3.6 m Furniture Trailer

Where the three metre body runs out, this one keeps going. The 3.6 m furniture removal trailer publishes a 3 595 mm floor and a 1 920 mm inside width, a full 200 mm wider between the sides than its shorter sibling, on the same 760 mm side height and the same 1 000 kg payload plate. TRAILERS SA lists both of the builds the manufacturer publishes, single axle and tandem axle, and both are braked.

Why the extra 595 mm changes the job

Length alone is not the point. A 1 920 mm inside width takes a double door fridge and a two seater couch beside each other instead of one behind the other, and it swallows a queen base without angling it. Combined with the longer floor, that is roughly the difference between two trips and one on a small flat move.

What the furniture removal trailer is made of

Body and floor panels are 1.6 mm corrosion resistant electro-galvanised sheet steel, pressed into a U-shaped floor so the panel adds stiffness to the chassis instead of just sitting on it. Ground clearance is 220 mm and the overall width stays at 2 020 mm, which keeps the trailer inside a normal traffic lane behind a bakkie.

• 3 595 mm body length, 1 920 mm inside width
• 760 mm sides with a front rail
• 1.6 mm electro-galvanised body and floor
• U-shaped floor pressing
• Lashing lugs on both body sides
• Run-in brakes on both builds
• Spare wheel included, sized to the build

Single axle against tandem axle

These are two separate trailers in the manufacturer listing, not one trailer with a tick box. The single axle build runs one 1 600 kg axle on a 1 530 mm centre, ten blade leaf springs and 185 x 14 inch wheels, and weighs 520 kg empty. The tandem runs two 1 100 kg Rubax rubber sprung axles on a 1 590 mm centre with 165 x 13 inch wheels, and weighs 580 kg.

Both are plated for 1 000 kg of load. The tandem does not carry more, so choose it for the way it behaves rather than for capacity: a long body on two axles pitches less over dips, tracks straighter at speed with a tall load aboard, and gives you a second wheel on each side if a tyre goes down on a farm road.

Published specification

Payload, braking and the law

At 1 520 kg and 1 580 kg gross these are firmly in braked territory, and both builds publish run-in brakes to match. Subtract the tare and you have 1 000 kg of published load in either case. What you may tow, what braking is required and which licence you hold are matters for the National Road Traffic Act and its regulations rather than for a supplier claim.

Look up your tow vehicle rating as well. A loaded tandem build is 1 580 kg on the ball, and a good many double cabs are rated below that for an unbraked trailer and only a little above it for a braked one. The National Road Traffic Act regulations set the trailer side of that equation; the manufacturer plate on your vehicle sets the other.

Choosing between the two lengths

Take the shorter 3 m furniture trailer if storage space at home is tight and most of your loads are boxes and appliances, because it gives up nothing on payload and is 490 mm shorter overall. Take this one if wardrobes, headboards and long couches are the reason you are buying. The furniture trailers category also carries the small unbraked Mini for lighter work.

Why the price sits where it does

This is not a light open trailer with sides bolted on. The published figures behind the price are a braked axle assembly, ten blade springs or twin rubber sprung axles, a 1 520 to 1 580 kg gross plate, galvanised body and floor panels rather than painted thin sheet, and a spare wheel supplied. A cheaper trailer is a lighter one, which is fine until the load is heavy and the road is not.

Delivery, warranty and how to order

Both builds clear R20 000, so delivery is free, and collection from our Hartswater yard is always an option. We are a retailer rather than the builder, so the cover is the builder warranty, which we administer on your behalf, with the terms set out on our warranty page. Send us your load list and your tow vehicle through the request a quote form and we will confirm the published figures in writing before anything is paid.