Picked up a new trailer

[kennyp2339]

I've been quietly looking for a trailer these past couple of months, mainly to move my machine around, but also to pick up heavier loads of wood. I found this bad boy on Craig's list for 2k, it's a 2004 16ft pequea equipment trailer. It's in real good condition, it has a few dings and scratches but the tires are newer, the brakes work great, all lights work.
It towes real nice, seems very balanced when empty. It's gona do me good.

 

[Wickets]

Use in good health!

 

[fishki]

Nice find! Those ramps are sure long enough

 

[kennyp2339]

Nice find! Those ramps are sure long enough

I measured them last night, 5 1/2ft tall, it's kinda nice actually since my 3 point only raises things about 14" off the ground, so I don't have to worry about scraping things like the bottom of the wood chipper or rear blade do to the longer angle.
I have a small all weather diamond plate box that I'm going to mount on the front to keep straps and stuff in.

 

[kennyp2339]

Use in good health!

Yes sir, it was a bitter / sweet, bitter because the person I bought it from had recently lost there father and were selling off his equipment / estate, and obviously sweet because I was able to get it, but it will go to good use and won't get trashed with me owning it.

 

[fishki]

I measured them last night, 5 1/2ft tall, it's kinda nice actually since my 3 point only raises things about 14" off the ground, so I don't have to worry about scraping things like the bottom of the wood chipper or rear blade do to the longer angle.
I have a small all weather diamond plate box that I'm going to mount on the front to keep straps and stuff in.

Agreed on the long ramps, 2 of my 16' utility trailers have extra short ramps, can't load anything with out it dragging so i usually have to block up the end of the ramps to get less angle.

 

[Ashful]

Looks stout, but that photo must be distorted if that's 16' of bed. Did you measure it? These are classified by bed length, not overall length.

Those long ramps are awesome. I bought mine with the standard (48"?) drop gate, and it's too short for loading the tractor with the ballast box on the 3-point, on some grades. It's also too steep for rolling monster 1000+ lb. oak rounds up into the trailer, which is the main reason I bought the trailer (I get a lot of big oak, where I cut).

I went with the solid sides, and sort of wish I got one more like yours and built my own stake sides for it, as it would be better for moving tractors and smaller vehicles, that way.

You'll find it increadibly handy to have, now that most pickups come with nearly-useless 5.5' length beds. Mine gets used for firewood, mulch, gravel, hauling the tractor to church for clean-up days, and even hauling trim and lumber over 10' length home from the lumber yard.

 

[WoodyIsGoody]

You'll find it increadibly handy to have, now that most pickups come with nearly-useless 5.5' length beds.

Pickups come with whatever length bed the buyer chooses. If most are nearly useless 5.5' length, it's probably because the buyer doesn't really need a truck. Or they can't keep their priorities straight. I liked the days when most western families had a (usually) older basic 1/2 ton pickup with an 8 foot bed, gun rack in the rear window, and 150 hp engine parked beside the carport/garage. These trucks were not daily drivers, they were trucks for when you needed a truck. This is how you got your deer home in the fall, how you went camping and how you got your garbage to the local dump. Now, everyone and their brother drives a truck to their "manly" job (where they don't even need a truck). And it probably has 300+ hp. Very manly.

 

[Ashful]

Pickups come with whatever length bed the buyer chooses. If most are nearly useless 5.5' length, it's probably because the buyer doesn't really need a truck. Or they can't keep their priorities straight. I liked the days when most western families had a (usually) older basic 1/2 ton pickup with an 8 foot bed, gun rack in the rear window, and 150 hp engine parked beside the carport/garage. These trucks were not daily drivers, they were trucks for when you needed a truck. This is how you got your deer home in the fall, how you went camping and how you got your garbage to the local dump. Now, everyone and their brother drives a truck to their "manly" job (where they don't even need a truck). And it probably has 300+ hp. Very manly.

Lol... where's the soap box?

My truck serves many purposes that old 150 hp 2wd standard cab didn't.

1. Bad weather vehicle, when I don't want to drive a sports car in the snow.

2. Tow vehicle for my 7000 lb tandem axle trailer.

3. Tow vehicle for my boat, family-sized cab required.

4. Family camping and fishing vehicle, again large cab required.

5. General moving chit: lumber, sheet goods, lawn equipment, deer carcasses, Christmas trees. Okay, that old 150 hp pickup could do this one.

The comment was more about what you'll find in dealer lots today, esp if you're shopping off-lease vehicles, but what does this have to do with kenny's trailer?

 

[kennyp2339]

Looks stout, but that photo must be distorted if that's 16' of bed. Did you measure it? These are classified by bed length, not overall length.

Those long ramps are awesome. I bought mine with the standard (48"?) drop gate, and it's too short for loading the tractor with the ballast box on the 3-point, on some grades. It's also too steep for rolling monster 1000+ lb. oak rounds up into the trailer, which is the main reason I bought the trailer (I get a lot of big oak, where I cut).

I went with the solid sides, and sort of wish I got one more like yours and built my own stake sides for it, as it would be better for moving tractors and smaller vehicles, that way.

You'll find it increadibly handy to have, now that most pickups come with nearly-useless 5.5' length beds. Mine gets used for firewood, mulch, gravel, hauling the tractor to church for clean-up days, and even hauling trim and lumber over 10' length home from the lumber yard.

 

[kennyp2339]

I think taking that pick standing 4ft higher than the driveway plus the long ramps 5 1/2ft gave it an optical illusion.
I got to test it out yesterday, went to my friends to grade out were an old swimming pool and deck was, the trailer towes nice and straight, I do need to look at the brakes though, I had the truck control turned down to zero and still have a slight brake smell on the one tire, it might be something dumb, when I get the time I'll take the thing apart and look it over

 

[kennyp2339]

Pickups come with whatever length bed the buyer chooses. If most are nearly useless 5.5' length, it's probably because the buyer doesn't really need a truck. Or they can't keep their priorities straight. I liked the days when most western families had a (usually) older basic 1/2 ton pickup with an 8 foot bed, gun rack in the rear window, and 150 hp engine parked beside the carport/garage. These trucks were not daily drivers, they were trucks for when you needed a truck. This is how you got your deer home in the fall, how you went camping and how you got your garbage to the local dump. Now, everyone and their brother drives a truck to their "manly" job (where they don't even need a truck). And it probably has 300+ hp. Very manly.

Yes I agree with the "everyone and there brothers drives a truck" I call those trucks "Highway Queens"
I do have a short bed but I have trailers, I plow snow, now tow machines so I feel justified with having a truck, but I def get your point.

 

[Ashful]

I think taking that pick standing 4ft higher than the driveway plus the long ramps 5 1/2ft gave it an optical illusion.
I got to test it out yesterday, went to my friends to grade out were an old swimming pool and deck was, the trailer towes nice and straight, I do need to look at the brakes though, I had the truck control turned down to zero and still have a slight brake smell on the one tire, it might be something dumb, when I get the time I'll take the thing apart and look it over

Sounds like one is not retracting.

I've been pulling trailers my whole life, but was new to trailer brakes last year, so I'll give the simple procedure I learned at the time for adjusting brakes. I apologize if you already know this, but maybe someone will find it helpful.

1. Set controller somewhere around 6 volts or 50% gain, and turn off boost if trailer is empty.

2. Get rig rolling around 25 mph, coast.

3. Hit trailer brake control lever on full. If brakes lock up, lower voltage and retry.

4. Adjust until you're just below voltage at which brakes lock up when stopping rig at 25 mph.

You'll have to redo this when you change trailer loading, unless you have one with Boost settings, in which case you can just adjust the boost level.