banditman
Active Member
Looking at buying an iron bull triple axel dump trailer to haul my bobcat e50 mini x in. How are these trailers? They are on the cheaper priced side but I just cant swing a 25 grand diamond c trailers.
Most light trailers are built like crap and are not worth spending the extra on. I've never owned a diamond c but there is no way i'd pay that kind of premium, i've seen one's a few years old just as rusty as the rest, i've heard the self adjusting dexter 7k axles do not last so better off not bother with self adjusting. The I beam frames they use are a better option, but i've never bent a square tubing or channel frame on the others, the only time you'll ever have an issue with frame bending is if you load a heavy machine and don't have legs or stands on the ramps at the back, but I bet you'd bend the I beam eventually too. I've had my cheaper one for a year and a half and it's given me no issues, I had a tandem southland before which is suppose to be a premium brand and it was garbage. If you're only hauling a 5 ton unless you have a ton of attachments or plan on going bigger why not just get a tandem 7k trailer? If you go with say a 18' it will weight under 3k. Triple axle is overkill for that size of machine.
The website had some not so good comments from purchasers....
Maybe 3 axles to spread out the weight better and use less steel in the frame.
I had not thought of that angle, yes 7k axles are dime a dozen, 10k not so much.I always guessed 3 7k axles cost less than 2 10k axles, might have to ask the machine shop about that one
I had not thought of that angle, yes 7k axles are dime a dozen, 10k not so much.
This is just my opinion, a three axel trailer is going to want to torque and twist the frame so much when making tight turns especially when loaded. Like baking in a tight driveway or site or even just turning around at the end of a road. I know nothing about Iron Bull trailers, but I do know there are lots of options that will get you close to the capacity of three axel trailer with only 2 axels. Plus when you step up to 8000lb axels you also get larger brakes. I know trailers are expensive now, but my feeling is if you’re going to spend the money on a trailer, do a ton of research and only buy it once, instead of buying one that just causes you tons of grief.
I have the iron bull 18’ bumper pull tandem 7k wood deck trailer and it’s exactly 3,000lbs... plus a couple hundred in chains/binders in the toolbox.
build quality is ehhh... it works.
Would definitely buy again tho considering I abuse it on gravel roads/hills and it’s still solid.