I need some help selecting a trailer for a Kubota BX 2400, 1549 lbs., with the BH? What length and axel weight trailer should I get. I don't plan to use this tractor off my property. So the only trips I expect to make are for maintenance and warrantee service.
Best Trailer Choice?
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firemanpat2910
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what other uses are you going to have for the trailer? As light weight as your tractor is a fairly lightweight utility trailer should work just fine.
Egon
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Get the heaviest rating longest bed trailer with dual axles and brakes you can legally pull. Don't worry about it being overrated as you will soon manage to reach that point.
George2615
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If that's all you're going to use it for I'd suggest an 18-20' double axle with brakes on both with a 7K rating. There are many good brands. I have an H&H tilt bed 20' and a 24' Appalachian gooseneck but they are more than you need. Do an internet search for dual axle trailers or flat bed car haulers. If you don't need the extra wide (mine is 82" between the fenders) the standard is about a 76" wide bed and will cost less. Price will depend on where you live. Trailer prices were high in NY when I was looking so I drove to PA to get mine for a much better price. I think with a BH you'll be closer to 2500# the trailer will be about another 1800-2000# so a half ton would have no problem towing it.
wushaw
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For your Bx2400 a 16' 7k trailer should work but you need to measure the tractor to make sure on the length.
Seon
Silver Member
Egon said:Get the heaviest rating longest bed trailer with dual axles and brakes you can legally pull. Don't worry about it being overrated as you will soon manage to reach that point.
I agree with Egon. I bought a 7K, tandem axles Carson 18' bumper pull for my JD 4210 five years ago and now outgrew it because of the additional attachments. I just bought a 24' G/N 10K and just the right length....for now
Bob_Skurka
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jimntex said:
YOU DO NOTHAVE TO BUY A TRAILER.
SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
BUY IMPLEMENTS AND PAY YOUR DEALER TO HAUL IT ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR!
SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
BUY IMPLEMENTS AND PAY YOUR DEALER TO HAUL IT ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR!
If you feel you need to spend money, I would say a 16' 7000# trailer would be all you need. It is a popular size and easy to find new or used. They can often be had for under $2000.
However, if you only are going to use it one or two times a year (which is what you wrote), why not just pay your dealer to pick it up and drop it off? If your dealer is fairly local, it probably will cost either a flat fee, or a fee plus a couple bucks a mile. Having the dealer do it will cost you $100 a year??? Maybe less, maybe more. However buying a trailer will also cost you annual insurance premiums and license plate fee.
If I didn't have other uses for a trailer in addition to hauling a tractor around, there is no way I would own one. Heck I own a trailer and, on occasion, have had one of my dealers pick up a tractor if I didn't have time to get one to them.
JMO
I agree with Bob.
If you do want one anyway. (Who doesn't?) Get a 18' 7,000 pound car hauler with pull out ramps. Not the flip down kind. A car haul trailer is easier to sell should you want to and will be light. Get brakes on each axle. Don't let the sales person sell you a one axle brake trailer (junk).
jb
If you do want one anyway. (Who doesn't?) Get a 18' 7,000 pound car hauler with pull out ramps. Not the flip down kind. A car haul trailer is easier to sell should you want to and will be light. Get brakes on each axle. Don't let the sales person sell you a one axle brake trailer (junk).
jb
RollTideRam
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My last trailer had hidden ramps. I got the stand up ramps on my new trailer. They are spring assist, so they are right where you need them and not heavy at all. I got them so I could see the trailer behind my truck when it is empty. JC
jayhaitch
Silver Member
Ditto Bob S's reply. Don't buy any trailer if you can pay the dealer as needed. Unless, you need the trailer to do something else.
OK, fellow TBN'ers, I will publicly confess my sins. (Good timing, since Easter is this Sunday.....) Are you ready? I bought a small trailer. There, I've said it.
I know many will chastise me for the error of my ways, but life is full of compromises. I bought an aluminum 7x12 twin axle landscape trailer, 7000 lbs GVWR, for my 14.75 ft GC2310. Daft am I? A little, I'll admit. But I bought this trailer predominately for utility use. I've already hauled household goods, lumber, snowblowers, etc. I too will only infrequently need to haul the tractor. Friends and family also want to use the trailer, so I got surge brakes whose coupler does reduce the GVWR to 5000 lbs, but it's still lots for my needs. It has wooden deck boards, aluminum sides, and a mesh removable tailgate. I'll haul the tractor with the bucket over the front wall, or maybe get creative and build some ramps and remove the mesh tailgate when towing, with a red warning flag on the BH boom. If I leave the BH off, even with the tiller, box scraper, etc, I should be able to fit with the mesh gate on.
Yes, this is not the best set up for towing, but for me, this works. It looks like this, just tandem axle:
Continental Cargo Cargo Trailers by Forest River
Continental Cargo Cargo Trailers by Forest River
OK, fellow TBN'ers, I will publicly confess my sins. (Good timing, since Easter is this Sunday.....) Are you ready? I bought a small trailer. There, I've said it.
I know many will chastise me for the error of my ways, but life is full of compromises. I bought an aluminum 7x12 twin axle landscape trailer, 7000 lbs GVWR, for my 14.75 ft GC2310. Daft am I? A little, I'll admit. But I bought this trailer predominately for utility use. I've already hauled household goods, lumber, snowblowers, etc. I too will only infrequently need to haul the tractor. Friends and family also want to use the trailer, so I got surge brakes whose coupler does reduce the GVWR to 5000 lbs, but it's still lots for my needs. It has wooden deck boards, aluminum sides, and a mesh removable tailgate. I'll haul the tractor with the bucket over the front wall, or maybe get creative and build some ramps and remove the mesh tailgate when towing, with a red warning flag on the BH boom. If I leave the BH off, even with the tiller, box scraper, etc, I should be able to fit with the mesh gate on.
Yes, this is not the best set up for towing, but for me, this works. It looks like this, just tandem axle:
Continental Cargo Cargo Trailers by Forest River
Continental Cargo Cargo Trailers by Forest River
