Rent trailers from TRULAND at Wauseon, OH and Angola, IN. Hauling equipment, materials and machines for farm, contractor and personal projects.
Work from the actual weight and dimensions of what you are hauling, including attachments, fuel and anything in a bucket, then compare it against both the trailer rating and your tow vehicle's capacity. The lower of the two is your real limit. Remember the trailer's own weight counts against your tow capacity. Call us with the machine or material you are moving and your tow vehicle and we will point you at the right trailer.
Equipment to and from a job site. Tractors, skid steers, mini excavators, mowers and attachments. Materials such as lumber, block, gravel, mulch, hay and fencing. Machines going to the shop for service. Household and farm moves. Debris and cleanup runs.
Renting a trailer makes sense when the haul is occasional, when what you are moving is larger than your usual trailer, or when your own trailer is out of service and the job cannot wait.
Two numbers control everything. The trailer's rating, and what your tow vehicle can legally and safely pull. The lower of the two is your real limit, and people routinely overload by assuming the trailer rating is the only one that counts.
Remember that the trailer's own weight counts against your tow capacity. A heavy equipment trailer uses a meaningful share of your rating before you load anything on it. Work from the actual weight of the machine or material, including attachments, fuel and any load in a bucket, rather than a guess.
Check your hitch, ball size, coupler and receiver rating as a system. The weakest component sets the limit, and a correctly rated truck with an undersized ball or hitch is still an undersized setup. Confirm your electrical connector type too, since a trailer you cannot light or brake is not going anywhere.
Weight distribution controls whether the trailer tracks or sways. Roughly sixty percent of the load should sit ahead of the trailer axles. Too far back and the trailer sways dangerously at speed, which is the single most common cause of trailer accidents. Too far forward and you overload the hitch and lighten the steering on your tow vehicle.
Secure everything with rated straps or chains at the proper angles, using enough points for the load. Equipment gets tied at four corners with the parking brake set and any attachment lowered onto the deck. Loose material gets covered so it does not come off on the road.
Walk around and check your load after the first few miles. Straps settle and chains loosen as the load shifts into place, and the first stop is where you catch it.
Everything takes longer with a trailer behind you. Stopping distance grows, especially loaded and especially downhill. Leave far more following room than usual, brake earlier, and slow down before turns rather than in them.
Check tires, lights and brakes before you leave. Trailer tires fail more often than truck tires because they sit for long periods, and a blowout with a loaded trailer at speed is hard to control. Verify that brake lights, turn signals and any trailer brakes actually work before you pull out.
Take swing and height into account. Trailers cut corners tighter than your truck does, and low bridges, wires and overhangs catch equipment that a truck alone clears. Know your loaded height.
Farms moving equipment between fields and to the shop, contractors hauling machines and materials, landscapers, property owners on a project or a move, and anyone with a load that exceeds what their own trailer is rated for.
Available at Wauseon, 419-335-7368, and Angola, 260-665-5820.
Work from the actual weight and dimensions of what you are hauling, including attachments, fuel and anything in a bucket, then compare it against both the trailer rating and your tow vehicle's capacity. The lower of the two is your real limit. Remember the trailer's own weight counts against your tow capacity. Call us with the machine or material you are moving and your tow vehicle and we will point you at the right trailer.
Put roughly sixty percent of the weight ahead of the trailer axles. Load too far back and the trailer sways at highway speed, which causes more trailer accidents than anything else. Load too far forward and you overload the hitch and lighten the steering on your tow vehicle. Secure with rated straps or chains at proper angles, and recheck the load after the first few miles because straps settle as things shift into place.
It depends on the weight of the loaded trailer and the requirements in your state, and heavier trailers generally require them. Beyond the legal question, brakes matter practically, because stopping distance grows substantially with a loaded trailer and the situation gets worse downhill. Before you leave, confirm that trailer brakes, brake lights and turn signals actually work, and check that your vehicle has the right connector.
A tow vehicle rated for the loaded weight, a hitch and ball of the correct size and rating, a receiver rated for the load, and the right electrical connector. Check the whole system, since the weakest component sets your limit and a correctly rated truck with an undersized ball is still undersized. Call ahead with your vehicle and hitch details. Wauseon 419-335-7368, Angola 260-665-5820.
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