What is the Best Wood Hauling Trailer?

Need a small trailer for hauling firewood or timber for milling? Here are some top recommendations

Are you looking for an ATV or UTV trailer for hauling logs from the brush for firewood processing or milling for lumber? 

There are a lot of great wood hauling trailers on the market, but only a few are designed specifically for hauling wood, with easy options for dumping, loading and unloading logs or rounds.

So what matters when you're shopping for a trailer and what should you look out for? This guide will help you find the best trailer that will be mounted to your ATV, so let's get into it.

What makes a good wood hauling trailer?

So what elements are best for a trailer that will be transporting your pine logs or stacks of firewood throughout your property? Let's get into it:

• • Box Volume: ATV trailers are designed with capacity in mind, and you need enough space in the box to fit logs or stacks of firewood rounds within its walls. Check the capacity, box volume and dimensions to see if it suits your needs.

  • Payload Capacity: You need a trailer that fits the weight of your cargo. Firewood is incredibly dense, a single cord of green hardwood can weigh thousands of pounds, depending on moisture content. If you're planning on harvest loads of heavy trees from your land, then get a trailer that fits the payload size you plan on hauling.

  • Loading/Unloading Methods: Some trailers feature a dump box design with a winch that can be used to lift and dump cargo. Others feature removable side rails or box walls for easy loading and unloading. Depending on your cargo, you may need a combination of these elements, whether you're side loading logs or dumping from the rear of the box.

  • Single Axle or Tandem Axle: Single axle trailers, that's trailers with two tires on a single axle, are great budget friendly choices with smaller box designs. Tandem axle trailers, or walking beam, which have four axles, offer more stability and larger sizes of boxes. Woodland Mills offers tandem-axle trailers with a rotating ball coupler, so even if your trailer tips your ATV will stay upright.

What is the best tailer for hauling wood for my needs?

So let's get into the best trailers to attach to your ATV for hauling wood, whether you're going off-roading in the winter or navigating rough trails for seasonal cleanup, these models offer a great deal of relief for landowners who need a way to haul heavy cargo. These represent the best ideas for your wood hauling needs:

For landowners who want to haul whole logs

Your needs: You plan on harvesting and hauling entire trees to bring back to your property for the purpose of milling on your portable sawmill. You need a trailer that can easily load and unload these timbers easily, so you can focus on the fun part: milling.

Our recommendation: The Woodland Mills Multilogger is a great ATV trailer designed specifically for hauling whole logs. Great for sawyers, it's minimal design is engineered to reduce costs while offering a trailer expressly for landowners wanting to bring logs to their sawmill, or need whole timbers for other purposes.

With a 2,000 lb payload capacity, this trailer securely contains your logs, with a stake-bed design to securely hold your logs and move them to your sawmill setup. It's sturdy twin-axle design with a laminated twin-rail chassis is durable and flourishes in rugged off-road environments.

For landowners who want to haul firewood and whole logs

Your needs: You need a trailer for hauling both loose loads of wood, like stacks of firewood, as well as entire logs. You need a utilitarian trailer with a high payload capacity, and would prefer something with a high level of stability when doing off-roading on your acreage.

Our recommendation: For secure loads of loose firewood or stacks of logs, we recommend the Woodland Mills Multilander Off-Road ATV Dump Trailer. This multipurpose trailer is capable of hauling up to 2,000 lbs, with a winch capable of matching it for dumping heavy loads. If you want to ensure your cargo is secure consider a custom-fitted trailer cover that straps down to keep loose loads contained even on bumpy trails.

The Multilander is furthermore built for unique side-loading and hauling of large logs, with a removable tailgates and exclusive lift and lock folding side walls. Use the included winch to roll logs into the trailer bed, and haul them anywhere you need.

For landowners who want to haul just firewood or other loose loads

Your needs: You need a cart for hauling firewood, gravel, dirt or other loose cargo. You need something stronger and more durable than a plywood wagon, you need a heavy duty off-road ATV dump trailer with a lowering tailgate for dumping cargo across your property.

Our recommendation: The Woodland Mills Pathlander ATV Dump Trailer is a reliable model, great for hauling loads of loose cargo around your land. Picture this: You need to haul a cord of firewood from point A to point B. The Woodlander is a trusted model, well-respected by landowners who rely on its 1,000 lb capacity to safely transport their goods.

The Pathlander is a lighter, single-axle design, great for landowners on a budget who still need a piece of heavy duty equipment. Consider this model if you want to do off-road cargo carrying and want something smaller to fit on the back of your ATV.