Great review. I own one since 3 years, love it ! I have the same issue with the gates not aligning properly. I’ve solved that issue by using 4 trailer lock pins (2 for the front gate and 2 for the back gate). Since I remove both gates regularly, it’s very convenient. Cheers !
Ben, Thanks for the review. I'm looking for a trailer, HEAVY DUTY is a. must. The frame of this trailer doesn't look all that stout and the sheet metal sounds like tin, not at all that heavy. Is it Chinese? If I pull the trigger, I'm going to ask for bare metal and get it hot dipped galvanized. IMO trailers are a waste of money unless galvanized. Your feedback would be appreciated.
For what it's worth it's advertised as made in Canada, not sure that means much these days. The sheet metal is perhaps a bit thin but I haven't had issues with it. However on heavy loads of green wood the tub of the trailer wants to flex outwards which causes the doors to fall out. That's why i opted to pin the front door in place with bolts, to brace the walls, and I then use a ratchet strap to hold the walls on the rear. That would be my only personal complaint about the trailer, I wish the tubing of the frame and tub were a bit heavier. I've heard from other people on RU-vid that the Range Road trailer is built more heavy duty than the MUTS and it is also galvanized, but I don't have personal experience with it.
Thank you Bern. I'm looking at a trailer out of Idaho. Looks to be much heavier frame and sheet metal. I want a bare metal unit so I can get hot dipped galvanized. @@BenOfficial94
Not much. If it's fully loaded evenly, I can still lift the hitch quite easily. I'd guess around 100 lbs at most on an even load. Empty around half of that.
It's interesting to see how you deal with the tree when it goes wrong. It happens to us all. I'd feel happier seeing you wearing some chainsaw pants and proper chainsaw boots instead of jeans and low leather boots. Working in the bush on your own is risky especially if you have an accident. Time to invest in some proper PPE, especially if you're tackling trees that size.
🤝🤝🤝 Это в Канаде такие деревья пилишь дружище? А у нас в Росси ещё больше и выше деревья, Но есть одно Но, только простому человеку нельзя пилить, даже в личных целях, никак. Можно собирать гнилые дрова, у нас называется валежник. Зато весь лес пилят китайцы бесплатно, туда идё всё. Вывод: в стране бардак, бандитизм и воровство. Факт.
Мы также пилили бы как вы, но нам , в своей стране, собственному народу не дают это сделать наше бандитское правительство. Мы самая богатая стране в мире по запасам леса, нефти, газа, алмазов, угля и т.д.. только от этого нам ничего не дают. Цены например за газ, дороже чем где либо, как будто сами закупаем.
This video got long because ultimately this tree did not go as planned. So this video is likely not for everyone. But I thought it was more authentic to not omit content when things don't go exactly according to plan. Because that's a part of this sort of work. Thanks for watching.
Was waiting for the wind to die down and it ended up getting late, ran out of light after I felled it, will return tomorow if i have time and collect this tree for firewood, Thanks for watching.
Great to see you posting videos again. I'm just about to get back into firewood cutting again now the temperatures are a bit cooler. I see you're back wearing those leather boots, but would be good to see you in your rubber steel toe boots again when using your saw. Did you ever get a pair of the orange rubber chainsaw boots i recommended? If not your regular rubber boots would be good to see again with your pants over top to keep the sawdust out of course!
Look at the Woodland Mills Multilander model. Has a pivoting hitch, log loading function as part of the trailer, not extra. Tailgate is secured, allows the tailgate to pivot from the top when dumping or easily removed to haul longer logs. Heavy duty frame with 2000 lb. payload. It lists at $ 2,499 and includes a couple things that are extra on the Muts.
Ben, did Larry offer to refund the hitch? I just received mine and will begin putting it together tomorrow. I live in Alberta and want to use it on the farm and for transporting Hay bales. Good video!
Hello Jeff, No Larry didn't offer a refund. The trailer will work well for hay bales, I've actually put a 4' by 4.5' round bale in mine with no issues. And I'm sure you're talking about square bales, haha. Thanks for your comment.
Ben, can you still fit an 2 “ ATV hitch in the mount? Thanks for the round bale info as that is the reason I chose this trailer rather than buying a bale hauler. I wanted to do everything with my CANAM 850 year round. All the best!
I've had this same MUTS trailer since 2012... hauled a lot of firewood every year, and it's held up well... really like the walking beam design, and overall it's designed well... very efficient use of material, eg. you might look at the box hinge design (below the box) and think it looks kinda light... but so far no problems!
I see you like most home owners .don't understand..better drill that bar oiler hole out bigger on both sides and thin your oil it doesn't oil the bar properly..even on 20 inch bars let alone 24 28 32 36 .drill all your bars out..and Tapp the oilers..resess
Great job ! It looks like you found a nice bunch of dry ones & not to thick , easy to get around with a quad, I built a double axle 6 foot trailer I put a hitch on the back & pull a single axle 6 foot behind works great if you have no big hills, I just love wood cutting had to sub :)
2 years running and my gate has never jumped out. I've never even used the pins lol. Best trail I've ever had. Only issue I have is the hitch end is not long enough
