Good Deal or Not?

[BurbLover]

An employee of a clients that I've know n for about 3 years has a nice trailer for sale. Here are the specs:\

- Year: ?
- Size: 18' Wood deck, 2' Dovetail, 4' tongue
- Axles: (2) 7000 lb axles
- Tires: NEW LT235/85/16s
- Brakes: Working brakes on both axles & emergency break-away setup
- Wood is in excellent shape.
- Center mounted front jack with folding crank arm.
- Reinforced diamond plate fenders.
- Front 12" railing.
- Asking: $2100

So, is this a good deal? Anything that I should check on? Thanks. I've never bought a heavy duty trailer so know nothing about the process.

BTW, he owened a Masonry business & used the trailer to haul sand/bricks/blocks, etc for work.

 

[Pookster]

Those are some pretty big tires?

is that a GVWR of 14000 then? Or 7000? I've not seen many 14000GVWR trailers that are that short... but then with those big tires... Could be?

 

[BurbLover]

Yup, 14000 total. I checked it out today. Even says so on a mfr tag up front.

It may have been a custom order as he used is specifcally for hauling cement blocks & bricks.

 

[Pookster]

Sounds like a good price then. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I paid that much for mine new, but it was a 7k max.

 

[chevyracing]

Doesn't sound too bad Mark. What kind of axles are they, spring or torsion? I am a big fan of the torsion axles as you know. Is that an 18 foot deck plus the 2 foot dove or a 16 foot deck plus the 2 foot dove?

John

 

[BurbLover]

It's 18' deck plus 2' dovetail. Not sure on the axle type, but I can chech the next time I'm in the area. Might be a week or so.

Since the owner really isn't trying to actively sell it, I think it'll be there for a few months waiting for me to get some $$ together.

 

[Pookster]

I didnt even know they made torsen trailer axles.

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

That's exactly what my trailer is, 14k gvwr, 18+2, and I just paid $2650 for it brand new in May.