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Believe it or not, my cheap azz is ready to buy a trailer! I need some guidance as I know almost zero about what to look for. The trailer will be used 99% of the time to pull the GunRunner behind the 200. Here is what I think I need:

16' Wood deck
2 X 3500lb axles
Brakes on at least one axle
Great price on a decent used trailer

What should I look for? Where should I look?
 
77TLCFJ40 said:
Believe it or not, my cheap azz is ready to buy a trailer! I need some guidance as I know almost zero about what to look for. The trailer will be used 99% of the time to pull the GunRunner behind the 200. Here is what I think I need:

16' Wood deck
2 X 3500lb axles
Brakes on at least one axle
Great price on a decent used trailer

What should I look for? Where should I look?
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18' has a lot better resale and for good reason.
Who doesn't want another 2 feet?
 
I'll have to measure, but I think my space to store the trailer will be maxed out with the 16'. Can I assume the tongue length on either a 16' or 18' will be 4 or 5 feet?
 
Bob Garrett s was for sale. Get a hold of Perry.
 
If given a choice, I would spend the extra $$$ and get brakes on both axles and go with higher capacity axles with Type 42 spindles.
It will cost you little more money, but having larger wheel bearings is never a bad thing.
 
fj40charles said:
If given a choice, I would spend the extra $$$ and get brakes on both axles and go with higher capacity axles with Type 42 spindles.
It will cost you little more money, but having larger wheel bearings is never a bad thing.
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That's what I did. The 40 is wide so I needed drive over fenders. I got the larger axles and brakes on both. I spent a little more but it fits perfectly and tows like nothing is behind me. Mine is 16 feet and I can balance the load easily.
 
Waaaaay too much thought has been put into a trailer that will get used a few times a year. Holla at me when you buy something Lash. Sounds like Bobs trailer fits the bill.
 
fj40charles said:
If given a choice, I would spend the extra $$$ and get brakes on both axles and go with higher capacity axles with Type 42 spindles.
It will cost you little more money, but having larger wheel bearings is never a bad thing.
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our foreign friend is spot on here. the larger brakes, heavier duty wheels and tires, and the bigger bearings really are worth the money. I've never once hit the brakes HARD in the tow rig with something on the trailer and thought to myself that the extra brakes were a waste of money. Between the animals on the road near home, the majority of the population driving like they failed physics, and the surprises the road can bring you, I'll take all the stopping power I can get, thank you.

Bodean said:
Waaaaay too much thought has been put into a trailer that will get used a few times a year
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I won't begin to tell you the amount of thought that went into the big trailer, and it has been off the property four trips in two years. Suffice to say it's far cheaper to think about it before you buy then having to sell it and buy another one because it didn't work.

that said, Bob's trailer is a good fit for pulling a 40 behind a 200.
 
wngrog said:
Bossman towed his 80 to Moab with a borrowed 16' trailer with 3500# axles and clapped out tires.

Like a BOSSman
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With zero problems. I admit that I was worried about the tires and had two spares but never needed them. 16' with 3500lb axles and brakes on one is plenty for a 40. Your 200 will thank you for keeping the weight down.
 
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