Re: need trailer advice

Posted by henrich Iowa on February 25, 2004 at 12:33:08 from (199.120.82.180):

In Reply to: need trailer advice posted by Lynn Kasdorf - Leesburg, on February 25, 2004 at 10:03:23:

If you are purchasing a trailer to keep for any length of time, spend your money and get something reasonable. Forget a 16 ft. go for an 18 or 20 ft. trailer, they are one heck of a lot easier to back and load. Get a minimum of 3,500 lbs axles and tandems (two) so that makes a GVWR of 7,000 lbs minus the weight of the trailer so you're going to have around a 6,000 lb capacity which sounds like a lot but wait until you load it and you will wish you had more. Measure the height of your receiver hitch from the ground, it should be around 18 inches. If it is to high or to low, purchase you hitch to compensate for that. At the present I run a 5 inch drop on my SuperCrew so my trailer will run level. That is important. I get a kick out of these guys that pull a trailer that looks like it going up hill and trying to crawl into the back of the pickup pulling it. When you pull a trailer that is level, you will have a compfortable ride.
The law requires you have one axle with brakes, two will even work better. Run good quality tires, not second hand, it is also against the law to purchase a new trailer with used tires. After you get it you can place used tires if you want, but why do you want to keep replacing them? Use a tire with no more than four ply sidewalls so the tire will flex when you turn. You want the tire to flex for less wear on the wheel bearings. Also, keep the wheel bearings greased well.
The deck of the trailer can be either 2x6 or 2x8 treated lumber and when you get it apply a couple of coats of sealer to the lumber, use a petroleum base not a water base. But watch out when you get any moisture on that deck, it will be slicker than snot. One thing that I find nice with my 20 ft. trailer is I have 5 ft. ramps on the rear with braces so that when you load the weigh of the equipment your loading pushes down on the ramp base rather than trying to lift the back of your pickup off the ground.
Want to know any more? I sell trailers.

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