I have that same trailer. The light bar across the back has rattled the wiring loose where the parking lights trip the trailer fuse on the truck. The grease cover caps on the axles were plastic, and 3 of the 4 cracked and had to be warrantied for metal ones. I have the same bounce out of mine. The empty weight is 4700 lbs. it's heavy. I find that the vibrating when driving is actually the trailer flexing up and down at opposition to each other as a result of the deck having two separate decks. Build quality is good. The engineering in the light bar leaves much to be desired. I have had mine since 2019. 17,600 GVWR. Cheers.
Midstate, can you help? Kind of a weird scenario. It's weird cus I'm asking these questions AFTER buying a trailer. I bought a very similar trailer to you. Midsota TB-22. 6 ft stationary deck plus 16 ft tilt bed. I dont have the drive on Fenders. My last trailer was a full deck tilt 7x18' 10K. The distance between the front axle of the trailer and the hitch ball is very far in my mind. If I load a 11k mini-excavator I'd like to keep the machine center of gravity just forward of the front axle, but then I have to place the boom and bucket somewhere. Even worse if I tow a Chevy 1500 it seems to me I'd need to back the Trailer on so lite bed is forward and heavy engine and front end towards the back so the engine and such is over the front axle. If I put the truck nose on first all that front half weight of the truck is on the tongue. Thoughts? I'm almost sick to my stomach. But maybe there is something I'm missing! Thank you.
Thanks for the info. Would you buy another tilt or an equipment trailer with ramps if you did it again? I’m debating on what to buy for my 259D and 35D mini.
I would buy another tilt for sure. I like the ease of loading with the tilt. With the drive over fenders and wide deck I feel like I get the best of both worlds. Surely there would be some situations where a flat deck would be handy but overall I think this tilt fits my needs better. The weight of your 259 and 35 are both well within the limits of the trailer even with some attachments.
Have you ever heard of cracking on the tongue. We are having that issue with two of ours. Very dangerous. I've also heard the same cracking issue with another company in our industry. It seems like a defect in the midsota trailer. Trying to find out more about it and came to your vid. Anyways take caution with the tongue. It will eventually fall off is my experience. Probably will never buy another one.
Funny you mention the trailer brakes…the first time I had my trailer up on jacks I look at the brake wiring and someone had cut the wiring to the rear axles! Got them reconnected and they worked like a charm
Very nice trailer buddy the drive over fenders are awesome. You made a good trade on the trailer. Heavy wheel and tire package
I have that same trailer. The light bar across the back has rattled the wiring loose where the parking lights trip the trailer fuse on the truck. The grease cover caps on the axles were plastic, and 3 of the 4 cracked and had to be warrantied for metal ones. I have the same bounce out of mine. The empty weight is 4700 lbs. it's heavy. I find that the vibrating when driving is actually the trailer flexing up and down at opposition to each other as a result of the deck having two separate decks. Build quality is good. The engineering in the light bar leaves much to be desired. I have had mine since 2019. 17,600 GVWR. Cheers.
I like this trailer. I'm considering a 22 foot tilt trailer but got to get the coins together, first. Enjoyed a full-watch. 👍🏽🙂
Midstate, can you help? Kind of a weird scenario. It's weird cus I'm asking these questions AFTER buying a trailer. I bought a very similar trailer to you. Midsota TB-22. 6 ft stationary deck plus 16 ft tilt bed. I dont have the drive on Fenders. My last trailer was a full deck tilt 7x18' 10K. The distance between the front axle of the trailer and the hitch ball is very far in my mind. If I load a 11k mini-excavator I'd like to keep the machine center of gravity just forward of the front axle, but then I have to place the boom and bucket somewhere. Even worse if I tow a Chevy 1500 it seems to me I'd need to back the Trailer on so lite bed is forward and heavy engine and front end towards the back so the engine and such is over the front axle. If I put the truck nose on first all that front half weight of the truck is on the tongue. Thoughts? I'm almost sick to my stomach. But maybe there is something I'm missing! Thank you.
Thanks for the info. Would you buy another tilt or an equipment trailer with ramps if you did it again? I’m debating on what to buy for my 259D and 35D mini.
I would buy another tilt for sure. I like the ease of loading with the tilt. With the drive over fenders and wide deck I feel like I get the best of both worlds. Surely there would be some situations where a flat deck would be handy but overall I think this tilt fits my needs better. The weight of your 259 and 35 are both well within the limits of the trailer even with some attachments.
Have you ever heard of cracking on the tongue. We are having that issue with two of ours. Very dangerous. I've also heard the same cracking issue with another company in our industry. It seems like a defect in the midsota trailer. Trying to find out more about it and came to your vid. Anyways take caution with the tongue. It will eventually fall off is my experience. Probably will never buy another one.
I haven’t heard about that but I will definitely be checking all my trailers now!
Trailer brakes don’t work very good with bobcat on it and the toolbox is total garbage
Funny you mention the trailer brakes…the first time I had my trailer up on jacks I look at the brake wiring and someone had cut the wiring to the rear axles! Got them reconnected and they worked like a charm