This year I'm looking to buy a side by side and sell the 4 wheeler. Which means I'm probably also going to be in the market for a new trailer. I have lightweight 5x8 tractor supply trailer right now. I'm looking at the smaller UTV's (Mule 610 or Rhino 450). I'm thinking about going to a 6x10 or 6x12. I like the single axle trailer for the ease of moving around, but concerned about the heavier weight on single axle. What does everyone think about this. TIA
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Single axles don’t behave near as well behind a truck as a tandem. They’re lighter and easier to man handle, but if you’re hauling it any distance you’ll love the added stability and control of a tandem. I use a 6x12 tandem for my Defender Crew. I’ve got several larger trailers, so I went with a UTV specific trailer. If I need to haul more I’ve got other options.
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Originally posted by TX03RUBI View PostSingle axles don’t behave near as well behind a truck as a tandem. They’re lighter and easier to man handle, but if you’re hauling it any distance you’ll love the added stability and control of a tandem. I use a 6x12 tandem for my Defender Crew. I’ve got several larger trailers, so I went with a UTV specific trailer. If I need to haul more I’ve got other options.
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We have a 10’ single axle with a ramp at work that we use for a ranger 500. It hauls it just fine at 80mph. There’s not a bunch of extra room, so if you do decide to go with a 4 door UTV, keep that in mind.
Most of the times I take a ATV I use the trailer too. It’s easier to hook it up and load a 4 wheeler than it is to deal with ramps into a pickup bed.
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Originally posted by TX03RUBI View PostSingle axles don’t behave near as well behind a truck as a tandem. They’re lighter and easier to man handle, but if you’re hauling it any distance you’ll love the added stability and control of a tandem. I use a 6x12 tandem for my Defender Crew. I’ve got several larger trailers, so I went with a UTV specific trailer. If I need to haul more I’ve got other options.
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I haul my ranger on a 6x14 single axle. 4 or 5 times a year I haul the ranger AND a 400 4x4 4wheeler sideways on the front.
But, I had the trailer built to my specs and its heavy with larger axle. It pulls 80 without issue.
That said I could be interested in the what you have for the golf cart
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If you are looking for a single axle trailer, I would recommend a Parker Performance trailer built in Mt. Pleasant. They are powder coated instead of painted. I bought one new in 2013 to haul my Honda Pioneer 700 side by side. It is 77" wide and 12' long with a ramp style tailgate. It's been a great trailer. I hauled my Honda all over East and West Texas and never had a problem with it. It sat under water for 6 days with my Pioneer on top of it during the Hurricane Harvey floods in '17. The insurance company totaled my Honda but I kept the trailer. All I did was repack the wheel bearings. Everything is fine on the trailer and has very minimal surface rust and its never been kept inside. Never even lost a light bulb. They are well made trailers. In fact, I just ordered another one just like it (except I ordered taller sides with expanded metal on them) as a birthday gift for my son to haul his side by side on. I do agree that if you are going to use it for a crew UTV then you would be better off with a tandem axle trailer. Those crew UTV's are really long and heavy.
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Those smaller utv’s don’t weight a whole lot more than some of the four wheelers out these days. For the crew utv’s definitely tandem axles, more weight capacity and wouldn’t get quite as western if you lost a tire on the highway, but you might be just fine with a quality single axle trailer as well with the smaller units.
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Originally posted by eastex56 View PostIf you are looking for a single axle trailer, I would recommend a Parker Performance trailer built in Mt. Pleasant. They are powder coated instead of painted. I bought one new in 2013 to haul my Honda Pioneer 700 side by side. It is 77" wide and 12' long with a ramp style tailgate. It's been a great trailer. I hauled my Honda all over East and West Texas and never had a problem with it. It sat under water for 6 days with my Pioneer on top of it during the Hurricane Harvey floods in '17. The insurance company totaled my Honda but I kept the trailer. All I did was repack the wheel bearings. Everything is fine on the trailer and has very minimal surface rust and its never been kept inside. Never even lost a light bulb. They are well made trailers. In fact, I just ordered another one just like it (except I ordered taller sides with expanded metal on them) as a birthday gift for my son to haul his side by side on. I do agree that if you are going to use it for a crew UTV then you would be better off with a tandem axle trailer. Those crew UTV's are really long and heavy.
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I have been pulling a Ranger 800 all over this state, often 6+ hours one way, on a single axle 5x10 trailer since 2013. Several of those trips the Ranger and trailer was hooked behind a 31’ bumper pull camper and it always pulled just fine.
I drive at least the posted pretty much no matter what I’m pulling unless weather dictates otherwise.
Single axle is more than sufficient for your current needs, do you plan to add things that need to be hauled in addition to the UTV?
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