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I'm looking for a trailer to haul my trucks, future projects and Farmall Cub on. I have located a bumper pull trailer with a 16' long by slightly less than 8' wide deck, 6000# GVWR, electric brakes, and 4' loading ramps. Can I comfortably get my '70 LWB C10 or '72 K2500 on this trailer? I don't recall what I rented to get the C10 home, but it seems like it was shorter than 16'. Also, what is the approximate weight of a 67-72 C10 and K2500, and a '51 3100 SWB? Seems like 6000# rating should give me plenty of capacity. Does this sound the the right trailer for the job?

GVWR means including the weight of the trailer. If the trailer weights 2000 you only have 4000 in load capacity. That '72 K2500 might weigh close to that. I think the trailer is probably on the small side, but adequate.

At 16 feet it would not haul something like the 6400 you used to have and at 6000 GVWR would not have the load capacity for it either.

I am not trailer expert but appears to me it would do ok..

I use to pull a race car around with a pipe trailer, no brakes, and made it ok........... 70 half-ton International

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The spec sheet says that the trailer weighs 1650 lbs, so I should have 4350 lbs to work with.

Oldsub, I will not have any more "big-uns" to haul around. Too expensive and hard to find parts for.

Unfortuantely, I think that the K2500 is going to be sold to make room for the trailer, so the C10 or 3100 will be the heaviest load for a while (until the next one follows me home).

my dealings with trailers has me wanting at least a 18 footer. that extra 2 foot comes in handy about balancing the tongue weight on vehicles with odd weight points. also you having a trailer will make you a very popular person amoung your friends and nieghbors. no telling what they may need hauled.
this spring i bought a 20 foot trailer to haul my 6400 and coe on. it has worked out well, but wouldnt need the 20 foot if the big trucks were gone.

I bought a 20 foot 102 wide tilt a few years ago. It has 3500 axles with brakes on both axles. I pulled trailers for many years with no brakes and pipe frames that I couldn't open the door of the car I was pulling, but now I am spoiled. I jack up the front of the trailer, either winch the car on or drive it on and then can open the door. I can position the load so my tongue weight is right, and the longer a trailer is, the easier it is to back. I recently hauled a 3/4 ton stake bed that weighed a little over 5000 and set my cruise at 75 and never felt uncomfortable. I bought this one from a dealer who needed to liquidate some inventory for health reasons for $1800. I would never buy a trailer less than 20' and less than 102" wide and nothing less than brakes on both axles. The tilt is nice, especially for winching on vehicles with 4 flat tires. Mine is an H&H build in Iowa and I would recommend one to anyone.

My current flatbed trailer is an 18 footer. Its too big to get into some places and too small to haul some loads.

My conclusion is that I need a 20 footer and a 16 footer. And a longer three axle goose neck. With four trailers in the stable I'd be more likely to have the right one on hand.

In addition to the 18 footer I own a pickup bed trailer and am currently storing a friends 8 foot utility trailer. There really are times when any one of the three makes most sense, and I could not argue just one size is always going to be best.

Sometimes it makes you too popular.I dont mind loaning my trailer to a few select people that I trust.But it happens at least once every couple of months, someone ive not met before or dont know well will stop and ask if they can borrow my trailer.I dont mind to help anyone out but id never stop and ask to borrow something of that value from a stranger lol.It got to the point this summer I started leaving a car setting on it.Just to have an excuse.