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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2016, 12:50:23 PM »
Just so you all know.
This is the problem I am trying to solve.
My current set up.

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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2016, 12:54:52 PM »
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2016, 09:12:57 PM »
That 1st pic reminds me of the sleigh from How the Grinch stole Christmas  :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2016, 09:23:57 PM »
Rather than a 5x10, make it a 6x10 with a drop-down ramp.........WAY more useful.

I've had four utility trailers in the last 30 years.  The first three did not have a ramp, and I find it much easier to load and unload with the ramp.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2016, 06:12:08 AM »
That picture is classic. What do you think about a smaller dump trailer ? once you own one you will love it . no more shoveling out . most have ramps that slide in under the back .

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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2016, 07:39:16 AM »
That picture is classic. What do you think about a smaller dump trailer ? once you own one you will love it . no more shoveling out . most have ramps that slide in under the back .

I really don't have much use for a dump bed. I haul a little gravel under a yard, every couple years maybe. And I make trips to the dump once a month with odds and ends.

I have a Nissan Frontier which as you know has a small box. Thus I use the trailer like most guys use a truck bed.
Four or five weeks a year moving hunting camp around.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2016, 01:20:06 PM »
That picture is classic. What do you think about a smaller dump trailer ? once you own one you will love it . no more shoveling out . most have ramps that slide in under the back .

I really don't have much use for a dump bed. I haul a little gravel under a yard, every couple years maybe. And I make trips to the dump once a month with odds and ends.

I have a Nissan Frontier which as you know has a small box. Thus I use the trailer like most guys use a truck bed.
Four or five weeks a year moving hunting camp around.
You can dump camp off when you get there and then sort the pile and set everything up! Maybe rig up a toilet seat that becomes useful when the dump bed is tilted and have a real "dumping" trailer.  :chuckle:

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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2016, 01:38:10 PM »
Man a nice little enclosed would serve you so well.



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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #23 on: March 23, 2016, 01:57:15 PM »
I also have an Iron Eagle.  They are built extremely strong.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #24 on: March 23, 2016, 02:32:22 PM »
All aluminum, 6x14 tandem weighs same as single axle 6x12 steel.   Never wory about rust etc.

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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #25 on: March 23, 2016, 02:45:57 PM »
Get an enclosed one only. Been there, done that. Keeps your stuff dry, you can lock it too. I've had a lot of trailers for our ATV's and went back to the enclosed one that you can drive into.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #26 on: March 23, 2016, 02:49:56 PM »
Stay away from aluminum.  They wont rust but every tweeker in the valley will be trying to steal it from you! Trust me I know!
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #27 on: March 23, 2016, 04:48:17 PM »
Stay away from aluminum.  They wont rust but every tweeker in the valley will be trying to steal it from you! Trust me I know!

No problem there.
I was over hunting elk and walking back to camp.
I could here a lot of rattling. 15 min later here come one of those trailers. Darn thing was rattling and sqeeking like crazy.

I would never buy one.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #28 on: March 23, 2016, 04:50:46 PM »
Get an enclosed one only. Been there, done that. Keeps your stuff dry, you can lock it too. I've had a lot of trailers for our ATV's and went back to the enclosed one that you can drive into.

Yeah my buddies have those. Not what I need. Too hard to haul yard waste and stuff in.
Got to have a open box.
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Re: Getting Ready to buy new Utility Trailer. Any advice?
« Reply #29 on: March 23, 2016, 10:18:05 PM »
Buy a dump trailer. Once you have one you will wonder what you did without it. And you can use it for anything you can use a regular trailer for.

 


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