| jd43 - 3/10/2024 07:37
We have 2 goosenecks with dove tails. Never had any issues and we have a lot of uneven ground. We haul round bales out of the fields with them. One is 30' with fold over ramps and the other is 25' were you lift the tail up and lock in place to have 5' more flat deck. My friend had a 20' with no tail and it wasn't fun to load his tractor on. He bought ramps that cost more than a trailer with a tail. I would never buy one without a tail. You never know what you might need to haul. Whatever you do be careful loading a tractor and especially a skid steer when the ramps are wet. There was a farmer near us that died a couple weeks before his retirement auction. He somehow tipped the tractor over loading it on a trailer.
I would not consider without a dovetail. MUCH safer. 12’ is too short imo. I bought a 18’ tandem axles. Online auction. *it was listed as 20’* I really miss those extra 2’. Full 5x5 ft bales are tough/impossible to load 8 bottom row. *I have raised basket over fenders, and 10’ wide supports so 2 up/down transitions tight bales work* BARELY. Last two sit in air while last few on top if straw/cornstalk, lite bales. But drive to road they are seated, tighten ratchets.
Agree look at 14’ dump trailer. Much more versatile. Learn to watch truck. You want a little squat.
Hauling in-laws stuff. 7x16 enclosed. 980lb player piano, lots of other hefty stuff. Wife’s half ton. I got good weight balance. In-laws had 99 F-250 7.3 psd. I kept telling him he had too much tongue weight.
We had to unload 2/3 to redistribute the weight. A 20’ open car/implement trailer. Now I understand how he blew both rear tires his first load. 740 mikes each way.
Look up tongue weight using bathroom scale. You need a 4x4 @6’ long, couple board scraps, tape measure. Iirc they recommend pipe scraps? It’s easy. I just eyeball. |
pros/cons of gooseneck trailer with dovetail
