UPDATE - Found a Cat trailer that looks pretty good, is there anything I’m missing?

[2ndAmend]

Found a 2021 Rance 20’ 7k alum trailer, weighs 1335# so gross weight would be about 5835#. Light weight is important because I’m towing with a 1/2t.

It will be summer towing only so road salt will not be an issue.

Asking price is $6500. I can get a cheap steel 7k trailer for $4k new, but 700# more weight. I like steel better, but the light weight should be much easier on the 1/2t truck and much more driveable.

I have never trailered a Cat, only boats, horses, dirt and stone, so thoughts and advice would be appreciated.

(BTW: He has a nice garage!)

 

[DavidKFla]

My advice is to buy the best trailer that you can afford. Make sure it has lots more load capacity than you think you'll ever use because you will use it.

You need at least 20' for the cat. My open was a 24' and it sat nicely on the trailer with 0 overhang.

Does this 1 have 6 lugs?

This is just my opinion.

 

[2ndAmend]

My advice is to buy the best trailer that you can afford. Make sure it has lots more load capacity than you think you'll ever use because you will use it.

Does this 1 have 6 lugs?

5lug, 2x3500 axles.

If I had a 3/4t, I'd go 10k, probably a steel tilt. Almost bought one. It was 1700# heavier.

 

[DavidKFla]

5lug, 2x3500 axles.

If I had a 3/4t, I'd go 10k, probably a steel tilt. Almost bought one. It was 1700# heavier.

I pulled that 1 with a 1500 Ram. It weighs, I think, 2400 lbs. Pulled like a dream.

Personally I don't think it's heavy duty enough for what you want to use it for.

 

[DavidKFla]

 

[DavidKFla]

Which gear is in your truck?

 

[2ndAmend]

Which gear is in your truck?

23 F150 5.0 400/410 with 3.73.

 

[2ndAmend]

I pulled that 1 with a 1500 Ram. It weighs, I think, 2400 lbs. Pulled like a dream.

Personally I don't think it's heavy duty enough for what you want to use it for.

5835# on a 7k not heavy duty enough? Please help me understand, because it's 7k? Or because it's alum? Are you suggesting pulling a 10k at 7500gvw with a 1/2t is a better idea than 5835#? This is the time when I can use knowledge, before I buy. Thanks.

 

[DavidKFla]

23 F150 5.0 400/410 with 3.73.

Nice. Especially with the 10 speed.

 

[DavidKFla]

5835# on a 7k not heavy duty enough? Please help me understand, because it's 7k? Or because it's alum? Are you suggesting pulling a 10k at 7500gvw with a 1/2t is a better idea than 5835#? This is the time when I can use knowledge, before I buy. Thanks.

You're going to end up loading it up with gear. That stuff adds up very quickly. 1K lbs isn't hard to do. Aluminum is no problem.

 

[2ndAmend]

You're going to end up loading it up with gear. That stuff adds up very quickly. 1K lbs isn't hard to do. Aluminum is no problem.

I expect to put anything heavy like wheels and fuel in the bed fwd against the cab. I don't see any other weight on the trailer, unless I add a winch.

 

[DGatzby]

20’ tilt aluminum. I load the shit out of the trunk and add four corners of about 65 lbs. I also road race it, so I am a bit stubborn. You have no problem with that trailer. One thing, check out how easy or hard it is to load. This one tilts, but we also use a set of helpers to make it smooth and easy with no problems. Our little Grand Cherokee did tow it b4 the Durango with the weak back springs took over. The rear of the Durango will be taken care of b4 it ever tows again.

 

[DavidKFla]

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20’ tilt aluminum. I load the shit out of the trunk and add four corners of about 65 lbs. I also road race it, so I am a bit stubborn. You have no problem with that trailer. One thing, check out how easy or hard it is to load. This one tilts, but we also use a set of helpers to make it smooth and easy with no problems. Our little Grand Cherokee did tow it b4 the Durango with the weak back springs took over. The rear of the Durango will be taken care of b4 it ever tows again.
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What's your axles? They look like 6 lugs?

 

[Keith Richards]

That sounds about right price wise at least if it was here in Calif. I like the fact that has a beaver tail, but then again my Orange car was pretty low and made it on my flat one pretty easy. I paid $8,800 OTD for this 17.5' 10k Featherlite a few years back new and could still probably get close to that here. Rare to find 5200# axles under one but wanted light and short behind our 40' Beaver.

 

[DGatzby]

What's your axles? They look like 6 lugs?

I don’t know David. Need to look. It says 3500 lbs/axle. So 5000<7000 life is good.

 

[MMissile]

15" trailer tires suck.

 

[DGatzby]

Whatever. Show us yours.

Towed 1000’s of miles, it runs down the road just great with that heavy car etc.

 

[Keith Richards]

One other thing to double check is width, between fenders or rails. I believe a wide body Hellcat is 79" and my Featherlite posted above and here is 78-7/8" inside of the raised rails. I didn't buy it for that as that is obviously too tight and if I need to haul it I will have to use my 24' Enclosed Pace as it is 82" between wheel wells which is tight as well.

 

[Keith Richards]

15" trailer tires suck.

Yes they do but I have them and have had excellent luck with Maxxis 8008 in the XL version (10 ply)

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...id=AL!3756!3!!!!x!!&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1

 

[DavidKFla]

Yes they do but I have them and have had excellent luck with Maxxis 8008 in the XL version (10 ply)

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...id=AL!3756!3!!!!x!!&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1

What's the speed rating?