. It is same size, albeit only 19hp and 3-cyl.
I haul on a 16' dual axle 7000lb trailer. I fit just fine with loader/scraper mounted. In the case that I do need my rotary mower, I load it on the front of the trailer a bit over the tongue, and set the loader bucket on it. I always keep the scraper with me...
I have brakes on one axle; I would like them on the other axle to, and will do that upgrade in the near future. Single axle brakes stop fine with the Kubota loaded, but I find the trailer to be real handy for lumber, pipe, firewood, ect. I have loaded it up good with firewood, and would prefer to have the extra braking.
When you are looking, make sure to look at features, like a spare tire, and tie downs. It is nice to have places to chain things, but also nice to have hooks for ropes.
Remember too, to get plenty of chains and/or ratchet straps, and binders. The load should have an independant restraint at each corner minimum.
I haul on a 16' dual axle 7000lb trailer. I fit just fine with loader/scraper mounted. In the case that I do need my rotary mower, I load it on the front of the trailer a bit over the tongue, and set the loader bucket on it. I always keep the scraper with me...
I have brakes on one axle; I would like them on the other axle to, and will do that upgrade in the near future. Single axle brakes stop fine with the Kubota loaded, but I find the trailer to be real handy for lumber, pipe, firewood, ect. I have loaded it up good with firewood, and would prefer to have the extra braking.
When you are looking, make sure to look at features, like a spare tire, and tie downs. It is nice to have places to chain things, but also nice to have hooks for ropes.
Remember too, to get plenty of chains and/or ratchet straps, and binders. The load should have an independant restraint at each corner minimum.
