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AMO trailers
Hey guys
Anyone have an AMO trailer, thoughts/opinions? Looking at one of these... https://www.usa-trailer.com/5-x-10-a-m-o-t8Pf.html I was kicking around a TSC one for a while https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...r?cm_vc=-10005 but I think for a relatiely comparable price range the benefits for the AMO outweigh the TSC one....plus it's a dealer vs a big box store brand. Just wondering if anyone has one, what do you like about it, dislikes, etc. Payload will be 1-2 Cub Cadets (attachments) typically at 800-900 lbs each, occasional long distance (60 mile) firewood hauling, etc. Tow vehicle isn't an issue with GVWR. Thanks
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I do not care about the payload weight,, but,,,
once you pull a tandem axle trailer,, you can never own a single axle trailer for anything but yard work behind a GT,,, The second axle will cost almost nothing extra,, My tandem is only 10 feet long,, JMHO,,, |
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"I've never ever ever heard someone say they wished they bought a smaller trailer, and the difference between a 5x10 single and a 6x12 tandem is not all that much." -
My stepdad. It was good advice, wish I listened. I'd much rather borrow his than use mine most of the time. I went with the used $200 4x8 off craigslist, myself, and it's certainly much better than not having a trailer at all. Bonus points that it's a good match for towing behind the Cubs and my Honda Civic, if it had a hitch.
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Can two NF cub cadets fit on a 5x10? Or no? Should I think 6x12?
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Daniel G. . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller. |
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Trailers are like shops, bigger is always better.
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Putting two Cub Cadets with attachments onto one of these single axles trailer is cutting close to
trailer's GVW weight..... Perhaps a tandem axle, as mentioned before, would be a better idea! It's pretty easy to go over that limit when you hauling firewood. Usually the tandem axle have brakes, which is nice to have!
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I have a 6x12 that I can fit 2 Cubs nose to tail with little room to spare. 5x10 would be tight if it's even possible to haul 2 at a time. Also 5' wide limits the deck size you can haul.
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Ten years ago I went trailer shopping. I needed to haul a four wheeler. It was my pre-Cub days. My tow vehicle was a 2000 Chevy Blazer with a 4.3 engine. The wife and I went looking at trailers for a couple of weekends. We hit the area trailer dealers, TSC and Rural Kings. The size I was looking at was a 6'x10'. I was hoping to spend $1,000 or less. The one trailer that stuck out to me quality wise was Sure-trac. But it was in the $1,400 price range a little more then I wanted to spend. We called my BIL who just bought a trailer. He told us of a town that had 3 trailer manufacturers and trailers in the $800 range. We took a 2 hour drive and went looking. Glad I had the wife along. She pointed out the things I didn't like. Used automotive tires, non treated decking, angle iron construction and wiring hanging from the frame. Yes all that for only $800 dollars. We went back and bought the Sure-trac. Tubular construction, treated lumber, powder coated frame, new trailer tires,LED lights, wiring run in metal tubes for protection and a ramp that can be removed or lays flat on the inside. Now at times I wish we had the 12' trailer. But it jumped to a 7'x12' which I thought was a little to big for the Blazer to tow. My point to all of this is shop around and weigh out what you want.
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We went trailer shopping today. The 5X10 looked too small, and I didn't like that it limited the options for only hauling one PLUS I wouldn't have much margin of error on either side of my 48" mower deck. I opted to go with a 6X12 (for $200 more) that will allow for 2 cubs. 3500 LB axle and GVWR of 2990. I had heard concerns of some mowers bottoming out on the 4' gate but when I tested it out today it made the clearance just fine.
So far I'm pleased. Thanks for all the replies.
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Daniel G. . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller. |
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