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We need to get trailer to move our children back and forth from college. We will be using trailer for many many years 15+. Looking at a 7x14 or a 6x12. Should I go with a double axle or double axle. Trips will be long but not alot of weight and I don't antisipate there being heavy loads very often. Will pull with our suburban and 3/4 ton pickup, but suburban on most trips. Any help with brands and size will be great. Thanks and HAPPY HUNTING
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You'll have greater flexibility with a tandem axle in that you can carry more weight, if ever needed.
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Trailers Plus is one company that seems to offer a good product. https://www.trailersplus.com/
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I've a 7x14 Wells Cargo and love it. Aside from better handling the tandem axles have guided me home safely with a flat or 2. Tandem for sure!!!
I started using it as a competition cooking trailer but now it's seen everything from camping/hunting trips to various school moves across the state to get newbies off, and yes storage...UGH! Best use these days is to and from the beach for weeks at a time. I can even put the modified gold cart and bikes inside.
Been looking at plans to make it totally self sufficient for overnight WMA trips.
Anyway love the brand, size and flexibility.
Sidenote---I really appreciate the side door that's also screened as well as the pop up air vents. Installed a braking device for $149 on the inside of my SUV that work great with the trailer. I do wish I had gone with the extended tongue to accommodate an external generator. But a couple of Honda 2000's took care of that.
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I can't speak for any others, but the Aluma brand are good trailers.
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Many landscapers in my area use single axle trailers because they are not required by state law to license them. I prefer tandem. YMMV
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Tandem axles for sure.
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Here tandem trailers are required to have brakes, that is good, but brakes can be troublesome.
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get the larger tadem axle trailer.
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Radial tires are worth the chips.
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Whatever you decide, load distribution is key! Don't put the heavy stuff behind the axle/axles, or the tail will wag the dog!
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See if you can find one with a vee front. They pull easier and use less fuel.
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I prefer the drop back too. Not only for wheeling on heavier items, but if you ever own an ATV it's simply DRIVE ABOARD. If you feel you may own an ATV, buy one wide and high enough that driving on while seated is an option.
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Tandems will ride smoother and be easier on your cargo. As the front tire hits a bump or a hole, the other one will go up or down to partly compensate.
You'll have to check your state laws for what's required for brakes. More and more states are going to requiring a device to set the brakes if it comes loose from the truck. That in itself is easy to do but it does require a battery on the trailer, which requires the wiring on the truck to keep it charged.
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I just bought a 5'x8' single axle for camping/hunting. It is an Interstate Loadranger purchased from Trailers Plus. It was a painless experience. There are a lot of well done videos on You Tube to help you compare features and mfgrs.
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Get a drop down rear door with a side door V nose. You can put shelves in the V nose. I have a 6x12 single axle set up like this and it is handy. If you deal with steep hills while towing, trailer brakes are nice.
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Brakes are better than nice, say a moose, or something pops up quickly.
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The states vary on what trailers require brakes. Most go by weight. Idaho's law is screwy. They require them on trailers over 1500 EMPTY. I have one that weighs 1100 empty so they're not required. However, it has tandem 2k axles so I can load it to 4k gross. That's a lot of weight to be coming off a steep hill without brakes. It does have them, BTW.
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Regardless of what any state dictates as law I would have brakes on just about ANY trailer.
But that's just because I've seen just about anything you can imagine in my hundreds of thousands of miles across this great country.
Especially up and down 85, 95 and 26.
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