Which Gooseneck Trailer?

[ovrszd]

I feel the same way, but I was asked what the GVWR was and I got it right off the sticker, I am satisfied that it will haul more than I will be putting on it, for that matter I probably could have got by with a 14k trailer but I am kinda like a big kid and wanted a little better toy and they made me a deal that I couldn't pass up, actually cheaper than most 14k trailers around here.

I totally understand. I also don't like to haul near capacity. I'd rather have too much trailer as too little. A big load for me is two tractors totaling 16K.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

I agree. Hauling right near the stated capacity 8s asking for trouble. A little more room for error isn't a bad thing. I know when I was looking at a 14k trailer I never thought I would need more, now I'm considering tandem duals with 12k axles to be able to move bigger loads. I do have a truck big enough to handle it now so that makes a big difference too. My 1 ton diesel wasn't pleasant towing at capacity on the trailer. The international just toys with everything I can put behind it now.

 

[R_Walter]

nice lookin trailer!

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Nice trailer. Do you know the empty weight on it? What is the GVWR - 20k?

I,m sorry it took me so long to get this trailer weighed, but I have been so busy with any and everything else, but I put it on the scales today and it weighed in at 7,380 pounds almost exactly what my truck weighs. One other thing I felt like I needed to clarify is that the axles were not Dexter axles, they were LCI or Lippert axles, I have read a lot about problems with these axles but they were pretty much all on travel trailers and were not 10k axles, I have since talked to some people who said that there are nothing wrong with these axles and that the company had gotten their issues fixed and that all the parts are Dexter compatible, anyhow I haven't had any problems and thought I would give an update. Charlie.

 

[gatorguy7]

Nice looking trailer Lineman! Those Gator trailers seem to be well built. I think I'll look into them for when I replace my gn trailer. I would be looking for almost the same trailer. We run 17.5s on stock trailers and have been super pleased with them.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Nice looking trailer Lineman! Those Gator trailers seem to be well built. I think I'll look into them for when I replace my gn trailer. I would be looking for almost the same trailer. We run 17.5s on stock trailers and have been super pleased with them.

I have been very pleased with the 17.5 tires and the 10k super single axles and yes they are heavy built trailers, I got the workhorse series which is their basic trailer but it still has the 14" I beam pierced frame and appears to be very well built, it doesn't have the Dexter axles like their top of the line trailer, it has Lippert axles but I haven't had any problems so far, for $ 7695.00 for a 25 plus 5 made just like I wanted it, I can't complain.

 

[gatorguy7]

Thanks for sharing! I always forget to check for replies on this site :laughing:

 

[johndeerefarmer]

I,m sorry it took me so long to get this trailer weighed, but I have been so busy with any and everything else, but I put it on the scales today and it weighed in at 7,380 pounds almost exactly what my truck weighs. One other thing I felt like I needed to clarify is that the axles were not Dexter axles, they were LCI or Lippert axles, I have read a lot about problems with these axles but they were pretty much all on travel trailers and were not 10k axles, I have since talked to some people who said that there are nothing wrong with these axles and that the company had gotten their issues fixed and that all the parts are Dexter compatible, anyhow I haven't had any problems and thought I would give an update. Charlie.

Lippert still has major issues with the axles. Over on the Grand Design RV group folks are having to have the seals replaced right and left. I am just waiting for my Grand Design RV to start throwing grease on the brakes. My Dexter and Rockwell axles on my Big Tex and PJ trailers have never gave me any trouble.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Lippert still has major issues with the axles. Over on the Grand Design RV group folks are having to have the seals replaced right and left. I am just waiting for my Grand Design RV to start throwing grease on the brakes. My Dexter and Rockwell axles on my Big Tex and PJ trailers have never gave me any trouble.

Well, so far no troubles as of yet, but I don't use it every day, I hope it works out for me, you can find bad reviews on anything and I certainly saw all the bad stuff on the RV axles but I have yet to find anyone that has had any problems with the 10k oil bath axles, hope it won't be me.

 

[C4Ranch]

I,m sorry it took me so long to get this trailer weighed, but I have been so busy with any and everything else, but I put it on the scales today and it weighed in at 7,380 pounds almost exactly what my truck weighs.

sweet trailer! I'm in the market. Assuming u have 4.10 grears like me, does this weight mean you have a carrying capacity of 6,620#s?

 

[wmonroe]

Very nice trailer.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

sweet trailer! I'm in the market. Assuming u have 4.10 grears like me, does this weight mean you have a carrying capacity of 6,620#s?

I do have the 4:10 gears in my truck, as far as the trailer goes they call it a 24k trailer, I assume they are considering pin weight as a factor in them rating it that high, this is what I consider it, the trailer has 2-10k super single axles with 17.5 tires, therefore I consider my carrying capacity to be somewhere around 13,000lbs. Will I put a little more than that on it when hauling hay out of the field, probably so.

 

[tcartwri]

I do have the 4:10 gears in my truck, as far as the trailer goes they call it a 24k trailer, I assume they are considering pin weight as a factor in them rating it that high, this is what I consider it, the trailer has 2-10k super single axles with 17.5 tires, therefore I consider my carrying capacity to be somewhere around 13,000lbs. Will I put a little more than that on it when hauling hay out of the field, probably so.

Yup, they are expecting you to put 4~5 K on the pin when they rate your trailer. You will be limited by your trucks axle rating.

 

[C4Ranch]

I do have the 4:10 gears in my truck, as far as the trailer goes they call it a 24k trailer, I assume they are considering pin weight as a factor in them rating it that high, this is what I consider it, the trailer has 2-10k super single axles with 17.5 tires, therefore I consider my carrying capacity to be somewhere around 13,000lbs. Will I put a little more than that on it when hauling hay out of the field, probably so.

Our trucks are rated to tow a max of 14k lbs. your trailer is using up more than half that capacity empty?

Am I understanding right? If you trailer 13k you'll exceed your trucks capacity by around 6k, right?

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Our trucks are rated to tow a max of 14k lbs. your trailer is using up more than half that capacity empty?

Am I understanding right? If you trailer 13k you'll exceed your trucks capacity by around 6k, right?

Absolutely, I'm going to exceed the limit on my truck from my hayfield to the barn which is a little less than a 1/4 of a mile. There is a man who buys hay from me who comes about 70 miles and he has me stack 26 round rolls on his trailer and his truck is a Chevrolet 2500 HD a few years older than mine except his is a diesel and he makes the trip 4 or 5 times a year.

 

[C4Ranch]

Right on... Yeah, I would t worry about that use case.

Plan on pulling your 5093e? Guessing that with loader and cutter is over 10k, plus trailer around 18k?

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Right on... Yeah, I would t worry about that use case.

Plan on pulling your 5093e? Guessing that with loader and cutter is over 10k, plus trailer around 18k?

I'll gurantee it's over 18k if it has loaded tires. My 5083e is as well so... Thats alot of weight behind a 3/4t. The only thing that helps is the flatland of FL.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Right on... Yeah, I would t worry about that use case.

Plan on pulling your 5093e? Guessing that with loader and cutter is over 10k, plus trailer around 18k?

I would put it on the trailer and haul it if I need to, like to carry it to the shop to get it worked on or whatever, it does have loaded tires and a FEL so you are probably about right, I imagine it weighs in excess of 11k. Most of my hauling besides the work here on the farm will be me hauling my smaller tractor over to my hunting/fishing camp to mow and or push and clear, it's about 100 miles over there.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I imagine I am probably a little overloaded, but it pulled it and stopped it without a problem, I also decided to test the theory of not having a torque tube and completely loading one side, I did and it never flexed or budged that I could tell.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Sorry on the last post I uploaded the same picture twice.