| No matter how you crack it, at some point we | | | | loss of the load being hauled.* Weight |
| all need to haul a large item from one point | | | | considerations. A small, wooden trailer with |
| to another. Whether it's a homeowner cleaning | | | | a wheel system that's meant to hold only 500 |
| out a garage and needing to get rid of some | | | | pounds, cannot and should not be loaded up |
| debris, or it's a small business that needs | | | | with a ton of debris or lawn equipment. Make |
| to get equipment to a job site, hauling is a | | | | sure you know what your trailer is rated for |
| fact of life. The costs of truck purchases | | | | and follow all safety precautions.Businesses, |
| for some jobs are just too great, and this is | | | | too, often use trailer systems to help them |
| where a good utility trailer can really step | | | | get their work done. Plumbers, electricians, |
| in and save the day.A utility trailer is | | | | other construction trades and especially lawn |
| simply a platform for hauling items. It can | | | | maintenance companies rely on trailers to |
| be an elaborate add on to a vehicle that | | | | help them get from jobsite to jobsite with |
| includes safety walls and other features, or | | | | their equipment intact. The benefits of |
| it can just be a wheeled slab on which to | | | | trailers over much larger trucks for hauling |
| secure a piece of machinery or item for | | | | equipment and supplies are many. They |
| hauling. There are a number of things to | | | | include:* Increasing the capacity of a |
| consider, however, when adding a trailer onto | | | | regular work truck without having to purchase |
| a vehicle. They include:* Local laws. Many | | | | more expensive vehicles.* Ease of access of |
| states require even simple trailers to have | | | | equipment. Open trailers or even enclosed |
| their own license plates. They also require | | | | ones make it much easier for employees to get |
| lighting systems that include break lights | | | | at the equipment they need when they need it. |
| and hazards. This is for the safety of | | | | Ramps on lawn equipment trailers, for |
| everyone on the road, the hauler included.* | | | | example, are ideal for rolling equipment out |
| Proper hook up. Trailers are wonderful for | | | | when it's needed. Plus, it makes it even |
| homeowners who occasionally need to pick up | | | | easier to put equipment away after a long, |
| big items, but don't own trucks. Easy to add | | | | hot day. After all, who wants to lift a heavy |
| to a car or a small, personal use pickup | | | | lawn mower onto a truck?Utility trailers are |
| truck, trailers free their owners up from | | | | oftentimes much more affordable and |
| having to rent a big hauler or hire someone | | | | economical to keep up with than a full-sized |
| else to do the work for them. They must, | | | | truck or even a larger commercial truck. They |
| however, be hooked up safely. This means the | | | | are perfect for homeowners who need to do |
| attachment to the towing vehicle must be safe | | | | occasional hauling, great for businesses and |
| and secure and the lighting system needs to | | | | simply irreplaceable to lawn maintenance |
| be in place correctly. Doing otherwise might | | | | crews. |
| not only result in an accident, but also the | | | | |