8x5 general duty single axle trailer, and security

Lumen

I need a trailer.

I'm a keyboard warrior not a farmer, but I thought this would be the best place to ask.

I'll be using it for:

- Shifting green waste from a large garden to the recycling centre which is about 20 mins down the motorway.
- Collecting 8x4 sheet material from the builders providers for DIY.
- Occasionally carrying a small boat (dingy). Only weighs about 50kg, and I can make a wooden rack to carry it.
- Taking a few mountain bikes down the back roads to the trails
- Coast-to-coast surfing trips
- Summer holidays to France

I have a towing licence but will be towing it with an electric car which has a 950kg towing limit and taking it on the ferry, so I'd prefer a single axle for the lower drag and cheaper ferry charges.

I understand that twin axle is better, but think with the 950kg limit a single will be fine. Am I wrong?

This seems good value, is it? Many of the trailer dealers don't seem to quote prices so it's hard to compare.

https://www.hartnett-products.ie/collections/trailers/products/8x5-trailer

I guess for the summer trips I'll remove the mesh sides and attach a tarp to lower the drag.

What do you think?

Also, what's the best way to stop it getting stolen? Some kind of ground anchor?

tabby aspreme

Is your towing capacity 950kg, for a braked trailer or unbraked,

Lumen

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Is your towing capacity 950kg, for a braked trailer or unbraked,

OK, I looked it up and according to some Australian website it's actually 910kg braked and 750kg non-braked.

edit: but this is the plate on the car.

Lumen

And from the owner's manual.

Lumen

Lumen

So I think that means the maximum towing weight is 3305-2305 = 1000kg, but any trailer over 750kg gross must be braked.

Is that right?

tabby aspreme

Yes that's correct, the trailer in your link, is 380 kgs unladen, which allows you to carry 370kg, which should be ok for the loads you describe, a braked trailer would be smoother to tow, if you can get one

Still waters

That's a nice trailer for that money, for a brand new trailer it's worth it, you might find cheaper but with mesh sides with it i wouldn't be looking much further at that sort of money

BobbyBingo

Lumen

Same boat as you - model 3 - need something for garden waste etc. I was fixated on a Tuffmac but it was too heavy for the car. Ended up buying a Temared from Peter Hosey in Offaly. It's no Ivor Williams or Westwood - but 100% for what I need and sits happily behind the car all day long. Same as this one : https://www.donedeal.ie/trailers-for-sale/temared-tilting-car-trailer/24578462

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Lumen

BobbyBingo wrote: »

Lumen

Same boat as you - model 3 - need something for garden waste etc. I was fixated on a Tuffmac but it was too heavy for the car. Ended up buying a Temared from Peter Hosey in Offaly. It's no Ivor Williams or Westwood - but 100% for what I need and sits happily behind the car all day long. Same as this one : https://www.donedeal.ie/trailers-for-sale/temared-tilting-car-trailer/24578462

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Tilting, nice!

There are loads of 7x4s around but less 8x5s, and I think 8x5 would be more useful for taking standard sized sheet material.

Ifor Williams don't do 8x5 single axle (that I could see), so I'm saved from that temptation.

The only downside to the Hartnett is that it's almost 300km from me.

Am I allowed to travel that far to pick up a trailer? I guess I could waive my poultry flock registration at any checkpoints, but it seems a bit dodgy. I'm trying to be a good compliant citizen!

Timmaay

I wouldn't mind a model S, but mother of God the towing limit on Teslas are desperate given how heavy they are and the massive torque ha, my Seat Leon apparently can tow 1800kg braked.

Lumen

Timmaay wrote: »

I wouldn't mind a model S, but mother of God the towing limit on Teslas are desperate given how heavy they are and the massive torque ha, my Seat Leon apparently can tow 1800kg braked.

The only EVs that can tow over a tonne are SUV-shaped.

The Model X can tow about 2200kg. I think it's a combination of air suspension and ride height, or something.

My Model 3 AWD can tow, but the Performance can't. The only difference is that the Performance has fractionally lowered suspension and 20" wheels, whereas the AWD has 18" wheels. I think I read somewhere that the wheels were the problem.

The Model Y will have a decent tow rating, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNrJ42Oqfs

Jb1989

Lumen wrote: »

The only EVs that can tow over a tonne are SUV-shaped.

The Model X can tow about 2200kg. I think it's a combination of air suspension and ride height, or something.

My Model 3 AWD can tow, but the Performance can't. The only difference is that the Performance has fractionally lowered suspension and 20" wheels, whereas the AWD has 18" wheels. I think I read somewhere that the wheels were the problem.

The Model Y will have a decent tow rating, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNrJ42Oqfs

It got a brave dent on the bootlid