[Dave. S]

I’m looking at a 6x12 enclosed and I am wondering on everyone’s experience on the widest mower you can load and unload. I’m looking at a 60” but I want to make sure it will fit. Thanks

 

[Bfish]

The door will be the narrowest point. I've got 52" walkbehind in my 6x12. It's a pull start (to the side) and I've got plenty of room.

 

[rippinryno]

I don't know if you're going to get 60" mower inside a 6x12 enclosed. I'd love for somebody to prove me wrong but I'm just not confident. I can get a 54" hustler and a 52" wright into the enclosed with 4-5" on each side. The door probably takes off 8-10" from the inside width of the trailer.

 

[Dave. S]

I don't know if you're going to get 60" mower inside a 6x12 enclosed. I'd love for somebody to prove me wrong but I'm just not confident. I can get a 54" hustler and a 52" wright into the enclosed with 4-5" on each side. The door probably takes off 8-10" from the inside width of the trailer.

Yeah, the door makes it smaller and I just can't seem to find anything saying yes or no. Or someone who has tried.

 

[rippinryno]

If you find out the measurement of the 60" that will help.

My door is 65.5" on my trailer.

The door isn't the problem. When you open the door and the cables attache to the door while it's laying on the ground, you have to drive up the ramp. That point where the cables attached to the mounts is smaller, it is 63" right there. Now, some guys remove a cable and just use one cable, that would give you the full door width of 65.5" if you chose to do that.

 

[grass_cuttin_fool]

i had to use a 7 foot wide to get a 60 inch in

 

[The Swamp Fox]

The door isn't the problem. When you open the door and the cables attache to the door while it's laying on the ground, you have to drive up the ramp. That point where the cables attached to the mounts is smaller, it is 63" right there. Now, some guys remove a cable and just use one cable, that would give you the full door width of 65.5" if you chose to do that.

I'm new to the field myself, and am still working on fleshing out my equipment roster and trailer. That said, I've done a fair amount of research on this topic and can say that @rippinryno is definitely on point - the measurement you need to ask for / determine is the cable-to-cable measurement on the rear ramp door.

While all trailer manufacturer specs differ, I've been using the "Measurements" page on the Plain Ol' Trailers website as a rough guide since they list not only trailer exterior and interior dimensions, but also rear door dimensions and cable-to-cable widths.

For sake of reference, the 6x12 trailer rear ramp door dimensions they list for the brands they sell (Diamond Cargo and South Georgia) are 62" wide with a cable-to-cable width of 60".

Although my primary mower is a 52" stander, I'd like the flexibility to sneak a 60" ZRT onto a 6' wide trailer should the need arise. That "remove a cable" trick is a good tip and one I hadn't thought of.

 

[GSO LAWNEN4CER]

Yeah, the door makes it smaller and I just can't seem to find anything saying yes or no. Or someone who has tried.

No a 60 won't fit in a 6x12. Look at my avatar. That's a 6x12 and that hustler mower is 54. That's the widest mower that will fit. I tried a 60 at the dealer one day and it's a no go. If you want a 60 you've gotta to go up to a 7ft trailer.

 

[rippinryno]

I guess it will depend on the mower and the trailer maybe. Since my cable to cable width is 63" on my trailer, you could easily remove a cable and get a few more inches out of it, but the problem is, even at 63" you're cutting it really close on both sides, it could be done, but probably not going to be fun unloading and loading all day.

 

[Myers Lawn Care]

My 52 is a tight fit. have to be careful pulling in.

 

[Caledwen]

I have a 48' in my 6 x 12 it fits well. But if you want to be able to move around in the trailer while it's loaded you best be good at gymnastics. There is a whole lot of step on this to get to that while in weird body alignment positions. That is one reason why I say to buy bigger than you think you need. Easier to move in them, and you can outgrow that 6 x 12 fast.

 

[GSO LAWNEN4CER]

I guess it will depend on the mower and the trailer maybe. Since my cable to cable width is 63" on my trailer, you could easily remove a cable and get a few more inches out of it, but the problem is, even at 63" you're cutting it really close on both sides, it could be done, but probably not going to be fun unloading and loading all day.

Have you gone mad? That giant spring that's attached to those cables is calibrated to assist with the door lifting. If you disconnect that cable you've just screwed up your lift assist. And will probably have to take it in to a trailer dealer to have it fixed.

 

[rippinryno]

Have you gone mad? That giant spring that's attached to those cables is calibrated to assist with the door lifting. If you disconnect that cable you've just screwed up your lift assist. And will probably have to take it in to a trailer dealer to have it fixed.

If you disconnect one cable, as I've seen and known many a friends and contractors to do, the door will in fact still work. I can't tell you how many i've seen that broke due to somebody running something into it, and rather than fixing one side they left it so they had room to come in without hitting it again. You still get some assist from the other attached side, this really isn't that big of a deal if you've been around for a minute, lol.

 

[rippinryno]

I wanted to leave an update as I've successfully been hauling a Deere 60" z trak for a couple trips now.

My trailer is 6x12 enclosed. The wire to wire is 62" inches. I can carefully get a john deere 757 60" mower in the trailer. It's tight, but she fits and straps down!

If I had to do it everyday I would get a wider trailer, but for the few trips I need to haul it, it does in fact work.