Trailers With Equipment/Landscape Gate

[CompactTractorFan]

Does anyone know any trailer manufactures that make a trailer with a equipment/landscape ramp except for Kaufman??? One with a gate like this:

 

[Dmace]

Big Tex trailers have an option of slide-in ramps, fold-up ramps, or rear gate (spring assisted or not). I can't find a picture of the 10k and larger trailers with the rear gate but I'm sure it's more heavy duty than the one pictured here on a 4,500lb trailer.

 

[firefighter jim]

Sure-trac.....................

 

[Diamondpilot]

Its got to be heavy. I would not want a regular mesh gate. The few trailers I have sold with them are back breakers and to me get in the way more often then not. Only way I would own one is if the trailer was used for only mowers in a commercial operation where they had to be on and off multiple times per day.

Chris

 

[grnspot110]

Its got to be heavy. I would not want a regular mesh gate. The few trailers I have sold with them are back breakers and to me get in the way more often then not. Only way I would own one is if the trailer was used for only mowers in a commercial operation where they had to be on and off multiple times per day.

Chris

My 8-12' x 16' Woodworth (a local trailer co.) has a 5' ramp-gate w/ added 18" extension. Has coil springs around the pivot pins, plus when I added the 18", I put garage door springs in exhaust pipe tubing on both sides.

In my case, after cancer treatments, the 5' HD ramps got to be too much to handle! I haul multiple garden tractors, my JD 790, & 550 Mule, so a ramp-gate works much better for me than individual ramps anyway. ~~ grnspot110

 

[kebo]

Its got to be heavy. I would not want a regular mesh gate. The few trailers I have sold with them are back breakers and to me get in the way more often then not. Only way I would own one is if the trailer was used for only mowers in a commercial operation where they had to be on and off multiple times per day.

Chris

Here's a pic of mine. The drive on rampgate is heavy, but it also has TWO springs to assist with raising/lowering it. :thumbsup: I really like the drive on rampgate, it makes it quick/easy to load/unload just about anything that will fit on it.

The trailer is made by Diamond C Utility trailers out of Texas. Mine is the Road Clipper "PaceSetter" utility series, but it's 22 yrs old and they call this line by a different name now. It's been a good 'un though for the 12 years I've had it! No broke welds, but had to re-fab the little tabs for both latches on the rampgate though. They were broken off when I got it. The paint has turned to a nice shade of rust though. Check out their website.

 

[Casco1]

Does anyone know any trailer manufactures that make a trailer with a equipment/landscape ramp except for Kaufman??? One with a gate like this:

I bought a great one at a good price just off of I70 in eastern Ohio. Leonard Trailer sales Huge inventory and about $500 less than here in New England for a Tandem axle

 

[gtrippleb]

I would say carry-on, but you would need to add some cross members between the supports on the gate as my Sc2400 bends the expanded metal if I don't drive on the supports. I've been meaning to add cross members but I've never gotten to it. I would have went with Kaufman but I couldn't wait another day when I bought my trailer.

One thing about my carry-on is that there are two gates so you are only lifting one side of the gate at a time and not the full gate. It cuts down on the weight that you have to lift due to being only one side of the gate.

 

[Will_C]

Almost any manufacturer offers gates. Like others have said, the mesh ones are worthless for tractors, unless they are reinforced. I had a gate on my single axle 6.5 x 12 single axle trailer. It handled my mowers and my BX just fine. I did not like the fact that it limited my deck length- I went with stowable ramps on my new tandem-it's nice to be able to let my bush hog tail wheel hang off a foot or so, let's me balance my load.

Will

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Yes, I know almost every manufacturer will offer a mesh landscape gate, but I'm looking for ones that have the "ladder style" heavy equipment ramps built into the mesh gate like the one in the picture.

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

I would check out the MudHens trailers. Sold by these guys in New Britain, Pa (New Britain, Pennsylvania, Can-Am, Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, ATV, Utility Vehicle, Snowmobile, Dealer, Used, Parts, Accessorie, Apparel)

I have a 10k landscaper with ladder racks on the mesh lift gates. I've been very pleased with it. Heavy gauge box steel construction all around. The gate is a split gate, making it easier to get up and down. (With the pin left in to make it a single gate the thing weights a ton.

Sorry I don't have any photos of it. But I can try and get a few tomorrow, if it stops raining.

 

[Baucom]

Hudson builds equipment trailers with a nice, heavy, expanded metal gate that has spring assist. Dad's 5 ton Hudson has a gate on it and it only requires one hand to lift it, plus the springs also keep it from slamming down when you drop it. It doesn't have the ladder style reinforcements, but doesn't really need them. We've loaded 8000# tractors on it without bending the mesh between the uprights.

 

[Krewz]

I have a BX25 also and I bought an Appalachian Trailer. It has a spring assisted ramp with the ladder type reinforcement your talking about. The trailer was $2100 new. The company has a location just off off the PA Turnpike on Rt-72 in Manheim, Pa.

The trailer came standard with electric brakes on all four wheels and a break away kit. I got the spare tire and the 80" wide deck. I bought it a few months ago and I think the price went up a bit since, but still affordable.

I haul my BX25 about 300 miles round trip up to Wellsboro, Pa. a couple times a month and I'm very happy with the trailer.

Utility Trailers Illinois

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Thanks everyone for the replies! The Diamond C Trailers look nice.

 

[gtrippleb]

Looking at pictures, it looks like the Appalachian and Kaufman trailers are the same except kaufman has their sticker on the tongue.

 

[Runner]

PJ offers that style on their 8 inch I-beam trailers.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Almost any manufacturer offers gates. Like others have said, the mesh ones are worthless for tractors, unless they are reinforced. I had a gate on my single axle 6.5 x 12 single axle trailer. It handled my mowers and my BX just fine. I did not like the fact that it limited my deck length- I went with stowable ramps on my new tandem-it's nice to be able to let my bush hog tail wheel hang off a foot or so, let's me balance my load.

Will

This is what I was getting at. I have a 18' long trailer and in the last week I have hauled 2 things that were 20' long and 24' long. No way I could have done it with a gate. I have ramps that pull out from under the rear of the trailer. Works great and takes all of 20 seconds to set them up to load or unload.

I have done the garage door spring thing on 2 of my customers trailers. It makes life much easier but the gate still limits the utility of the trailer.

Chris

 

[newt92]

Does anyone know any trailer manufactures that make a trailer with a equipment/landscape ramp except for Kaufman??? One with a gate like this:

This is the gate on a Sikeston Missouri built trailer I have. I sent them a design of what I wanted and the measurements. Its made of 2 inch tubing.

Another trailer I have, my design and built by a friend of mine. Angle iron.

Like Will said, any manufacture should build you one, just let them know the design and specs.

 

[tommu56]

I don't know were you are in sepa but the are 2 mfg in the area

Goosneck Trailers | Bri-Mar Hydraulic Dump Trailers | Hurst Utility Trailers

and
Trailers - Ringo Hill Farms Equipment Co.

dealers

Horse Trailers, Landscape, Dump Inserts, Cargo Containers, Utility, Motorcycle, Car Haulers, ATV, Storage

Fink's Trailer Sales,

Finks Garage, Fink's Trailer & Camper Sales
441 Pine Road
Hamburg, PA 19526-8710 map
Reading, PA Metro Area Phone: (610) 562-4627 tom

 

[Skyco]

This is what I was getting at. I have a 18' long trailer and in the last week I have hauled 2 things that were 20' long and 24' long. No way I could have done it with a gate. I have ramps that pull out from under the rear of the trailer. Works great and takes all of 20 seconds to set them up to load or unload.

I have done the garage door spring thing on 2 of my customers trailers. It makes life much easier but the gate still limits the utility of the trailer.

Chris

A Carry-On trailer I used to have had the gate sized so it would fold over forward flat against the deck...two advantages to that
1> Dramatically cut the wind resistance hauling the trailer somewhere empty, even mesh has a lot of drag.
2> Lets you haul long items that the stand up gate would block.