6 Dog Trailer

Six compartments on one non-braked axle, with a choice of four factory fitments, is the short description of the 6 Dog Trailer. The base trailer covers most buyers. From there you can add jerrycan holders on the A-frame, a steel roofrack, or a roofrack together with a luggage nosecone. TRAILERS SA is a retailer, not the factory, so every figure below is the published builder figure for this model.

6 Dog Trailer published specifications

These figures are published for the trailer itself and are the same across all four fitments. Anything the builder does not publish has been left off rather than estimated.

The four fitments explained

Pick the fitment from the dropdown above. Tare, GVM and payload are published as the same across all four.

• Base: the standard six compartment trailer with roof vents, LED lights and spare wheel
• Jerrycan holders: two padlockable jerrycans mounted on the front A-frame
• Roofrack: a steel roof rack of 2124 x 999 x 380 mm, with clearance for the roof vents to open
• Roofrack and nosecone: the same rack plus a luggage nosecone for extra storage

Standard features on every unit

• Body from 0.9 mm corrosion resistant rigidised electro galvanised sheet steel
• Six compartments separated by internal partitions
• Six padlockable doors with adjustable sliding vents
• Mesh hole in each compartment floor for cleaning
• Weather proof sprung roof mounted air vents with mesh covers, and the trailer can be supplied without roof vents
• Formed top hat sections in the sides to prevent drumming and vibration
• Multi function LED lights, steel number plate panel and a robust number plate light
• Padlockable front mounted spare wheel bracket, spare wheel 165 x 13 inch included
• Adjustable jockey wheel and coated cast alloy door hinges

Towing, payload and the 750 kg line

GVM is 700 kg and tare is 300 kg, so the published payload is 400 kg. Because GVM stays below 750 kg the trailer is not required to carry brakes, which keeps the tow simple and the maintenance list short. Remember that anything you bolt on or load onto the roofrack comes out of that 400 kg, so a full nosecone and two jerrycans of fuel eat into it quickly. The rules that govern towing, licensing and trailer mass are in the National Road Traffic Act.

Where it sits between the four and eight dog models

Against the 4 Dog Trailer, this one is 740 mm longer in the body, 50 mm wider inside and 80 kg heavier empty, and it gives you two extra compartments for the same 700 kg GVM. The trade off is payload: 400 kg here against 480 kg on the shorter trailer. If you run a larger pack, or you want the roofrack and nosecone options, this is the model that carries them. The eight dog model is the next step up and moves to a braked axle.

Who runs a six dog box

Bird shooters with a full team of pointers, farmers running a hunting pack, and kennels that transport in numbers are the buyers we see most. The jerrycan fitment tends to go to people who travel far from a filling station, and the roofrack earns its place when kennels, feed and camping kit have to travel with the dogs. The rest of the range is on the dog trailers category page.

Living with the trailer

Six mesh floor holes mean the whole box can be washed down in one go. Sliding vents on each door let you tune airflow per compartment rather than for the trailer as a whole, which helps when one dog runs hot and another does not. If you order without roof vents the builder can supply it that way. Galvanised sheet steel and cast alloy hinges are the parts that decide how the trailer looks in five years, so rinse the salt and mud off after a trip.

Buying, delivery and warranty

Every fitment on this page clears the R20 000 mark, so delivery is free to any address in South Africa. The delivery page explains the handover. Collection from Hartswater remains open to anyone who prefers to inspect first. The builder warranty applies to the trailer, and we administer it on your behalf, with the cover set out on the warranty page. For a written price on several units, or a fitment combination not listed, use the quote request form.