Karavan Trailers - #1 Colorado Dealer

Our Karavan inventory is single-axle utility: 5x8 and 5x10 ramp gate models with fold-down sides, rated 3K GVWR, along with similar sizes as they arrive. Most of the stock sits at our Commerce City lot.

This is the light end of the market, aimed at homeowners and small crews rather than contractors moving machines.

They let you load from the side instead of only off the back. Drop a side and you can slide lumber, drywall, or fencing straight on, or throw yard waste in over a low edge instead of walking it around to the gate.

Put the sides up and you have a contained box that keeps mulch, gravel, and branches from spilling onto I-76 behind you.

Most likely yes. A 5x8 or 5x10 single-axle at 3K GVWR is inside the tow rating of common mid-size SUVs and every pickup, which is exactly why this size sells.

Two Colorado caveats: check tongue weight along with tow capacity, and remember that engines lose output with altitude, so the number on the brochure is optimistic at 5,280 feet and worse in the foothills.

At 3,000 pounds gross it is right at Colorado's threshold. C.R.S. 42-4-223 requires brakes on all wheels once a trailer reaches 3,000 pounds, so a 3K-rated trailer loaded to its rating falls under the rule.

Ask us what a specific unit is equipped with before you buy. It is a five-second question that decides whether your tow vehicle needs a controller.

Yes. Colorado titles and registers every trailer, with no size exemption. Registration is due at your county motor vehicle office within 60 days of purchase, and the state charges a $10 per month late fee after that.

The two things that kill light trailers here are magnesium chloride and neglect. The de-icer eats the wiring harness and the ground connection, which is why lights are the most common complaint we see in spring.

Rinse the underside after winter trips, keep the plug clean and dielectric-greased, check tire pressure before every haul, and repack the bearings on schedule.