Would this trailer work for a wood hauler?

[Big Donnie Brasco]

I don't make a move without consulting you guys first!

I need a trailer! My 2000 Ford ranger 4x4 is gonna get wrecked if I keep over-loading it!

Would something like this work ok?

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3830696174.html

Thanks!!

BDB

 

[KaptJaq]

Numbers I've seen for oak: red oak is about 6300 pounds/cord green and 5500 pounds dry (20%). So your 2,000 pound axle will hold about a third of a cord. If I was on any other site I would say it could haul a face cord. (4'x8'x18")

KaptJaq

 

[Michael Golden]

Yea it would work ok! I have a 5 x 8 and pull it behind a Cherokee.

 

[Wildo]

sold!

 

[DexterDay]

Offer $500 and go from there. Pretty nice unit. I have 2 single axles and a tandem. I use my singles way more than I do the tandem. Easier and I don't ever need to haul Cords at a time.

 

[Big Donnie Brasco]

Thanks guys... I'm seeing some even nicer ones that I know I can get for about $500. I just wasn't sure how much I could load them with.
I figure If I load my truck AND the trailer that will keep me busy for a few days!

 

[bogydave]

I have a 3500# single axle. Hold about 1/2 cord green birch & the ATV.
Some in the truck.
3/4 +/- cord per trip, better than the 1/3 cord if & was just using the truck.


I did upgrade to a dual axle , 7,000#, over winter, full cord & the ATV on the trailer now.
Just gonna be a longer day to get it filled. LOL
Yet to see how it works out.

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Poor Donnie
He has it bad!!
He will need an ATV next to hall some wood out !
Then a bigger truck to haul the wood, Bigger trailer,ATV, the multiple saws etc.
Then he will ask about splitters!

 

[JoeyD]

Did you buy it yet? I'm not so sure that is very heavy duty going only by the fact that the neck is just a single piece. That to me looks like the weak spot.

 

[MasterMech]

That trailer would prob double your wood hauling capacity per trip. You would still have to be careful not to overload it. As a fellow mid-size hauler, it is real easy to overdo it with the heavier hardwoods. If your Ranger is a V6, it should have no trouble with a bigger trailer. 5x10 or 6x10 utility trailer with a 3500lb axle (2990 GVWR typically) is about perfect on that size truck.