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    how many trailers do ya'll have?

    I personally have 6 and counting. I never turn down a trailer! I have a datsun truck bed trailer for dump runs, a 4x8 trailer that sees mixed use(full of shred right now). 20 ft trailer (18 ft of useable space) it has an 8 foot truck bed up front and 10 feet of flat bed. A 26 ft trailer (24ft of useable space) 7ft deck over with 4 ft walls. A 34 ft trailer(32ft of useable space)7 ft deck over flat bed. Use it to haul 1/4s of cars to yard or big items. I can fit 8 1/4s if 8 different cars on this trailer. And last but not least a 12 ft flat bed trailer. You can never have enough trailers IMHO. O BTW all but the first two trailers I own are old travel trailers beefed up for the task at hand(innocent travel trailers lifes were lost to beef up the other trailers)


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    i have one trailer 30ft long lol.
    I am going to sell it and get another with the next year or so.I am hoping to get a 36ft gooseneck

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    20ft flat bed, 12ft enclosed, 10ft utility 10ft dump trailer. Those are the main ones and cover every need.

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    I only have two at this time, 16 ft flatbed and homemade made out of old pickup bed. Looking to pick up another good used 16 ft flatbed so I can have one available to pick up loads and the other to load as I am processing scrap (this way do not have to unload trailer if I have it half full and get a call that will require the space on the flatbed), or if I have enough for two loads to the scrap yard then have them both loaded and take one, unload, then go back home switch trailers then take it in.

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    Down to 3 right now, 22' Gnooseneck car trailer, 18' bumper pull car trailer, and 3/4 pickup bed trailer. Got a 1 ton dually Gnooseneck trailer about 1/2 finished and building a 13'x90" dump trailer. Hoping to buy either a tilt car trailer or 30' or longer Gnooseneck trailer next year. Need both really, but it'll prolly be the tilt car trailer, it'd be pretty nice to be able to get a car, no tires or whatever, and be gone in 15 minutes or less. Won't ever leave the ramps at home again or care if the car has any tires !!
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    Three right now, but I'm with the OP that you can never have too many. Last I checked my brother had 13.

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    To many. Never have the right trailer and the right truck at the right spot at the right time. The biggest problem with this equation is the maintenance, insurance, and fuel for one person to manage. A 100 Honda motor cycle and Polaris 4x4 are hauled around to move between trucks and trailers because this is a one man/two dog show.
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    20ft car trailer, and a 4x8 utility trailer. Need a big one with sides....
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    20 ft Car trailer, 6.5x12 Utility trailer, looking to get another utility trailer, might make a deal on another car hauler and i'm working on a pickup bed trailer thanks to taterjuice.

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    two semi trailers, one 20+foot high deck flat bed (20k), custom made scrap hauler 16' 7'high walls, boat trailer, one yard care type trailer with ramps an 12k axles. Going to be trading the 20foot for a 45 or 40foot trailer.

    so six trailers.
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    16 Foot Tandem Axle Car Hauler- It's all I need.. and the darn thing has had a BUNCH of money dropped into it- couldn't imagine having to maintain 2 or 3 or 6!
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    Six plus three pickup trucks to pull them........

    20' tandem flat bumper hitch, 16' tandem flat bumper hitch, 3/4 ton Ford pickup box, two 4x8 with sides and one flat 5x10 junker.
    First three are licensed and the last three are just for use around the farm. I never take them to town. Oh, and a 65 Ford dumptruck that I never use for scrapping.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yunkman View Post
    Six plus three pickup trucks to pull them........

    20' tandem flat bumper hitch, 16' tandem flat bumper hitch, 3/4 ton Ford pickup box, two 4x8 with sides and one flat 5x10 junker.
    First three are licensed and the last three are just for use around the farm. I never take them to town. Oh, and a 65 Ford dumptruck that I never use for scrapping.
    License ? For a trailer under 18' ? Really ?


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