Enclosed trailer size issues?

[Bunton Guy]

I'm thinking of going back with an enclosed trailer. Either 8.5X20' 8.5X22' or 8.5X24'.

My issue is getting this beast around town? Our mix is more residential at the moment than commercial....so navigating down neighborhood streets might be an issue with this large of a trailer. And I have 2 yards that are off main roads and I back into their driveways with the my smaller trailer at the moment.


At what size does it start creating an issue turning around in Cul-de-sac?
I've had issues in the past when we had a 20ft. open trailer turning in cul-de-sacs when people park in front of their driveway. Usually I'm forced then to back down the street till I hit a cross road.

Will be pulling this with a dodge 3500 dually.

[unkownfl]

fifth wheel.

[GravelyGuy]

I have a 24' and I turn around in neighborhoods without any trouble unless there are people parked like you mentioned OR people don't trim their tree back off of the road.

I have had a couple of backing up 1/4 mile experiences to get out and it's not much fun.

I wouldn't try backing into someones drive unless the drive leaves you plenty of room.

[LawnTamer]

Why such gargantuan trailers for residentials? How much stuff do you need? At what point are you wasting money hauling tons of equipment around to every stop? Maybe it is a lot flatter where you live, but around here, there are a lot of neighborhoods where you couldn't get a trailer that long in and out without dragging the front and back over asphalt when going through dips and such.

[Bunton Guy]

Lawntamer im not 100% sure that most would agree with my answer.

I will give you the short version. In an effort to save money I'm trying to combine the use of two trailers into one.

I had a 28ft. hudson gooseneck flat deck trailer that I was hauling my pro street diesel pickup truck to race tracks with on the weekends. Sometimes the trailer wouldn't move for 4-6 weeks at a time or like the winter time it won't move from Dec-march.

It was the only way I had to move my race truck from the shop to the track. I started to make more sense to sell the gooseneck trailer that only had one purpose and buy another trailer that I could use for mowing & hauling my truck on the weekends. I'm currently using an open trailer to haul my mowers & such and I'm tired of my mowers sitting out in the rain. I use tarps and do my best to tie them down every evening but its time consuming and the tarps are ripping in the wind.

I need a trailer long enough to be able to fit a truck in there & long enough to fit a 36" & 48" hydro side by side along with my surfer & 60" behind them. 2 Aluminum baggers, trimmer racks,blower racks, fuel jugs, ladder racks, cooler racks, pole pruners, shrub trimmers, chains saws & a cabinet to carry paper towels,tools,oils,trimmer line & safety vests.

The truck is 16.5" feet long bumper to bumper. With a cabinet in the front taking up close to 2 feet I need an extra 12-18" of clearance on each end of the truck that puts me around 22' to give me enough room.

Parking lots for the most part are flat. I believe we are considered to be in the flatter part of the North Carolina region.