- Northern Industrial Utility Trailer - 40in. x 48in.

I purchased this trailer and assembled it.It is easy to put together and great quality.Comment for Amazon: The description of this product originally stated free shipping but the shipping was not free and the seller worked with Amazon to correct the issue with the product description but I still had to pay the shipping fee.Once the trailer is assembled you will find that in order to use it, depending on your state, you may need to spend a significant amount of time and money in addition to the cost of a trailer to put it on the road.I live in Pennsylvania and this is what I discovered:* All kit trailers in Pennsylvania must under go an enhanced inspection at a special service station. I called several stations and this costs between $120 - $240+ and some of the inspection stations have long waiting lists. The cost according to one mechanic was mostly due to the complexity and time it takes to fill out the paperwork.* The inspection station is required to fill out a 6 page form, take pictures of the trailer and submit these to PENNDOT. The process is more geared to inspecting motor vehicles but somehow also applies to kit trailers.* The inspection station informed me that the fenders were not up to par in Pennsylvania and that I would need to purchase mudflaps for the wheels or find another way to extend the fenders by 7 inches. I am unable to find a reference to tell me exactly how to know this ahead of time. This was not difficult but it did take extra time and I had to purtrchase and modify mudflaps for the trailer.* I will had to pay another $90 in fees to get the plate, title and registration for it.* It took about 60 days for a Pennsylvania State VIN plate and license plate to arrive.My experience is that if you live in Pennsylvania, you need to consider whether or not you are willing to wait a few months to be able to use the trailer and if you are willing to pay more for shipping, inspections and regulatory fees than the trailer actually costs.

The trailer has built in stake Pockets and the frame is well built. The bearings and wheel assembly are already grease packed and ready to tap in place. I bent the wheel hub cap/cover assembly slightly when finishing, but it is a thin metal cap (no big deal.) The unit’s bolt holes were well aligned as I did not need to re-drill anything. The unit was almost perfectly square, which surprised me very much and could be easily explained by the proper hole patterns. All the parts were included and better yet, they were the correct parts. I spent another day adding an OSB bed and sides to make a small carrying trailer. I will coat the trailer tomorrow to use out hunting – to carry a tent, cloths, guns, food, etc. The true measurements are 40” by 48” and it is well built. My wife and I completed this building project in two (2) hours (no more or no less.) The instructions did not go into great detail, but detailed enough to build this unit. It is RED and built tough. It will be utilized to tow behind a 650 Artic Cat while hunting in the deep woods of the Nevada Mountains.

Can't beat this trailer for the price. Assembly is easy and the trailer is easy to finish. My only gripe is the side rails are not flush with the cross rails, which means without routing down the edges of your base it will flair up at the sides. I don't realistically expect that level of finish out of a trailer of this price though. On the positive side there are plenty of existing bolt holes and slots to build up the base and sides. Right now I use this as a utility trailer with my Fiat 500. The biggest thing I currently haul on it is my Honda Grom (which did require extending the base a little.)This trailer is also small enough to move and carry by yourself. I threw some casters on the end so I can flip it up and roll it through my gate into my back yard. The downside of it being light is it bounces without much weight in it. I threw one of my toolboxes pretty far once during a test run over some bumps. If I know I'm going to be hauling something light I'll throw a few sandbags in it so things are less likely to bounce out.I uploaded the designs I did for the sides and base:(...)

Assembly was a challenge. Tool placement is a concern. Tires came with pre-assembled hubs - while pre-greasing & assembling the hubs made it easier to ship the tires, having to take everything apart to reassemble them appropriately on the axle wasn't pleasant. (Make sure you own a hub cap/dust cap hammer - you'll have to remove the dust cap to deal with them.) Electrical installation wasn't fun, either.And, make no mistake - if you put sides on the trailer, you won't have a 40" x 48" bed, as the "stake pockets" are just holes in the frame suitable for 1"x4" lumber. You'll have to ensure that you've notched your plywood bed appropriately to use the "stake pockets", as well.With all that said, though, it's a handy little trailer. My 4'x8' folding trailer finally gave up the ghost after 15 years of use, and as I don't really do as much yard work as I did then, a smaller trailer was in order. This fits the bill, especially for the money. If you don't mind skinned knuckles and a bit of creative woodwork, it's worth it.