Utility trailer opinions

Looking to buy a new utility trailer to pull with my tacoma. I'm having a tough time deciding between a 6x12 or a 6x14, I've pulled a 6x12 and know alot of ppl with that size trailer but rarely see a 14ft one.

Is there some reason to stay away from a 14ft?

 

None. Mines 20’ car hauler that I use for everything I need towing wise. Personally I like a wider trailer and have ran into many times were a 6’ wide wasn’t enough. Get what suits your needs and take decent care of the trailer. They hold value fairly well so if you ever need to go larger you can always resale.

 

Depends if it is a single axle or not. A single axle 14 foot trailer will weigh so much that it will eat into the payload on your standard 3000 lb axle. Depending on what you are towing, that could be one reason to stay away from a 14ft trailer. Of course if it is a double axle then it won't matter.

 

I have a 6 x14 Aluma tandem enclosed.

 

About a year ago when I was in the market for a trailer, I, too, was debating on what length to get. I originally was thinking on a 10' or 12' single axle. I have JD tractor with a loader and box blade. Its total length is exactly 14'. I'm not planning on hauling it anywhere, but there might come a day that I might need to. My wife will only allow me to buy one trailer, so I bought a 14' dual axle. Before deciding on your length, think long and hard about what you might haul in the future. The odds are you don't have funds or space for multiple trailers.

 

Get the biggest one with the most axles you can afford and store.

 

Trailers are like diapers... you fill them with shit pretty quickly.

I pull a 6x12. A 6x14 or even a 7x14 would be better. Your only limitation is going to be wind resistance from the front.

 

It all depends on what you plan to tow with it. If you go 14' you'll have more weight capacity but will your truck handle it? It may pull it but stopping is a different story. I have a 6' X 12' and it's perfect for the smaller loads behind the Tacoma and it has double axles.

 

I have a 5x8. It's just big enough to lay down a piece of plywood flat. It mostly carries my ATV to camp. Sometimes, I attach the trailer to the ATV to move tree stands, grass seeds, hay, etc.

The small size is easy to move manually and take on the trails at camp. I can also leave the ATV loaded and push the trailer into the shop during hunting season ready to go.

 

Please tell me you moved that weight more over the trailer axles when you tied it down?!? That’s too much tung weight for our trucks

 

It looks like more weight up front than it is by the lay of the land, I'm actually in a small valley in the picture. The wheel weights on the rear wheels of the tractor and the rear tires are loaded with liquid made it work out right. Plus I only pulled it 2 miles to our house.

 

Ooops, you clearly said utility trailers, I was thinking enclosed trailers.

A 7x14 utility trailer would be perfect. Tandem axles if you can afford it, and try to find one that either tilts or has a bi-fold gate. Less wind resistance.

 

Longer is easier to back. I've had an 8' trailer in the past and backing it was a chore.

 

Truth!! I currently have a cheapo 4x6 and it's damn near impossible to back it up

 

The reason I was thinking of a 14ft was to haul my sxs plus 3 dirt bikes. My sxs is about 10ft length. I never really thought of going with the tandem axle but I guess I should.

 

Tandems provide a smoother ride and more weight capacity but are not totally necessary.

 

I have a custom built 5x14 which pulls well and follows the truck tires.

 

You're not going to fit a sxs and three dirt bikes on a 14' trailer. I have a 7x14 that I use to move my rzr (xp4) around. I fit fine but I'd have to be pretty creative to safely strap even a single dirt bike on with the rzr. This is with my rzr loaded.

 

Exactly what I was thinking . Center load over trailer axles! This load is very unsafe down the road.

 

Hold a straight edge up to the picture, get it level with the bed of my truck. The back of the trailer is as high as the bed of my truck because of the lay of the land, the truck isn't squatting that bad.

That tractor weighs around 1700 lbs with most of the weight being on the rear axle of the tractor which is over the axles. If I was pulling it far I would have backed it up about a foot and had the rear wheels in the center of the trailer axles.