SXS / UTV Trailer Buying and the questions you should ask yourself

Learn from my mistakes and consider watching this video before you invest in a trailer. These are must knows! It doesn't matter if your buying a snowmobile trailer, flatbed trailer, or an enclosed trailer set up. Knowing this before you buy applies to all trailers. Check links below for great tie down straps and hitches.

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[dawsmik]

You may also consider where the axel is on the trailer so it is properly balanced when the utv is loaded.

[scottg]

Get wider than you think you need, longer than you think you need and dual axles with brakes. Put etrack on the bed of the trailer and secure all 4 wheels to the etrack.
You want to have enough room for coolers, firewood, gas cans etc on your trailer with the machine loaded.
I have a 16 foot tandem axle PJ trailer that is 80 inches wide for my CanAm Defender Max Limited. It pulls like a dream and has plenty of space.

[MrRod]

I have same PJ trailer without drop for my golf cart. Real nice trailers.

[dennisholle]

Great infomation! Thanks for the info.

[utahlakewaterfowlassociati]

only thing i seen i wouldve done was gone too tandom axles with each axle rated at 3500 lbs reason is, is because if you have a blow out, your not going to have a trailer behind you out of control during any haul.

[mariomelendrez]

Thank you for the info! Every video you post is a time consuming one, because I know you’ve done your homework

[jacklandismcgowan]

Thanks for the information. 👍Looking to purchase a trailer for towing my Suzuki Samurai.

[danburch]

As for brakes, check state laws. Some states require brakes for 1500lbs GVWR while others say 2000 lbs, 3000 lbs, 3500 lbs.. One state only requires brakes on 5th wheel/goose neck trailers. Cross state lines and you could be ticketed. Your home state rules don't apply when it comes to trailers.

[RDA]

Buy wider than you think you need. If your machine is 72" wide and the trailer is 6.5 feet wide, you expect a few inches on each side, but its always so much tighter than expected. I would go 7 feet wide if I were to redo it. On my 6.5 footer, I've got maybe an inch on each side so my aim has to be perfect.

[TheBandit]

With no brakes, that trailer is illegal in every state I know of.
California and Nevada 1500 lbs needs brakes. 2000 for Utah and 3000 for Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado 3000.
Break away brakes are also required.

[b.k]

Good Job Doug, can this be true with Aircraft tires and towing?

[drillsergeant]

It’s not the weight of what you’re hauling, it’s the total weight of the trailer & what you’re hauling.

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[danlux]

In Ontario it’s “If your trailer has a gross trailer weight, vehicle and load of 1, 360 kilograms or more, it must have brakes strong enough to stop and hold the trailer.”

[grayman]

You have the majority of the weight ahead of your axle, which places all the weight on your tongue, not a good idea for towing.i would guess you have over 1000lbs on your tongue. First thing you should know is how to load your trailer.