I have a L4701 and a 16’, 14,000lb equipment trailer. Long story but I got it for $0 and have $750 of rehab work in it to get it roadworthy with the caveat that the prior owner (my Dad) can use it whenever he wants despite the fact he hadn’t actually used it in 30 years. There should be a bunch of photos attached so you can see the tractor actually on the trailer for size purposes. Some of the photos may be pre-rehab so if it looks like a dangerous piece of crap that needs tires and a license plate, it probably was.
Anyway, as you can see, with a 16’ bed, the box scrape barely fits with the loader hanging off the front of the bed a bit. With loader and bush hog, I’d have to put a red flag on the back of the bush hog as it would be hanging off the rear of the trailer. I do need to trailer it once in a while but not often. So far once to the dealership, once back, and once for a charity/church job. If I towed a lot, I would have ponied up the $ for a tilt bed at least 20’ and we would have sold this one as is. Trailer looks pretty big until the tractor is sitting on it. Then it gets small real quick. If it had flip up ramps instead of slide ins, or if it had some obstruction on the front preventing overhang, it would really be too short.
Weight isn’t an issue. With loaded R4’s, loader, 525lb box scrape, etc. as best I can figure it’s running around 6,000lb +/-. Had the truck and trailer on a truck scale at the dump once and as best I could guesstimate based on the weight of the empty truck + my fat butt, the trailer is around 1500 - 1600lb. My truck is rated for 10,000lb, tows, handles, and stops solid as a rock. I also tow a 9,000lb camper all over everywhere so towing is not unusual for a me or the truck. I can keep up with the big rigs but not always the cars as I’ll run 70 with it but don’t think I’ve ever had it at full throttle with a trailer. I do what the truck is comfortable doing, which is plenty. Watch out for “car haulers” that have the right size bed but not the weight capacity. I was a bit surprised how many of those I saw with 7,000lb gross or less and by the time you take off the trailer weight the remaining load capacity isn’t really sufficient.
Also watch out for no name Chinese tires. Yes, they’re pretty much all made in China but quality control varies by manufacturer. I’ve heard Greenball makes good tires but have never used them. Have run Kenda Loadstars on all my campers and various trailers with zero blowouts in probably well over 100K combined miles. My current camper still has some minor scars from the no names that came on it, one of which blew at 60mph on a cool, rainy day 50 miles after correct pressure was confirmed. It was a back tire and it shredded so hitting something was pretty unlikely. Don’t skimp on tires and make sure the weight rating on tires is sufficient for the trailer/load combined weight.
If you really want the specific measurements, reply that you still want the measurements and I’ll pull a tape on it to get them for you. If you’re just wanting to know what size trailer to buy, 20’ minimum if you ever plan to tow with both loader and an implement.
