Bill D 1,916 #1 Posted yesterday at 04:49 AM I'm wondering what people on here use for general hauling? Looking at 5 x 8 utility trailers with solid sides. The most reasonable and easy trailer for me to purchase locally is the Big Tex 30SV Solid side utility trailer. Not my ideal, but should be fine. My ideal trailer is a Best Trailer, typically found in the Home Depot rental fleet, but shipping from California would cost more than the trailer. Thoughts. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,376 #2 Posted 22 hours ago My first thought is: How many tractors will you want to haul in this trailer? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,521 #3 Posted 22 hours ago Mine is 5x8. Rear drop gate. Works great for one tractor and some attachments... Try not to focus on the two ruggedly handsome dudes ... they're just eye candy. 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,188 #4 Posted 21 hours ago 5x10. Bought it 20 some years ago. Did a refurbish on it this summer. New paint, lights & wiring, replaced wheel hubs. If I remember believe I paid $895 for it new at county fair. Definitely got my $$ worth out of it all these years. 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,152 #5 Posted 20 hours ago 6 hours ago, Bill D said: Home Depot rental fleet How much do they rent one for? How often will you be using it? Do you have a good out of the way place to store it when not in use? How much is insurance and annual registration if you own a trailer? It may be advantageous to rent the trailer when you need it rather than owning it. Figure out the number of times you will actually use it, add up the cost of a pair of tires every five years or so and the other costs of ownership the compare it to renting. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,557 #6 Posted 20 hours ago Built my own 6.5' x 12' with ramps that store under the rear and plenty of tie downs. The strips of angle iron indicated by the arrows were installed to support the counter sunk tie downs in the middle of the trailer. Can fit 4 tractors on it. 8 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,967 #7 Posted 19 hours ago I have a 5 X 8 all aluminum trailer that I bought ten years ago. It has served me well and minimal maintenance. For hauling Wheel Horses though a 6 foot wide trailer would be a good choice. I can get three of the old round hoods on mine when traveling to the Big Show in Pennsylvania or to Florida Flywheelers in Florida every year but a little wide from 60 inches would be a better fitting option! All my side rails are removable and the folding tailgate would have been another option to consider! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,093 #8 Posted 18 hours ago I use a 6.5'X14' that I can get all my buckets or 4 tractors on. 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 2,995 #9 Posted 17 hours ago I have a 7x16 car hauler because it was cheap at the time and ugly lol I can get 6 horses on there comfortably. My dream is a 24' enclosed trailer, but that's just a dream. @Achto the trailer you built is really nice! DOT in PA would never let you title that here these days.......... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #10 Posted 16 hours ago “Did have” is appropriate post hurricane it been awhile since I’ve been on RS alas, we moved back to NC a few years ago from South central PA , I sold the herd 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,557 #11 Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: DOT in PA would never let you title that here these days. Fortunately WI DOT does not require a title or plates on any trailer that is rated under 3500lbs. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,376 #12 Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: DOT in PA would never let you title that here these days.......... Because it's homemade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,301 #13 Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: I have a 7x16 car hauler because it was cheap at the time and ugly lol I can get 6 horses on there comfortably. My dream is a 24' enclosed trailer, but that's just a dream. @Achto the trailer you built is really nice! DOT in PA would never let you title that here these days.......... Here in RI, it's all about the title. No title, NO registration. Seventy years here and 2 things are a given - the is No such thing as a "free" boat or a "free" trailer.... I posted a long while back the horror show of attempting to register a homemade trailer here..... 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,521 #14 Posted 13 hours ago One, only?, smart idea Michigan came up with is lifetime plate and registration for trailers... A rare glimmer of intelligence in the otherwise deep morass of State regulatory madness... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,557 #15 Posted 13 hours ago (edited) 56 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Because it's homemade? More than likely. You can get larger home made trailers titled & register in WI but there are hoops to jump through, receipts to go through, and a state patrol inspection required. One funny thing with Wisconsin's unregistered trailers. They are legal for WI interstate roads, there for they are legal to travel through every other state as well as long as they are hooked to a vehicle with WI plates. BUT NOT IN CANADA !! Learned that lesson the spensive way. Edited 13 hours ago by Achto 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,301 #16 Posted 12 hours ago 21 minutes ago, Achto said: but there are hoops to jump through, receipts to go through, and a state patrol inspection required. That was the issue I posted. There was a crackdown on poorly constructed, non-roadworthy homemade trailers a while back, most were used to transport work skiffs back & forth to the Bay. I do like the idea of self-storing ramps, are the "locked" in place?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,557 #17 Posted 12 hours ago 17 minutes ago, ri702bill said: I do like the idea of self-storing ramps, are the "locked" in place?? The front is held in the rack with some tabs and there is a hinged door on the rear that holds them from sliding out.. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,093 #18 Posted 12 hours ago 1 hour ago, ri702bill said: horror show of attempting to register a homemade trailer A costly horror show here in the PeeAaa. Around $500 bucks to get one inspected, titled, and registered. I have bought $200 trailers just to get the title, the serial ID plate,and the tag. oops 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,521 #19 Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: I have bought $200 trailers just to get the title, the serial ID plate,and the tag. oops 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 5,887 #20 Posted 11 hours ago I bought an all aluminum 5.5'x11' trailer to replace my home made 4'x8' trailer. Wheel Horses fit on better. Rear gate comes apart if you don't want it sticking up in the wind when hauling empty. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,043 #21 Posted 10 hours ago 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Because it's homemade? Yup. PennDOT is horrible with most things. To get a home-made trailer titled is nearly impossible. It's kind of like getting a CCW permit in NYC or DC, technically possible, but for all the paperwork and trouble it might as well be illegal. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,197 #22 Posted 10 hours ago 7 minutes ago, adsm08 said: but for all the paperwork and trouble it might as well be illegal. Darn, this fellow is catching on! NY allows unlicensed trailering of things like air compressors, work light generators, cement mixers, and log splitters--in other words nothing that carries something else. I’ve been going through the “lost title” merry-go-round on an old aluminum boat/canoe trailer for my guideboat. In 2025 it’ll be long enough off the road per the ancient CA registration of its original owner that NYS will let me treat it a a free gift and finally get a title/registration. All so that I can spend $46.50 a year. In simpler news, I did renew the registration on my 5x8 utility today online (all NYS trailers have calendar year registration periods). Easy peasy. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,043 #23 Posted 9 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Handy Don said: NY allows unlicensed trailering of things like air compressors, work light generators, cement mixers, and log splitters--in other words nothing that carries something else. Yeah, we can do that too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,048 #24 Posted 9 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Darn, this fellow is catching on! NY allows unlicensed trailering of things like air compressors, work light generators, cement mixers, and log splitters--in other words nothing that carries something else. I love to see "Well Enjoyed" cement mixers bee-bopping down the Thruway at 70+MPH! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,376 #25 Posted 9 hours ago 45 minutes ago, adsm08 said: To get a home-made trailer titled is nearly impossible. I'm not sure if Massachusetts allows it at all. Here in Maine. Easy. Older vehicles too. I don't know the year cutoff. Maybe 2000? Anything earlier doesn't need a title. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites