'new' trailer :)

[vwboomer]

Got this trailer from a friend. $950 delivered from his house an hour away

2003 International with 2x 3500# braked axles. Lights rewired in hose and a 2k winch. He even included the solid steel bar and 2 5/16 ball.

We used this trailer to haul 5 bikes down to a dual sport ride and is set up to do that with the mid cross bar n tons of tie down spots.

Stake pockets are gonna be ordered off Ebay and welded on (3/16" steel 20 for $30)

I need a brake controller yet but it will be nice to know that I'm hauling legal and SAFE vs my 6x10 trailer.

Now direct me to the wood!

 

[Rudedog]

Very nice. I have a '99 Chevy Tahoe that I keep the rear seats down and a six foot sheet of 5/8 plywood as a bed. I am very limited and I have been thinking of getting a trailer. I am not in a good area for used trailers so I am looking at Tractor Supply.

 

[svon89]

As far as brake controllers go, I just put a new one in my truck. I got the P2 Prodigy by tekonsha. Wow, what a difference the new inertial controllers are from the old hit the brake pedal and it builds power type. It was expensive at $124, but I routinely haul a trailer so it was worth it for me.

Not affiliated, just very happy with the performance so far.

By the way, nice trailer to haul with...

 

[DJ4wd]

Thats a great deal. Lets see it all filled up

 

[KMB]

vwboomer, congrats on the nice trailer. Looks well built.

Kevin

 

[nassin2]

As far as brake controllers go, I just put a new one in my truck. I got the P2 Prodigy by tekonsha. Wow, what a difference the new inertial controllers are from the old hit the brake pedal and it builds power type. It was expensive at $124, but I routinely haul a trailer so it was worth it for me.

Not affiliated, just very happy with the performance so far.

By the way, nice trailer to haul with...

+1 on the Prodigy. I have one that I use to stop a 16 ft dual 3500lb axle trailer. Works like a champ.

 

[peterc38]

Very nice! Did he include the beer too?

 

[vwboomer]

Nah I supplied the beer. It was the least I can do since he helped me spend money that was gonna go towards saddle bags for my VFR

The Tekonsha Prodigy is exactly the model I've been looking at. I havent' found any bad reviews and the price isn't too bad. I'd rather spend a bit more and get it right the first time. Unlike the trailer I'm tryin to sell. It works but I shouldn't have settled!

I do need to build and install ramps as well. Not sure If I want double or single, but it's gonna be heavy enough that I can put a car up.

 

[Pain Cow]

Looks like a nice trailer& a good price. I started out w/ a 5x10 steel mesh floored landscaping trailer. After a couple years I graduated to a 6x12 landscaping trailer w/ a wooden floor like yours. It's single axle&about all my 4cyl toyota 4x4 can handle. I've been kicking around the idea of a 14 ft dual axle enclosed trailer so I'd have extra storage space when I'm not using it. But a 14ft enclosed trailer would be too heavy for the little toyota. I guess it's sorta like C.A.D. But with trailers instead. Bigger is always better. I probably won't be happy until I have a diesel dually and an enormous trailer. So far the 6x12 is great. You don't realize how much you needed a trailer until you get one. That was my case anyway. Now I can't imagine not having one. Just helped a friend move on saturday then hauled a trailer &bed full of split firewood 120 miles to a friend's house. My poor, poor, little leaf springs. I even put hellwig ez level 550 helper springs on the yota and the leaf springs still turn upside down when I'm hauling.

 

[Torin]

Nice trailer.
I've got a more basic controller, Hopkins Agility. You guys that know, what is the difference that the Prodigy offers? This the only one I've used.

 

[svon89]

The Prodigy P2 that I have allows it to work proportionally in reverse and applies more brake the harder I hit the brakes. I set it at the beginning and then if I hit the brakes lightly it applies a little power, if I hit the brakes hard it senses it and applies the brakes hard too. The old style that I had you set the level and when you hit the brakes it would count upto what you set. That took a few harrowing seconds as someone cut you off and you had to slam on the brakes.
There is a lot more information out there, but the proportional braking is the reason I bought it.