little to much for me... no were to keep it! Besides i need to be able to haul teh tractor also.

 

I'd definitely go with a goose-neck. Don't know about NC, but up here, the DOT is really getting prickish about trailering, and unless you have all the weight distributing gear on your truck and trailer, that 8,000 lb load on a bumper pull trailer will land you a stiff fine (your truck is only rated for a 5,000 lb trailer without it). And God forbid you're in an accident and not "legal". It'll be your fault no matter the circumstances because your truck was "overloaded" and you'll open yourself to being sued due to your "negligence". The goose-neck is weight distributing by design and allows you to tow at your truck's max GCWR without all the added hassle.

 

Personally I would rather get a GN instead of a BP. If I were to get a new trailer it would be a GN. I highly doubt that I would ever buy another BP. They are nice for a small tractor or car, but when you have a 8k truck on there it is another story. Also, a BP deck over is very easy to take a load out if you blow a tire. I personally will pull any trailer but if I have the option it would be a GN over a BP any day.

 

I like brute trailers

 

When looking for a trailer 7k or 10k always male sur:
1) the coupler is rated higher than the trailer
2) Frame should be 12 I Beam 14# is ok on a 7K trailer but a 10K should have 19#.
3) cross members for the floor should be on 16" centers
4) The trailer should come with New tires (believe it they will try anything)
5) Make sure advertised axles are actually under the trailer not a chinese copy or another brand ( I had a salesman in my office selling a dexter copy from china, I could buy 2 axles for the price of one actual Dexter. I asked about warranty, he said it all goes through Bejing, so I replied "so there is no warranty" then he left). He was bragging about all the trailer outfits that were switching to his axles, I said sorry not us.
6) 2 jacks should be standard IMO but some don't do it that way.
7) they should let you pull it before you buy to make sure the brakes all work correctly, and to make sure it pulls straight, that is a big one. Also the crown in the road does not make it pull crooked so don;t buy that line. The other thing I would do is manually lock the brakes by hand when you are moving, there are outfits that use chinese parts and they back off the brakes to cut warranty issues down. I have personally seen this in several brand new trailers with less than 50 miles on them, they were both 10K and 7K also several 8K's too.
These are a few things I have run into fixing other peoples trailers at my shop, there are good trailers out there but there is an awful lot of junk so be careful. Hope this helps

 

THANKS!!! It's looking like its gonna be teh Hudson Deck Over or teh Goose.

 

check with doolittle or pace they make very good trailers we have a 30' and also buddy just ordered a 48'

 

GO with a gooseneck

BUT....
go 25' deck and 5' beaver.... reason for this is when you load the truck and get it nice and level with the tow rig the rear of your truck will be in the way of the flip over ramps (if applicable) then you have to pull the truck all the way forward, flip the ramps then back up to get it level. trust me I know, it gets old quick)

Corn Pro
PJ
BIG TEX
GATOR MADE

when I go for another trailer its going to be a 35' tandem dual trailer. I should have bought one in the first place