What trailers are you guys using? I'm looking at one at Northern, about 630.00. Capacity is 2000 lbs, size is 5x8, narrow 12 inch wheels.
All advice will be appreciated!! I don't want to buy the wrong one and learn about it later.

Thanks!!

 

Greetings,

I just bought a trailer and, although I'm generally a fan of Northern's stuff, I thought the trailers looked a little on the light side. For about $900 you should be able to buy a regular landscape style trailer of the same size. They generally come with larger, car-type tires, welded side rails, and expanded metal ramps or a tilt body. But they will be heavier to pull.

It seems that each increment in size runs about $100 -- i.e. you can go to a 5x10 for $1000, 6x12 for $2000, and so on. I bought the 6x12 because I wanted to haul two quads on occasion, but a trailer of this size offers some drawbacks: its wider than my tow vehicle (Durango) so it can be tricky driving on country roads or even interstates where there are ruts worn in the pavement, and it is awkward to move around in close quarters (like my barnyard).

There was a good discussion on trailers some time back and you might want to search on it. One person brought up the advantages of tandem axels which are of course more expensive but more stable.

Just the view from the Rod-Scope.

 

Go to "www.s-tmfg.com" there trailers are all terrain trailers and cost $712 including shipping and has 4 wheels but on a single axle.Whats neet about this is if the front wheel gets in a hole or runs into a log it will stop and the back wheel will flop over the front wheel and continue on it's merry way.

 

Greetings,

Appears to be some confusion here: are we talking about a trailer to haul your ATV or a trailer to haul behind your ATV. If the latter, I bought Northern's red ATV trailer with the big tires for about $200. It follows anywhere and is very solid. If the former (and I believe that to be the case given the size and capacity cited), then see my post above.

 

I bought my 5x8 trailer from a trailer dealer for $500 and it came with 14" rims. I wanted one that would not be much wider than my S10 and it is just right.