Trailer Size

activepainter

Hi guys. Quick question about trailer size. Anyone of you bought 6x10 trailer and after few months started think that you should buy one size bigger?? Advice needed...thanks in advance
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Greg Di

Bigger is always better with trailers for the most part. A 610 fills up very quickly one you start fitting shelving in.

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Chris Johnson

The more space you have the more you will find stuff to go in the space, I run with a 8x24...it's pretty much full, if it wasn't for the axels and tires it would be overfull.

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tcleve4911

I run a 6x12. It's not perfect but it's made me a lot of money by not having to run to the store everytime I need something.

You have to organize it well and use every nook & cranny. I see too many guys have a big trailer and everything is just thrown in there.

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WarnerConstInc.

7x16 or 7x18 would be ideal. Trying to up grade my 7x14 but, I think the two sizes I mentioned earlier are the most popular and hard to find used.

activepainter

Hello everyone . Do you guys protect the trailer floor from dirt, snow, rain somehow? How about applying industrial epoxy paint or spar varnish to seal the floor?? What do you think...Thanks

Osito

I have tread plate on my floor. I use a 6x14 low pro.

woodchuck2

"I run a 6x12. It's not perfect but it's made me a lot of money by not having to run to the store everytime I need something.

You have to organize it well and use every nook & cranny. I see too many guys have a big trailer and everything is just thrown in there."

X2, my 7X14 is quite full and i keep it as organized as a i can. Some times the mess can get ahead of you and will take 3-4 hours to re-organize. But time is money and my trailer is a rolling hardware store. I hate not having what i need when i need it. It has cost thosands of dollars to stock up my trailer but it worth it to me. I used to keep all my tools is their cases but i found it was too easy to forget a tool somewhere if the case got closed, it took more time to pull the case for the tool and the cases were taking up alot of room. I now keep the tools out in the open on the top shelf with dividers, i can visually see at a glance of a tool is missing and they are at an easy reach. This gave me more room for supplies.
My 7X14 is technically 16' long being a v-nose and it is not too bad to manuever around. I do alot of work on the lakes around here and those are the only tough driveways where i have any problems, we all know how steep and narrow those driveways are. As far as treating the floor i havent bothered, the little bit of sand that i track in gives me a non skid surface in the winter. My brother-in-law has a 6X10 with a covered floor and that damn thing is like being on a sheet of ice with wet feet. He is pulling the floor up this spring before he seriously gets hurt.

woodchuck2

Here are a couple pics of mine, its fairly clean in these pics.

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KCCT

My 12' serves me well, other than its as old as the hills!

RobertCDF

I have 6x12 and would like to upgrade to 8x20-24... Can always use a little more space.

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bwalley

I have an 8.5 x 20, thought about a 24' but it is too long.

SLSTech

ActivePainter, here is what I posted in a similiar thread

The whole thread is here http://www.contractortalk.com/f41/tr...-advise-46936/

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Morning Wood

I've got a 7x12 7k GVWR trailer. If I did it again I would go with the 7 wide but a 14'-16' length. You can always put more stuff in. I think a tool trailer with a single axle is no good. Those tools and fasteners weigh alot and they pile right in there quickly. I like the 7' width because it isn't much wider than a vehicle and be parked in a street space without sticking out too much and fits in spaces vehicles usually fit into. Sometimes 8' don't quite fit. If you are going over 12' I think the upgrade to 10k GVWR is necessary too. There is always the V nose too for a little more room. Just have to use it carefully.

Ranzan

I have 2 cargo mate..."Canadian name".... but I do know they are made in the States 16x8 trailers with built in roof racks.......... can`t beat the size Shelves on one side pole hangers on the other for cords hoses table saw and so on.... I need more posts for pictures though...

Willy1959

wood chuck, Im impresssed!

RCPainting

Painters need a little different set up, here is mine. I wanted smaller and lighter because I commute thru hills 45 miles each way!

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john5mt

I agree it does depend on the trade youre working in.

If your a typical gc/remodeler, the bigger the better (unless you work in chicago, Newyork, or some other over crowded area).

and it depends on the size of crew that will be using it.

i have a 6X12 and i think if i ever get around to building some smart shelves it should hold most of what i need it to. I had an 8.5X22 and that was a beast to get around town. i would rather have a 7X14-16 at full height...but i have to work with i got for now.

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painterman

This trailer is 7x14 and is perfect for me. I quickly grew out of the 6x10.

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ACHOA

Was working out of a 32' Gooseneck horse trailer. Heavy duty and fine for the summer but what a pain to tow around town (parking) and not much fun in the winter. I removed most of what I commonly use and placed it in our 5x10 COSTCO trailer along with the 8' Service Body truck. Of course when we want to make a run to COSTCO I have to dump all my stuff out. At least I have it all in milk crates for the most part. Gooseneck to big and 5x10 to small. I agree with the common size of 7x14,7x16 or 8' wide, same length. What I have works fine but tight for room. I also have a 20' conex in the back yard full of tools that I dont normally use. I think the horse trailer will become a storage trailer for firewood next summer.

Will start looking for 7' or 8' x 14/16 come spring.