Kubota L3800 trailer

[ClaySlayer]

10k = 10,000lbs combined weight...technically I believe it's rated as 9,950 or something just below 10,000. Trailer weighs about 2,500 which allows for 7,400 or so payload. It's being made by Lone Wolf Trailer Company which is about an hour from me.

 

[newbury]

10k = 10,000lbs combined weight...technically I believe it's rated as 9,950 or something just below 10,000. Trailer weighs about 2,500 which allows for 7,400 or so payload. It's being made by Lone Wolf Trailer Company which is about an hour from me.

I could never figure out why Hudson put the 5 ton marking on the trailer. Most trailer manufacturers state their capacities as GVW.
See the yellow circle.

But it seems most troopers ignore my trailer. It's only 5 ton, says so right on the trailer Plus weighs 2,000 lbs.

When I first hauled it home it was with an '88 Ford F350 maxivan with 8,990 lb towing capacity, definitely not "legal".

 

[LD1]

10k = 10,000lbs combined weight...technically I believe it's rated as 9,950 or something just below 10,000. Trailer weighs about 2,500 which allows for 7,400 or so payload. It's being made by Lone Wolf Trailer Company which is about an hour from me.

Actually, your payload would be capable of more than 7400.

If 10k is what the axles are legal to scale...and you put 10% on the tongue...technically you could have 8500# capacity.

 

[LD1]

My rock special trailer built by Windsor, is listed the same way. Used to have 12-ton stickered on the side. But the gvwr listed 29,xxx lbs.

I think the 12 ton is what she was good to haul, and the 29k gvwr was assuming 5k on the pin

 

[ClaySlayer]

Actually, your payload would be capable of more than 7400.

If 10k is what the axles are legal to scale...and you put 10% on the tongue...technically you could have 8500# capacity.

But if they rate the trailer at 9,980 or whatever then that's the max regardless, right?

 

[LD1]

But if they rate the trailer at 9,980 or whatever then that's the max regardless, right?

Define max.

That would be the max the trailer axles are allowed to carry under normal circumstances.

With a 2500# trailer, and 1000# tongue weight....gives about a 8500# capacity.

 

[bspeedy]

I hear you, guys. I also upgraded from a 16' car hauler to a 20' 10k equipment trailer. BUT - I did so after upgrading from F150 to F250 diesel. And, I haven't weighed the 20' trailer, but I feel quite certain that the difference in weight is more than 500 lbs. Closer to 1000 with part of that being tongue weight.

 

[bspeedy]

And, I did see that someone mentioned a brake controller for your truck. Please read up on the difference between a proportional controller and a time delay controller. I've had both and will not be going back to time delay.

 

[ClaySlayer]

My F150 has the factory brake controller. 1,200/12,000 WD hitch is ordered and should be here next week and the trailer in a couple of weeks. I'll weigh everything once it comes in and see if the 500lb figure is accurate or not. I know the 20' 7k trailer is right at about 2,000lbs but it wouldn't surprise me if the 10k is closer to 2,700 or so with having heavier axles and an inch wider metal which with tractor, FEL loader, and 5' cutter would be about 8k total. I did get the wood floor so that'll help a little with the weight. mainly just worried about tonque weight which having two more feet with the 20' trailer (vs 18' I've used in the past) should help a lot and the WD hitch more so. Weighed the truck yesterday with myself, full fuel tank, and usual gear in the bed and it was 6,020lbs so still have 1,000lbs of head space for tonque weight assuming I don't exceed any axle limits.

 

[LD1]

I did get the wood floor so that'll help a little with the weight.

Depends on metal thickness, and what wood, weather treated pine or oak boards.

Dont know what trailers normally use. but a 6.5x20' trailer would take ~500# of pine lumber, or ~750# of oak.

1/8" metal would be 670#
3/16 would be 1000#