Trailer recommendations

[treesovertexas]

I was going to chime in here, but it looks like you already found one. Additionally, for future reference, I would like to state Panik gave some solid advice above for anyone in the same situation. I do a lot of towing, in fact, I tow 10-12,000 lbs. 300+ days a year, my current trailer has a 15,000 rating and is 5,000 dry. Above he made a very good point. There will be times when you need to move a load and need to shift things around to balance out the weight, trust me you'll know when you hit 55 unbalanced or not enough weight or too much on the tongue. If you don't go big enough, you will always have a hard time shifting the weight to where it needs to be. Not to mention, I learned the hard way. When everyone told me to get a bigger trailer for my business, I started small and out-grew it within six months. Bought another, outgrew it within a year. Now I'm to the max size I can get without upgrading the tow rig, so I'm stuck for a while.

 

Another thing to mention, never buy the cheapest trailer. Just like with a lot of things you buy, I've bought 10+ trailers over the past five years for our business. Every time we bought a cheap trailer, we have problems. I paid $1,800 for a 16 ft tandem with 4 foot high sides two years ago. Drove off the lot and bent an axle the first day. The cheaper trailers I always had problems with the floors, lights, had to re-weld more on them, and so on. Only way or reason to buy light is if your tow vehicle is inadequate.