> Is the contents of your trailer worth your MB or your health ?

I take it there's not much snow in your neighborhood?

While your question is valid, the risk is far from insurmountable if done properly. Around here people pull trailers into snow country regularly. There are many that pack snow mobiles and quads into long trailers and then take them up and down roads of all types without major problems. Of course trucks of all sizes pull trailers over all kinds of conditions. Respect for the environment is crucial. If this were a high risk, there would be lots and lots of carnage. There is some.

> I wouldn't attempt it without a trailer brake.

Agreed, and I’m thinking that studded tires for the trailer might be practical as well.

I’d like to know if a 2 axle trailer is more stable than a 1 axle trailer on icy roads. I’d think the bigger contact area would be a plus. Of course the downside would be higher fuel consumption. It's also posible that the traler brake may be overkill for the load with 2 axles. I wouldn't want the trailer to lock the wheels easily if the designers assume a full load when setting the stopping force.

I'm not going to be hauling that much weight. The weight of the trailer + maybe 1000 lbs of load so probably about 2500-3000 lbs total.