Any landscape or utility trailers better than this one for the $?

[dodge man]

The big thing with MOST single axle trailers is weight and length. My JD 2025r is a little less than 2000 pounds bare weight. I‘d haul that on a single axle trailer. Add loaded tire, FEL, ballast box, mid mount mower, it gets over 3000 pounds and is to long for most single axle trailers.

 

[deezler]

I had been wanting a car-hauler trailer for years. 7k 18 footers were generally around $2500 by me, for a long long time. Just when I secured the funds to go get one, covid hit, plans delayed, the trailers all disappeared. And when they came back available, prices had gone up at least a thousand dollars. I sorta knew I needed a 10k trailer too, or else I would be maxing out a 7k all the time and feeling nervous. The local 10k trailers went from low $3's to over $5k over this same time period, if you could even find one.

So when a like-new, used, package deal for my Kioti ck3510 came up that included a 20', 10k car hauler exactly like I wanted, well that sealed the deal, and I pounced. I received the original sales receipt for the 20' 10k hauler, and it showed a $4100 price back in 2019. Which I thought was actually a pretty good deal. Same trailer now is closer to 6 grand, ouch.

I don't seem to have a great pic of it.

 

[5030]

the tundra doesnt seem any smaller then the other 1/2 tons

Driveline wise, it is. and that is where it counts. Domestic trucks have a much more robust driveline, but then no 1/2 ton truck works for me. If it's not at least a 3/4 ton, I'm not interested and far as RAM trucks go, their 3/4 ton trucks use coil springs on the rear axle and are inboard (inside the frame rails) mounted. I don't consider coil springs to be heavy duty rated at all. I want leaf springs out back and leaves in the front tooo, which negates IFS front suspension.

I have solid axles (Dana 60 front, Corporate 10.5 out back). Rides like a lumber wagon empty but loaded it's peachy.

 

[jyoutz]

Driveline wise, it is. and that is where it counts. Domestic trucks have a much more robust driveline, but then no 1/2 ton truck works for me. If it's not at least a 3/4 ton, I'm not interested and far as RAM trucks go, their 3/4 ton trucks use coil springs on the rear axle and are inboard (inside the frame rails) mounted. I don't consider coil springs to be heavy duty rated at all. I want leaf springs out back and leaves in the front tooo, which negates IFS front suspension.

I have solid axles (Dana 60 front, Corporate 10.5 out back). Rides like a lumber wagon empty but loaded it's peachy.

When did Dodge go to rear coil springs? My 2007 2500 with 5.9 Cummins has leaf springs, and I also added a leaf to each side when I had a cab over camper. I thought just the 1500 has coil springs?

 

[jyoutz]

Driveline wise, it is. and that is where it counts. Domestic trucks have a much more robust driveline, but then no 1/2 ton truck works for me. If it's not at least a 3/4 ton, I'm not interested and far as RAM trucks go, their 3/4 ton trucks use coil springs on the rear axle and are inboard (inside the frame rails) mounted. I don't consider coil springs to be heavy duty rated at all. I want leaf springs out back and leaves in the front tooo, which negates IFS front suspension.

I have solid axles (Dana 60 front, Corporate 10.5 out back). Rides like a lumber wagon empty but loaded it's peachy.

My neighbor is the general manager of a large Toyota dealership. He owns a Tacoma and a Dodge 2500. He has made the same comments you did about the Tundra, but he loves the Tacoma for hunting and off road use.

 

[5030]

When did Dodge go to rear coil springs? My 2007 2500 with 5.9 Cummins has leaf springs, and I also added a leaf to each side when I had a cab over camper. I thought just the 1500 has coil springs?

Couple years back.

 

[5030]

Tacoma for hunting and off road use.

Limited off road use. They don't have the ground clearance. Far as hunting goes, I walk in or ride in via horseback not drive. Vehicles tend to limit your chances of getting an animal. As a rule, horses or mules have plenty of ground clearance and they don't spook game either.