New trailer advice

[Winnie]

Hey guys,

Just after a little bit of advice in buying a new trailer. I am buying an 8x5 tandem trailer with a cage, it will be used for firewood and that's about it.
I have two choices at the moment, same price but some slight differences.

Option 1: http://galvanisedtrailerco.com.au/tr...andem-trailer/
40mm axles
50mm x 50mm x 2.5mm chassis
330mm cross rail spacing underneath
Car tyres


Option 2: http://www.balancetrailers.com.au/pr...bt85t/bt85twb/
45mm axles
70mm x 50mm x 3mm chassis
430mm cross rail spacing underneath
Light truck tyres


Option 2 seems like a stronger trailer to me but curious if the larger spacing between supports will be a big deal?

[BigRAWesty]

Whats the floor sheet thickness of the 2.

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[Winnie]

Both 2.5mm

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[BigRAWesty]

Option a for sure then.
Its cross members you want for strength.
Option B Being 100mm wider but still the same floor thickness you'll be buckling and bowing the floor in no time with wood going in and out..
You can easily add a small underside cord or truss to the 50x50 draw bar if its a bit lite, but its major work to add cross rails..

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[GQtdauto]

Just for wood I think if price was the same I'd go option 2 , heavier chassis , the 6x4 I use the is rusted so bad the only thing it's got going for it is the heavier section underneath .
But it is probably 30 plus years old and had dogs pissing all over it for years .
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Pretty sure the paint is structural on this one .

[MudRunnerTD]

ghee that second trailer looks like a beast though. the chassis will be way stronger on the second one as will be the axles and everything else. I agree the spacing is not ideal though but everything else looks very heavy duty for a domestic trailer. I think either will see you for many years to come mate.

[billyj]

either will do the job fine for a long time without seeing both in the flesh its hard to say which way id go. personally ive had 2 trailers built by victorian trailers in thomastown one a 8x5 tandem tradie trailer thats copped a flogging for nearly 10 years on rough civil construction sites and aa 7x5 off road custom built to my specs. can also say i loke the look of the trailers coming out of hoppers crossing trailers, while there picking up some parts to rebuild my boat trailer over newyears i was given a tour of the plant and everything is very well made

the one thing i will say is get electric brakes. or if you wont go electric get hyd drums instead of cable disk, the disk setup is just harder to adjust right, personally ive got both, hyd drums on my work 8x5 tradies trailer and disc on my 1.8t boat, and id take the drums any day over the discs

[Turtle_au]

Do they give an option for stud pattern? Always handy to have stud pattern match the tow vehicle.

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[mudski]

Either look to me to be fine, but not even looking at the links and just going by the specs you posted I picked option 2.

[Winnie]

Cheers guys. I've seen both trailers in the flesh and the 2nd one I posted looks to have better welds as well.

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