I'm in the process of rebuilding a trailer that started life as a 6' x 8' tilt bed. I intended to just replace the deck and sale it for a profit. I tore the old deck off and found that the frame was cracked in about a dozen places and the tongue was bent. I took a chop saw to it and was able to salvage the fenders, axle and springs. A neighbor donated a bunch of 3'' angle and some channel. I welded a frame that is 6' x 10' and now I'm debating on whether to make a solid trailer with a rear ramp or a tilt trailer. I like the convenience of a tilt bed but I'm not sure of it's long term durability. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

I have a 7'x10' no tilt, 1"x1" steel tube rails, with tailgate ramp. Front rail is as high as the tailgate when up (5') so I can put a boat or a cover over the top and still have the quad and all the gear on the deck below. I prefer using the trailer to loading the quad in the truck.

 

I've had both. The Ramp is the way to go. At least in my opinion.

 

Greetings,

If the trailer is 10' long, you may want to use it for two quads at a time. This can pretty tough to do with a tilt bed. Unless you have a good locking mechanism, the first quad pushes the bed down and keeps it down, preventing the second from driving on.

 

Ramps are nice. How do you get a second quad on the trailer after the weight of the first is hold down the bed. Tilt would be good for a single quad application.

 

i have an 8x8 tilt trailer which works really good ,but ialso have ramps for the truck bed.the nylon straps that come with it have busted of couple of times which i have ty rapped. any info on anyway to put on chains and still be able to tighten it up to the tailgate. thanks for any info