Utility trailers
#7257315
05/04/21 09:54 AM
05/04/21 09:54 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 17,039 Fredonia, PA.
Finster
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 17,039
Fredonia, PA.
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Who knows what? I'm looking to get one to haul my zero turn down to my mothers home to cut the grass once a week. It's 1.5 hours one way and highway speeds. Most of the ones I see at Lowes, Home Depot and Tractor Supply have crap reviews with pictures of broken welds, worn out bearings and busted axels. Has to be 6' wide and at least 8' long. And good brand names that won't break the bank? I would like to stay around a grand.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Finster]
#7257325
05/04/21 10:10 AM
05/04/21 10:10 AM
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 16,150 Tennessee
Scuba1
"color blind Kraut"
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"color blind Kraut"
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Tennessee
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The main reason that you see those trailers with cracked welds and broken axles is that people are trying to do tandem axle trailers work with a single axle trailer. If all you haul on it is the weight of that mower, the tractor supply brand will do you just fine and you don't have the extra wear of things like breaks to worry about. Now if you think you can haul a couple of pallets of ready mix cement and a palled of blocks, you will break things as that is not what they are made for. My neighbor has one of the tractor supply trailers and does exactly what you want to do plus hauls his side by side to where he hunts and he does fine with it. When heavier stuff need moving, we use my flat bed tandem axle trailer.
Let's go Brandon
"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Finster]
#7257343
05/04/21 10:46 AM
05/04/21 10:46 AM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 18,625 Green County Wisconsin
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Green County Wisconsin
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high way speeds , look for full size tires and bearings
my trailer is 6 foot wide and 14 long , it is a no name welded up on the Sothern ILL and MO boarder a co-worker brought 3 back and sold them
I have had mine 17 years
I would make the argument go bigger than you need it is really nice to be able to take it to pick up a new 16 foot garage door or 16 foot lumber
I have in the past 17 years replaced the deck it does sit outside , upgraded the wheels and tires it had come with used tires on 15 inch chevy rims I went through a couple sets of used tires before buying new rims and tires
lights , I think I have replaced the wiring and lights 3 times some of that was me , logs hitting a light and such
I haul more firewood than anything else and I frequently take it to or beyond weight capacity very easy to do on a single axil.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Finster]
#7257344
05/04/21 10:46 AM
05/04/21 10:46 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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The Hill Country of Texas
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To myself I always try to go about a trailer like I would a new barn. Whatever I think I need I double it and I have yet to regret that.
The trailers I see at the big box stores are fit for hauling house plants and light loads only no matter how much deck space they offer
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Finster]
#7257365
05/04/21 11:20 AM
05/04/21 11:20 AM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,500 Kenai AK
KenaiKid
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Kenai AK
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The best trailers for the price IMO are not national brands, but small regional brands from local fabrication shops. Surely there's a trailer dealer or two near you? At least take a look; the price comparison for what you get might surprise you. I'd rather have an over-built trailer than an under-built one. Remember, the big box store chains negotiate down to the penny on supply contracts. Local dealers are more concerned with quality.
Boco couldn't catch a cold. But if he did, it would be Top Lot.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: KenaiKid]
#7257367
05/04/21 11:25 AM
05/04/21 11:25 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,065 Western Wisconsin
TraderVic
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Western Wisconsin
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The best trailers for the price IMO are not national brands, but small regional brands from local fabrication shops. Surely there's a trailer dealer or two near you? At least take a look; the price comparison for what you get might surprise you. I'd rather have an over-built trailer than an under-built one. Remember, the big box store chains negotiate down to the penny on supply contracts. Local dealers are more concerned with quality. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: TraderVic]
#7257392
05/04/21 12:01 PM
05/04/21 12:01 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 18,625 Green County Wisconsin
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Green County Wisconsin
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The best trailers for the price IMO are not national brands, but small regional brands from local fabrication shops. Surely there's a trailer dealer or two near you? At least take a look; the price comparison for what you get might surprise you. I'd rather have an over-built trailer than an under-built one. Remember, the big box store chains negotiate down to the penny on supply contracts. Local dealers are more concerned with quality. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yes and I wouldn't rule out used with your skills , if you find a trailer in good shape , make a couple repairs and new tires you might better hit your budget if you found one with a soft deck , yes lumber is expensive right now but if you stain it good then install you can make it last a while and they often are not hard at all to replace.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Finster]
#7257396
05/04/21 12:11 PM
05/04/21 12:11 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,856 Pa
Wright Brothers
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Tagging onto this topic. The box store ones scare me too. If you find two, let me know lol.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: KenaiKid]
#7257398
05/04/21 12:16 PM
05/04/21 12:16 PM
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Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 8,974 Indiana
Providence Farm
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The best trailers for the price IMO are not national brands, but small regional brands from local fabrication shops. Surely there's a trailer dealer or two near you? At least take a look; the price comparison for what you get might surprise you. I'd rather have an over-built trailer than an under-built one. Remember, the big box store chains negotiate down to the penny on supply contracts. Local dealers are more concerned with quality. Not always. I have a friend that bought a 16' dump with 4' side walls. Worse welding and design I have ever saw. The lugs the hydraulic cylinders connected to under the bed ripped off like a sardine can top rolling back. No penetration on the weld. Of course it was only notice when I borrowed it. So I cut all ther original junk out redesigned and wielded the new in. There will never be a problem with it again. 1.5 hrs each way to mow 3 round trip + mowing time? I think I would just pay for a lawn service in here area to mow it for me. It would be cheaper.
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: KenaiKid]
#7257430
05/04/21 01:13 PM
05/04/21 01:13 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 25,657 Georgia
warrior
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trapper
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Georgia
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The best trailers for the price IMO are not national brands, but small regional brands from local fabrication shops. Surely there's a trailer dealer or two near you? At least take a look; the price comparison for what you get might surprise you. I'd rather have an over-built trailer than an under-built one. Remember, the big box store chains negotiate down to the penny on supply contracts. Local dealers are more concerned with quality. I've noticed lots of regional brands from surfing the web. When you find a make with the features you like invariably its on the other side of the country. Which leads to the question, shipping or custom?
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Mike Cope]
#7257433
05/04/21 01:18 PM
05/04/21 01:18 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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Posts: 20,337
The Hill Country of Texas
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1.5 hrs each way to mow 3 round trip + mowing time? I think I would just pay for a lawn service in here area to mow it for me. It would be cheaper. or buy a 1500.00 mower and store it there...
Good thinkin Mike- see Scuba not every guy named Michael has to be a mental midget- step up your game
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Utility trailers
[Re: Leftlane]
#7257553
05/04/21 03:51 PM
05/04/21 03:51 PM
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 16,150 Tennessee
Scuba1
"color blind Kraut"
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"color blind Kraut"
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Posts: 16,150
Tennessee
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1.5 hrs each way to mow 3 round trip + mowing time? I think I would just pay for a lawn service in here area to mow it for me. It would be cheaper. or buy a 1500.00 mower and store it there...
Good thinkin Mike- see Scuba not every guy named Michael has to be a mental midget- step up your gameWhy?? I am quite happy sitting here on a rainy day contemplating why the little toes are on the outside of the feet.
Let's go Brandon
"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
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