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PersonColin21
30/3/2021 at 8:01pm
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That looks a handy bit of kit. Being taller like that should make it easier to see if you try to reverse it.

As has been said though 10 inch wheels to tend to make trailers a bit more bouncy, and they do revolve quicker leading to increased bearing wear. If you keep the speed down though it shouldn't be a problem. My trailer has 10 inch wheels but then I don't usually go far with it. The tip is only two miles away and it's 30 mph speed limits all the way there. It doesn't get used for much else.



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I never even attempted to back up the 5x3 trailer we used. It was far easier to just unhook the thing and shove it where it was needed. I couldnt see it in the mirrors, and couldnt get my head high enough into the roof of the car to see the tail end out of the back window. That also had 10inch wheels, and was absolutely fine.

The 8 x 5 builders trailer i had, on the other hand, could be backed onto a tanner.


PersonColin21
31/3/2021 at 7:11pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 31/3/2021
I never even attempted to back up the 5x3 trailer we used. It was far easier to just unhook the thing and shove it where it was needed. I couldnt see it in the mirrors, and couldnt get my head high enough into the roof of the car to see the tail end out of the back window. That also had 10inch wheels, and was absolutely fine.

The 8 x 5 builders trailer i had, on the other hand, could be backed onto a tanner.


Likewise Mick, it's not even worth trying to reverse those little trailers as it's virtually impossible when you can't see it. I never reverse mine, I always unhook it.


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I must admit I've got 10 inch wheels which are repurposed wheels off a mini. They were good enough for mini coopers to win rallies so maybe they might just manage on my 5 x 3 trailer.


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Another option is the standard Erder/Daxara trailer with the hard top. Very secure, can also accommodate bars for a roofbox or bikes and fairly weather proof.


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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 30/3/2021
I would walk away and go for a 13” Wheel Box Trailer like the Lider box trailer that I mentioned earlier in this post.


The Lider trailers look good but the unbraked option they do seems very heavy giving under 400 kg of available load capacity which although might fit many seems rather low compared to many others.


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Yep anttech, even the braked version of the Lider 35920 the 35930 is only rated to 750kg although the payload is up from 358kg to 391kg which is still quite limiting for such a large trailer.

That’s why at the time I was interested in the SARIS DV135 slightly larger than the Lider for the same price, but with an overkill load capacity off 920kg.

Even my little Lider Alicante 750kg trailer can take a payload of 535kg and that’s after factoring in the ABS Lid, RoofRack, 520lt Ultra-Box 3 RoofBox, Trailer Tongue Box, Jockey wheel, and Spare Wheel inc carrier.

To be fair it would be neigh on impossible to get 535kg of camping kit into my trailer, it’s pretty stuffed with just 340kg of kit.

Always room for a good few cases of wine for the return journey though.


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