my trailer weight question????

[mudkickin4x4]

Ive been curious about this question...wondering what my trailer weighs? its a 6.5x16 dual axle car trailer, on the title it says it weighs 600 and i just think thats impossible its hauled to much heavy duty stuff with no problems to be that light, its also classified as a homemade trailer (i dont think it is tho) just thought maybe someone can help me figure it out maybe im wrong

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[Budha05STX]

Post up some pics so people can get a good guess in.

I'd prolly guess it weighs somewhere around 1600-1700#'s minimum.

When you got it, did you buy it off of someone else or a dealer? The reason for it to be classified as homemade could possibly be: A. It is homemade B. A previous owner lost the orig title C. It could have been stolen and then registered as homemade by a previous owner D. ????

[mudkickin4x4]

pictures....good idea ha, it was bought used at a dealership, it does have a vin number on it

[dirt bike dave]

FWIW, last time I checked, the twin axle car trailers you can rent at Uhaul weigh around 2,300 lbs.

[mudkickin4x4]

im guessing if it was homemade it wouldnt have a vin number correct???

[glc]

Hook it up and go out to a truck stop that has CAT scales. Weigh the rig, drop the trailer, then get a reweigh on just the truck. Should cost you about 10 bucks.

[mudkickin4x4]

well i have lived in this town my whole life (19 years) and i couldnt tell u where a truck stop is with scales haha, without driving 45 mins

[dirt bike dave]

As to the VIN#, to get it registered by your state's Department of Motor Vehicles, there has to be some kind of VIN# on it.

So the home builder had to stamp it, or they may have used an existing # that was stamped onto the tongue when they bought the tongue.

[glc]

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[MonteCarlo31]

Originally Posted by dirt bike dave

FWIW, last time I checked, the twin axle car trailers you can rent at Uhaul weigh around 2,300 lbs.

Big difference between a U haul and the one he has I'm sure.



I'd say it could be 600 lbs depending on axle, if it's a flat bed with open center, how well built it is (IE 6" or 8" channel) etc.

[dirt bike dave]

Originally Posted by MonteCarlo31

Big difference between a U haul and the one he has I'm sure.



I'd say it could be 600 lbs depending on axle, if it's a flat bed with open center, how well built it is (IE 6" or 8" channel) etc.

Sure, it could be lighter built than the Uhaul trailer. But FWIW, a good tow dolly like you rent at Uhaul is 600 - 700 lbs by itself.

IMO, it's going to be pretty hard if not impossible to build a two axle trailer that can carry a car and have the trailer weigh only 600 lbs.

Two axle assemblies and the four wheels and tires alone could easily weigh over 600 lbs, without any framing or deck.

[mudkickin4x4]

i couldnt get a picture 2day but hopefully 2moro, thanks for finding the scales glc and everyone else who posted

[APT]

dirt is on track. There is no way a double axle anything weighs 600 pounds. My 6x12' single axle no brake angle iron landscape trailer weighs 1000 pounds. 2000-2500pounds is a fair estimate. But a CAT scale is best.

[mudkickin4x4]

sorry to bring this up again, but i bought another trailer couple days ago, its a 7x20 open trailer with 3500lb axles and the title says it weighs 1900....weird???

[tjstrike]

Not weird, accurate. Unlike your other trailer. I'd say the one has been scratched or rubbed off somehow. 1,600 lbs is more like it.