Is this a good Price?

Seems reasonable

It depends upon how much weight it can haul. Can it haul the weight of 3 face cord of wood? If that wood is green then it can be pretty darned heavy and might even be too heavy for your van.

Backwoods Savage said:

It depends upon how much weight it can haul. Can it haul the weight of 3 face cord of wood? If that wood is green then it can be pretty darned heavy and might even be too heavy for your van.

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Yep, it all depends on what you want to haul and if the trailer load rating is up to the task. Cheers!

Great price for the trailer. Highly doubt you will get a cord in there. Is it a single axle? Prolly rated in the 1500 - 1650 lb range if it is.

I believe 1 cubic ft of average hard wood is 50lbs, do the math.

NordicSplitter said:

Its a Kia Sedona Minivan with a 4 cylinder and front wheel drive if that helps. The average face cord weighs approx 900lbs....

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My rule of thumb is that cord (three 16" face cords if you desire) weight starts at 4000 lbs for green wood and goes up depending on species. Most green oaks are pushing around 5000 lbs/cord.

Anyhoo, I'd be hesitant to tow more than 2000 lbs total with a 4-banger, especially if it's my daily driver.

Front Wheel Drive will not apprecitate heavy tongue weights. I would expect that van to max out at 3500lbs for tow capacity if it's even rated. Many 4 cyl vehicles are not tow-rated. Check your owners manual.

OK, a quick check says the current V6 model is rated for 3500lbs but I can't find a 4 cyl engine going back as far as 2002. What year is yours?

BTW: The price on the trailer sounds good if it's in usable shape. I'm just not sure you have enough van to tow it.

Price sounds reasonable depending on any needed maintenance - Tires/hubs?

I paid 300 for this one - 6x8 - and it is very handy for hauling wood around the yard and loads out of the woods with the quad. I rarely go above the rails with green rounds but heap it pretty good for short trips from the pile to the stacks with splits(short trips)

It currently has a tilt bed making quad loading rather easy but eventually I will refab it with a tilt gate of expanded metal and weld the bed solid to the tongue. I will also add a wolmanized bed when the expanded metal wears out.

I am thinking 3 face of green is asking a little much from the trailer and van depending on distance you plan to haul.

When I need to go heavy I borrow my friends dual axle and recruit help to load/unload!!

What face cord = 900lbs? A face cord is 1/3 cord of wood, which usually rings in at 4000 lbs or so.

- the trailer axle rating is what will determine how much you can haul

- any vehicle can pull a large load if you can find a hitch to fit it. How fast it can pull it and how safe it is and how large a load you can pull is a different story.

CTwoodburner said:

What face cord = 900lbs? A face cord is 1/3 cord of wood, which usually rings in at 4000 lbs or so.

- the trailer axle rating is what will determine how much you can haul

- any vehicle can pull a large load if you can find a hitch to fit it. How fast it can pull it and how safe it is and how large a load you can pull is a different story.

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I would also add that nearly any vehicle can pull a large load, but a major problem can also be bringing that vehicle and trailer to a stop. Just be careful with it what ever you decide to do.

My buddy has a Kia, the dealership will not install a hitch on it- They claim one doesn't exist(even for one of those bike rack receivers). If the vehicle is under warranty, installing one will probably void the remainder of it.

The trailer seems like a reasonable deal though

It might be a 3000 lb trailer but 6x8 is small. The price is good if it's nice. Anyway, I have a 16' x76" double axle and it will handle an honest cord. It weighs 2400 lbs and when loaded with a cord of green wood my 3/4 ton diesel knows it's pulling a good load. I think your Kia is too small for a cord. A face cord should be ok. I got the double axle cause I bent my single axle 16' trailor pulling about a cord of semi green oak.

This site should answer any question's about how much a cord of wood weighs

http://forestry.about.com/od/forest...-Forest-Product-Volume-Conversion-Factors.htm

You can put hitches on about anything. They even make one for my Chevy Cobalt rated at 1000lbs towing. And I am considering it if I find the right trailer because of fuel mileage. Will I haul firewood on it.....heck no. I would think a small trailer with one 3500lb axle to be bare minimum and thats not going to carry a cord no way. Subtracting trailer weight that might only do a half cord safely.