Re: What Size Trailer?

Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on February 10, 2006 at 14:12:06 from (209.71.222.36):

In Reply to: What Size Trailer? posted by in-too-deep on February 10, 2006 at 08:26:42:

My 4Runner has about the same towing capacity as your S10. I use it on a variety of trailers, so I'll throw in some notes.

Covered U-Hauls: A 5 X 8 single axle is a miserable beast fit to tear the hitch off on a rough road. The 6 X 12 tandem, on the other hand, tows very well, even with the additional weight.

I have a 5 X 8 with ramp for golf carts and it's a chore to tow the thing because of the air resistance. The 6 X 10 tandem version of the same trailer again is more polite on the road, though it holds a load at the upper limit of what my truck can do, about 3500 lb.

My favourite utility trailer is a sturdy 4 X 6. It is easy to store and strong enough to haul a cubic yard of gravel, cement, or stones. The loader operators at the local quarry have learned they can't hurt it by filling it up. It gets many more miles than the others because it takes very little effort to tow it.

I have a narrow tri-axle 17' flat bed for lumber. The truck handles it very well up to the trailer's load limit.

My 6 X 10 manure spreader conversion is a bit hefty for the 4Runner, though it works for limited use with a slow-moving-vehicle sign.

Boat trailers? I have three in the 16', single axle range. An American friend has a '94 Jimmy and tows an 18' pontoon boat with 70 hp motor and all the trimmings over 400 miles to the cottage.

I hope this gives you an idea of what to try on your truck. Compact pickups may not haul tractors well, but they will do an amazing amount of work on smaller loads. A good small utility trailer becomes a mobile workbench very quickly.

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