Looking to buy a trailer...

[troverman]

Zaicran, maybe you have already seen this, but here is another member with the same machine as you. No rotary cutter, but a backhoe which is even heavier. Nice PJ tailer.

 

[Magicman]

.....or someone needs to borrow trailer.

That would seem like an advantage rather then a disadvantage.

 

[Tughill Tom]

I run a 20ft Sure Trac, folding ramp GVW is 10,000 Lbs, my B3200 with FEL and BH I have about 4ft of open deck. It tows awesome, tracks well even at hi-way speeds. Haven't put the Brush cutter on it, just road ride up to the new property.

I had a 7,500GVW and was not comfortable with the way it towed. Thought about the investment I had loaded on it and got rid of it, not worth a crash.
I was towing 200 miles between houses at the time so safety was big on the list.

 

[Dennis.D]

If you will be hauling your tractor and attachments 150 miles, I would suggest you think about all the attachments you will want when you get there. A trailer 4 or 5 feet longer than you need will hold that extra attachment you might want to take with you and won't cost much more than a 4 or 5 foot shorter trailer. I never take my tractor anywhere without my forks. The box scraper and roller work well together. I have wanted my wood chipper and brush hog at the same time also. I have a 24' Big Tex 14000lb and I run out of trailer length quite often.

 

[Zaicran]

Good info everyone, thank you for the responses.

Looks like I will be shopping for a while...wont really need to do anything until January.

 

[Bulldog]

After having both I definitely wouldn't want one with rails. Having open sides makes it so much more useful to me. Of course in my opinion I'd prefer a deckover. No fenders in the way makes it a better equipment hauler.

 

[Zaicran]

After having both I definitely wouldn't want one without rails. Having open sides makes it so much more useful to me. Of course in my opinion I'd prefer a deckover. No fenders in the way makes it a better equipment hauler.

At this point, I have no idea what I will get, just know that it will be a Gooseneck.

 

[Bulldog]

At this point, I have no idea what I will get, just know that it will be a Gooseneck.

I don't blame you there. GN pulls so much better than a bumper pull does. Only down side I see is a GN doesn't follow the truck as well in a tight turn so you can get into trouble.

 

[PA452]

Zaicran, maybe you have already seen this, but here is another member with the same machine as you. No rotary cutter, but a backhoe which is even heavier. Nice PJ tailer.

That's my pic. In case it helps, it's a 16', 7000# PJ trailer. I absolutely love that trailer. Bought it originally to haul my BX23. I really thought I was probably going to have to get something a little bigger when I upgraded to the B2650, but it's actually working out fairly decent.

I almost bought several other trailers before I found that PJ. When I think back on it, I feel like I dodged a few bullets by not buying those other ones. This PJ trailer fits everything I wanted, including some things that I hadn't even thought of until I got this trailer. It has some truly well thought out features in my opinion.

 

[PA452]

After having both I definitely wouldn't want one with rails. Having open sides makes it so much more useful to me. Of course in my opinion I'd prefer a deckover. No fenders in the way makes it a better equipment hauler.

When I was shopping for a trailer, I wrestled a lot with the decision to go car hauler or landscape utility. I liked the idea of being able to load things from the side with forks, but I also knew the rail would be really handy for hauling certain things. Plus I figured it provided an extra margin of safety when hauling a tractor as well.

Then I discovered the PJ I bought and found my answer. Most rails on landscape utility trailers are welded on, at least the ones that I saw while shopping around. The rail on my PJ trailer is bolted into pockets on the side, meaning I can remove the rails if I need to.

All that said, I've had that trailer about 2.5 years now, and I have yet to remove the rails. However there have been many, many times that I was really happy I had them.

ETA: Here's a couple of examples of why I like having the rails.

They helped keep the hay in place:

I built these walls for hauling firewood and more loose material. Sure if you have a car hauler you can still build walls for this use, but your walls are going to need a little more strength. In my case, the rails are providing the strength, the walls just provide backing to keep stuff from falling through. As a result, the walls are lighter, easier to handle.. I can pop them in and out by myself in about two minutes with no tools.

The day I put them together:

Folded up, ready to put away:

 

[jtboney1]

How much are you going to be trailering it? With my L with loader on and 5 ft bush hog on, the bush hog hangs off the back about 2 feet on my 18ft trailer. Thats with the loader bucket up against the front of the trailer.

Same for me. I prefer a dovetail trailer with ramps that are stored in the side. I've had mine a couple of years and never used the ramps. With the fel the tractor loads quickly and safely and the 2' hangover on the back is legal and safe.

 

[Bulldog]

PA452, that's a pretty slick setup. I've never seen one with rails like that.

I don't have any pics of it but I built side boards for mine that I could put on when I needed them. Up until this year I've used mine for hay but rails would have been in my way hauling round bales.

I guess this is one of those times that prove we all have very different needs even when we're trying to do nearly the same thing.

 

[jimmyjoe]

I went with a 22' like this one L5740 FEL ,and a 6' bush hog just fits. https://www.goodrichtrailers.com/trailers/product/102-x-18-2-dove-ta3-equipment-17832/

 

[Bmyers]

We purchased a 18+2 14k used trailer.