Trailers For Towing Trucks
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LOL!
No way would we move it that way. I had the truck at my shop and brought the trailer over and used the explorer to hold the trailer while I loaded it, then just backed it 10 feet into the spot. It was tucking tire though, pretty funny :spit:
No way would we move it that way. I had the truck at my shop and brought the trailer over and used the explorer to hold the trailer while I loaded it, then just backed it 10 feet into the spot. It was tucking tire though, pretty funny :spit:
cant say I would move a duramax on that overloaded trailer, but maybe you have better luck with things than I do...
It towed nice, just had to move it back about a foot
... The trailer is pushing it weight wise though!
... The trailer is pushing it weight wise though!
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What a bunch of wieners. It isn't that overloaded.
I guess not for you Texans!!:redneck:
1) do yourself a favor and dont get a triple axle.
2) just buy it now, come on really, money cant possibly be THAT tight.
1) do yourself a favor and dont get a triple axle.
2) just buy it now, come on really, money cant possibly be THAT tight.
X2 on the triple axle. Just get a tandem dual and be done with it.
Ya, don't get a deckover either. If I was looking for a trailer to haul a full size diesel pickup, here is what I'd be looking for.
24' gooseneck with a dovetail that breaks right after the axles
Tandem 7k lb torsion brake axles (if you need more weight capacity than that, go with a dual tandem deckover style trailer)
Extra wide steel deck with recessed tiedowns (trailer should be about 102" to the outside edge of the fenders)
Slide in ramp storage
Dual drop leg jacks
Winch in the front
That's all I can think of right now.
Lets start a different thread for trailers, cuz Id appreciate the input, just not here. Jason can you move this? Thanks
I had this trailer for the farm but it's a little heavy for my truck. 3 7k axles with and the beavertail goes flat in 30 sec if needed. My 02 LB7 pulled it like nothing on alot of 3 hour trips. I prefer deckovers but if I was buying a trailer to haul my truck I would get one that is low as possible because it's really hard to get a vehicle not runninng on a deck over. I personally like bumper tow trailers because I can pull it with any vehicle I own. I also prefer single wheels for the ease of changing tires. JMO
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Here is a pic of my dads trailer , I towed my GMC home from texas on it , and also towed a few other dmaxes on it since and it was a perfect size and did the job well . Sorry only pic i could find , i though i had a few with my GMC on the trailer . I just got a trailer on friday to haul my truck , I will get a picture of it tomarrow , nothing fancy but the price was right
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Thats what I want, something like what Trent has, maybe a few feet longer.
I need deckover to accomadte my Tahoe on 40s that doesnt fit on that trailer I have now without taking the rails off and tires hanging off.
Id also like to be able to move heavy equipment, and 2 vehicles at a time.
Whats the issue with triple axles, just the pain of an extra axle for tires/brakes/maintenance and turning with 3?
Other option was an enclosed as Im going to be getting one for motorcycle track days and my rhino, but I think its better to get something seperate for those duties. Tough to find an enclosed that will take the weight of a Duramax, and if it is, its $$$$!
I need deckover to accomadte my Tahoe on 40s that doesnt fit on that trailer I have now without taking the rails off and tires hanging off.
Id also like to be able to move heavy equipment, and 2 vehicles at a time.
Whats the issue with triple axles, just the pain of an extra axle for tires/brakes/maintenance and turning with 3?
Other option was an enclosed as Im going to be getting one for motorcycle track days and my rhino, but I think its better to get something seperate for those duties. Tough to find an enclosed that will take the weight of a Duramax, and if it is, its $$$$!
I personally like triple axles. The tires seem to skid when making tight turns but for the miles I go the tires seem to last forever.
Tri axle trailers are usually very hard on tires due to the long spread from front to back tires if your turning a lot. Also one tight parking lot or turn going into a parking lot with a curb while loaded and there's a good chance you've got a permanently bent axle that will eat tires off even worse. I've even seen one bend the frame rail turning into a fuel station when it came through the dip in the concrete at the edge of the parking lot and he only had a 4020 John Deere on it.
Also I special ordered a haulmark trailer a couple of years ago to haul my toys around in and specifically had it built heavy enough to haul a duramax in just in case I needed to sometime, and it only ran about $6500. Not as bad as you might expect. It was 24ft. plus an 18in. wedge nose and it had room for a couch in the front and a CCSB Dmax. It was the best pulling trailer I've ever owned loaded or empty. Only complaint is it just sucks getting out of a full sized truck in an enclosed trailer.