Trailer Noob Here......

[natedog75]

I have a 12k winch mounted to my trailer and I find many more uses for it than just loading equipment that won’t start. Box store load you pallet too far forward or too far back; you can move it. Moving it back requires a couple of pulleys to reroute the cable of course. Need to drag some thing up onto the trailer, your in luck. My favorite is watching the guys crank the come-a-long, chock the wheels, loosen the tension, reset, and start over. I have been there done that got the T-shirt. Also, another note. If a piece of equipment becomes stuck, you can winch it out much better than drag it out.

 

[oliver1555]

I bought a superwinch 9500# on Amazon a couple of years ago. It was on sale and I found a coupon for free shipping. $298 delivered to me. I made a mount that will slide into the receiver on my pickup and fabbed a mount on the neck of my trailer. Figured it was worth it considering I am not as willing to use a come along these days. Age makes you work smarter!

 

[gltrap54]

Number 4 pic above shows a missing dust cap on the front hub, and a dodgy one on the back, so I'd get a set of new caps, pull the affected (if not all) bearings and clean and repack, check the rear seal, etc. Way cheaper and more pleasant to do it now than along the road somewhere when the rain is lashing down.

What specifics do I need to order the correct new dust caps for this trailer?

 

[nikerret]

Hoyts is the biggest trailer shop in Topeka, that I know of. Have you considered going there and seeing what they thought?

 

[nikerret]

What specifics do I need to order the correct new dust caps for this trailer?

Those look like Dexter EZ-Lube. Caps come with metal cap and rubber stopper.

 

[sloeffle]

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@Reb954, how do you like that Iron Bull trailer ?

 

[nikerret]

Here痴 my winch setup.

When brand new:



We keep tie downs in with the winch and battery.



To use, lift the winch out, slide into receiver, place pin. Use remote.

 

[Reb954]

@Reb954, how do you like that Iron Bull trailer ?

I really like it. It is well built and handles a good load with ease. Before I bought it I had looked around at a lot of different trailers but couldn't find what I wanted. I had pretty much settled on a Walton trailer due to how well they are built, but I couldn't find one with a 20' deck and rated for 14k. One day I was traveling through Idaho and spotted a trailer sales place so I pulled in. They primarily sold PJ trailers but they didn't have one that was configured the way I wanted. I happened to see this one sitting off to the side so I asked the salesman about it. They had just gotten this one in and it was the first one they had gotten so he didn't know anything about it and stated they hadn't even put a price on it yet. I just told him to go figure out a price while I look it over. $4400 later it was mine and they threw in a spare tire.

Some of the features I liked was the heavy tongue jack that could be moved from the front of the deck to the front of the tongue so I had room to put my winch on it, the hitch is adjustable to level out the deck without having to use a drop hitch on the pickup, good wood on the deck and plenty of cross members, fenders are bolt on versus welded on just in case I need to remove them and the lights and wiring were done by someone that gave a crap by making sure all wiring was well protected and not run across sharp corners. I'm sure there were other things I liked but that is what comes to mind now.

 

[sloeffle]

I really like it. It is well built and handles a good load with ease. Before I bought it I had looked around at a lot of different trailers but couldn't find what I wanted. I had pretty much settled on a Walton trailer due to how well they are built, but I couldn't find one with a 20' deck and rated for 14k. One day I was traveling through Idaho and spotted a trailer sales place so I pulled in. They primarily sold PJ trailers but they didn't have one that was configured the way I wanted. I happened to see this one sitting off to the side so I asked the salesman about it. They had just gotten this one in and it was the first one they had gotten so he didn't know anything about it and stated they hadn't even put a price on it yet. I just told him to go figure out a price while I look it over. $4400 later it was mine and they threw in a spare tire.

Some of the features I liked was the heavy tongue jack that could be moved from the front of the deck to the front of the tongue so I had room to put my winch on it, the hitch is adjustable to level out the deck without having to use a drop hitch on the pickup, good wood on the deck and plenty of cross members, fenders are bolt on versus welded on just in case I need to remove them and the lights and wiring were done by someone that gave a crap by making sure all wiring was well protected and not run across sharp corners. I'm sure there were other things I liked but that is what comes to mind now.

Thanks for the information. My local dealer has an 20' Iron Bull trailer for with the fold over ramps for $300 more than a Lamar trailer with stand up ramps. The dealer said the Iron Bull's are built very stout. He telling me that the same Iron Bull trailer will weigh about 200lbs more than other comparable trailers he sells. The Lamar looks like a nice trailer too.

 

[Reb954]

Thanks for the information. My local dealer has an 20' Iron Bull trailer for with the fold over ramps for $300 more than a Lamar trailer with stand up ramps. The dealer said the Iron Bull's are built very stout. He telling me that the same Iron Bull trailer will weigh about 200lbs more than other comparable trailers he sells. The Lamar looks like a nice trailer too.

The ramps were the reason I was having a hard time finding what I wanted. I knew I didn't want fold up or stand up ramps due to the trailer would have to be longer so I could fold or stand up the ramps. In my pictures both the tractor and pickup I'm hauling extend over the back of the trailer a bit so those ramp styles wouldn't work for me. That's why I choose the slide in ramps.

I don't know anything about the Lamar trailers but I don't doubt the Iron Bull weights more than most other trailers. Mine weights 2960 lbs. You may want to compare features on the Lamar and Iron Bull to see what, if any, other differences there may be that would add the weight like a heavier tongue jack or more cross members.

One thing I found with my first car hauler trailer is the tongue jack capacity is very important. It had a 3k jack on a 7k trailer and I was always fighting it when the trailer was loaded. The Iron Bull has a 10k jack and it works fine.

Hope this helps and good luck on your search.