Cheap 20ft trailer

[8Runner]

Originally posted by bburris
Oh, and I pull my Jeep (probably around the same weight as your 4-Runner) on a short ass trailer with an F150 and no trailer brakes. You just have to be careful and take it slow.

Do you tow it on long trips like that? I want to be able to tow this pretty far and I can't imagine a heep weighing as much as the 4runner with all that crap I have bolted on there, but I may be wrong.

[bburris]

I need to go weigh mine, but I'd say it's pushing the 4500 lb mark. There's a lot of weight there, I'm just not sure where it all is...

[8Runner]

So do you just tow at low speeds or do you actually take it out of the town and on the highway?

I ask because I would love to do without trailer brakes as I have to add them to the burban as well.

[8Runner]

It's 82" wide and sides are 14" high. Doesn't sound too bad. Now I need to go measure my truck.

[StevenAg03]

no one should ever "love to do without trailer brakes".....if trailer brakes are working properly, the truck/trailer combo will stop faster then just the truck. also the break controler is extreamly easy to install...may take all of 30 minutes to do....

[8Runner]

Yeah, It's only time & money, both of which I have a big surplus of right now.

[bburris]

Well, are you going to buy this thing or not? If you don't I am, because I definately need something else to tow with. I don't like not having trailer brakes, but I've done just fine towing from Corpus to Alto, Katemcy and Llano so far. I've also towed Stef's car to and from CS a couple of times...

[8Runner]

Well I am at least going to go check it out. Want to go with me Bret? That way if I don't get it you can.

I did measure the 4runner and at most it's 76" wide, so it should fit. I am still a bit scared about the bent toungue, but it's worth a look.

For that matter though, I don;t know where the guy is located. I will give him a call tomorrow and find out. Maybe go take a look tomorrow evening. Anybody else want to go that knows anythign about trailers - I'm taking the burban so it will be comfy.

[bburris]

I won't be back up there until the 15th, but if you don't want to deal with repairing it (the deck or tongue) then I may pick it up as a project. The trailer I've been using is 12 ft by 77" and my Jeep barely fits on it front to back, and just barely squeezes down the rails...

[8Runner]

On top of that, lance said he would buy the axels for more than $150 if they aren't bent. So I may just buy it regardless.

[Cajun]

I also spoke with the guy, he's in Plantersville but I don't have an addy. Too narrow and light for me, hopefully it works for one of you guys.

[davido]

Here's a good one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...476748134&rd=1

[8Runner]

hehe, not sure my truck would fit in that one.

[Cajun]

Originally posted by davido
Here's a good one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...476748134&rd=1

You need to take some skrilla from your motorcycle budget and buy that for us bigtime!

I've got my sights on one locally, we'll see what happens.

[eight]

There's nothing wrong with useing a utility trailer to haul a vehicle on. Electric trailer brakes are about $200 per axle. One braking axle should be fine. I wouldn't be scared to tow the runner behind the suburban with no trailer brakes. My dad's welding trailer is about 4000 lbs empty with no trailer brakes, tows fine behind 3/4 ton or more, never had less than a 3/4 ton.

If it turns out to be 20' 8" with closed sides and d60 and 14 bolt outers on the axles I want to know about it.