Anyone have any knowledge of a 2010 vintage, all aluminum utility trailer? I found this trailer, it is 7x12, 5 ft ramps, single axle rated 5k lbs. Reason this caught my eye is it's kind of a unique size, haven't seen that, and it clicked in my head, lol, that 7x12 = 84, so, if you stack wood 1.5 ft high, that would be almost exactly one cord... 7 x 12 x 1.5 = 126 cu ft. Not sure that I'm keen that it has no back gate but guess I could make one if needed. It looks like the ramps affix to the sides. The seller is asking $2,000 but we have not even talked yet. I also thought that it being aluminum, it would weigh less, and would pull behind my 1/2 ton Titan better. No experience with aluminum, TIA for comments.
I stopped at a couple trailer dealers and they both said for hauling wood, stick with a steel trailer. Too soft of a metal, can't handle the stress etc and rough roads of the woods. And before you ask, yes, both of the dealers sold aluminum trailers and steel trailers.
Good advice...steel bends, aluminum tends to crack. Steel is easy to weld...aluminum (once "used") is not as easy to get a good weld on. I have an all aluminum dump trailer...it has some frame issues...I wish I hadn't bought the aluminum one. I'm sure I can fix it, but it will not be nearly as simple as fixing a steel one. Now I know why I got such a "good deal"
I often thought about an aluminum trailer n i thought it made sense...less weight...more payload. My thought always was for a trailer like this was..if ya dont abuse it while loaded ..you'll be ok. I load my steel trailers pretty good ( most of the time over gvwr....with that...i never had a failure...yust sayin..
Go ahead and stack it 1.5 feet tall with green oak and see what happens. I’d stay away unless you have good self control and don’t over do it. Also don’t lend it out.
Agree with the others here. Aluminum doesn't rust which is a big deal up here, but way too brittle for woods work imo. Kinda pricey too.
Thanks for posts, I will walk away due to it not being a good metal for wood. Sure am intrigued with that size!
It would be a nice trailer for other stuff though. ATV, UTV, lawn mowers, snowblowers, you know.... other stuff that would be hauled on paved roads? Normally, we here at FHC help other members spend their $$$$. Just not this time!
I have both , an aluminum 6x12 and a steel 20ft tandem trailer . Both have there purposes and are excellent for what they’re made for . I have put a big loads of ash on the aluminum and have had no issues whatsoever. Used to have a heavy azz 5x10 steel that I used in in the woods hauling rounds . Hated it , just to heavy and also to high . Sold it and bought the aluminum. Very glad I did , I don’t beat it up tho . It’s mostly used for selling bundles of wood at a local campground. Still looks new like the day I bought it . I have hauled the Kubota 1100 RTV on it and it pulls super nice . Bought a tractor and then bought the 20 ft trailer . I mostly haul logs with the 20 ft trailer using the grapple .
no experience with trailers. Id like aluminum for the corrosion resistance, but the way i load, overload, and unload, id probably break it in no time. Sounds ideal for lighter loads IMO and you are in a very humid climate so no rusting. Yawner
Here’s a pic of the 6x12 , mostly ash and some elm . I like the low sides when loading . When I do use this trailer I go right off the trailer onto the splitter , of course I split horizontal .
That was my thought exactly. No doubt it would get beat up fast! Especially anywhere a knot would hit the trailer bed. Side racks would no doubt get banged up quickly.
I don't knows much bout, or even own, no trailer, but I knows wood an dems some dang good lookin' rounds ya gots der. Dat der trailer sho be shiney purdy too!
Exactly. That is really a great ATV trailer. You can probably fit 3 full size ATVs on it. Drive up the side with the ramps, move the ramps, repeat, and repeat again...
