Hotflashjr
Well-known Member
- Location
- Western MA
I am going to be buying a trailer to haul my tractors with. Main use will be from home to the field, 7.5 miles as well as to some shows longer distances. My biggest tractor weighs in just under 4,000 lbs. without implements such as a 1 bottom land plow, mounted cultivators etc. My max weight with tractor and implements would be 5,000 lbs. My truck is rated at 10,000 GVW. I am looking at a 7,000 GVW 16ft. dual axle trailer and an 18ft. 10,000 GVW dual axle trailer. The difference is about $1,000 between the two but right now that means a lot to us. I do not plan on getting bigger tractors any time soon so I think the 16 ft. trailer would be OK. The place selling the trailer is of course trying to talk me up to the 18 ft. trailer saying the 16 ft. is not enough for my planned usage. I have borrowed an 18ft. 10k GVW before and it seems a bit more than I need. Do I need to buyer the bigger heavier trailer to safely move my equipment? Thanks!