Picking a trailer

[seabeeranger]

Hey, gonna be buying a trailer soon and was wondering what size would be good for my 94 ranger.

my build tread
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113181

im a few states away from the truck right now so i cxant go outside and look at the weight and dimensions,

Question is would a 16 ft 7000lb trailer be big enough or go for a 20ft 10k trailer? im looking at the PJ buggy haulers mostly.

 

[Maverick]

Get the 20' 10k trailer. It's better to have a little more trailer than you need than just not enough trailer when you need it. I bought a 20' 10K PJ Buggy hauler brand new about two years. The powder coating isn't holding up as good as I thought it would and the jack handle set up sucks but overall it was definitely a good purchase.The 102" deck width takes a little getting use to, and can make one lane roads and tight parking spots a little difficult to negotiate but it's worth the extra room. I wanted enough trailer that if my tow rig ever broke down (at that time it was a ex cab long bed superduty) the trailer would be able to handle it without issue. Luckily it's never came to that but I have hauled plenty of big trucks on it. I bought it with all the options, 16" OC cross members, brakes on both axles, etc. Ran me right at $3800 out the door.

 

[4.0B2]

personally I love the 20 foots.. but just for your ranger, it might a little overkill.
To much trailer is NOT a bad thing if you know how to drive with it.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

IMO powdercoating sucks to start with, most trailers don't like any kind of ice treatment.

If you need a wide trailer I would rather go with a deckover rather than a extra wide regular one.

Surely have have had cause to update your build thread in the last year? I would be going nuts to have it that close but not running.

 

[armadillon]

Surely have have had cause to update your build thread in the last year? I would be going nuts to have it that close but not running.

G g gg I just read his thread! Please tell me that thing is finished and you just got lazy about posting!

 

[seabeeranger]

well with my build it hasnt changed much and it is killing me, it wasnt laziness but a 8 month deployment to afganistan. i got the wiring to finish up and then rebuild the tranny.

 

[Will]

How much room do you have to park it and what else are you going to be towing on it?

I'd get the smaller one if it's just the Ranger. I had an 18' tag and it was a great trailer. The fenders were heavy enough to drive over them. If I lived where you appear to live by the pictures, and all I was hauling was that Ranger, I'd get the shortest trailer that could do the job.

 

[seabeeranger]

i did end up with the smaller one, the ranger is all i want to deal with hauling other then our 4 wheelers, and the bigger one would have been over kill and it and the deckover i was looking at they wanted more then i was willing to spend in the end. Will, i have to store it at someone else's house anyways,

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

i have to store it at someone else's house anyways,

The less obtrusive it is the longer they will let you keep it there.

I hope you get going on your Ranger soon, it is a lot of fun when you get it going.