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U-Haul Auto Transport Trailer for CUT
I recently rented a U-Haul car hauler to move a Kubota L2500, and I can tell you that even this tractor can only be hauled if the wheels are adjusted to their widest track, front and rear. A B-series Kubota will not fit into the tire channels on the trailer. If you use a trailer, it must have a continuous deck (not open in the center).
That said, I am so sick of renting trailers and trucks that I am exploring having a trailer made for me....5.5x12 deck, dual axles w/brakes, GVWR of 5K#, 3800lb cargo capacity. I am quoted around $1700.
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.....since you ask.....
My ideal trailer will allow me to move tractors, yes, but no TLBs, unless I find a Kubota BX deal. I will also haul other vehicles (nothing big) and heavy attachments like backhoes.
I just bought an 04 Tacoma V6 4WD and my tow capacity is
6000 lb, but I can tell you, 5000 lbs and its a first gear drive up my county road. 
The U-Haul car haulers and all the used ones I have seen are much bigger and heavier than I want. They are usually around 2000#, limiting me to 3000# cargo weight if I keep the gross weight to 5K# or less. Looking over what I have carried or will carry, I can live with the 5.5x12 bed size. If I go with this size, I can get weight down to around 1100#. Narrower width is also much better for narrow mountain roads.
BTW, such a trailer with metal deck and 12" sides makes a dump trailer for hauling sand or gravel. Just use the tractor loader with hitch ball to lift the trailer tongue.
I may need a beefier tongue, however.
Oh yeah, whenever I work with a tractor dealer, I always have them deliver.
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"Trailers are like tractors or garages, "...once you have one, they're allways too small..."
I hear ya. I have another trailer that I now use only to carry 20-ft pieces of structural steel and lumber. It weighs about 500# and can carry over 1000#.
My workshop is too small, certainly, but I would rather have multiple trailers (and tractors) for the different jobs required.
My JD TLB only weighs about 4100#, so I could carry it with the trailer if I wanted, but will not likely need to. The nature of my trailer use in my hobbies and business is to acquire stuff. Then when it is sold, some other poor bastard has to haul it, not me.  Sometimes they bring really slick tilt-beds. Nice. The Kubota w/ ldr is about 3600# or so, without attachments and it would fit.
The trailer width reduction is primarily for lighter weight. My county road is also quite narrow and steep. Scares the flatlanders.
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I am a newbie to the whole business of electric brakes. I plan to install a controller on my Tacoma and go with electrics. Maybe I will learn something here.
Like why do some people say I should go with brakes on both axles of a tandem, when my GVWR is 5-6K#? Law in my state says brakes on one axle reqd if weight of trailer and load is 3K# or more. I do not know what the requirement is for a break-away system. I imagine that varies state-to-state.
I have noticed in renting trailers in the past 30y or so that they are often equipped with surge brakes that sometimes don't work. They also have to be disabled when backing up an incline. Another reason I want to get away from rentals.
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AV8R...
Tell me more about this "bounce" effect. Your hauler looks fairly heavy.....does it have brakes on both axles?
Since electric brakes use electro-magnets, are they all on or all off? I have always wondered about that. If there is no proportional force (as with hydraulics), they must be designed for weak braking action or they will just lock up the wheels.
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Very interesting about this bounce effect you have seen. I wonder if that would be avoided by adjustments on the brake controller? Are one-axle brakes on a tandem trailer always on the leading axle?
Thanks for your valuable input.
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