Thread 28492881

What's the best trailer manufacturer? Does it matter, or should I just get something cheap if in decent condition?

>>28492881 (OP)
A: cheapest shit on Craigslist/Facebook that fits your needs
B: whoever can offer and fulfill warranty work in your area.

This is because in the first 5 years issues with trailers will arise with heavy use. After that, they're usually good to go for many decades. So either brand new w/ warranty or something old and well used for proof of build quality.

>>28492881 (OP)
East & Great Dane

>>28492881 (OP)
What type of trailer are you looking at specifically? Most of the manufacturer built trailers will be built similarly comparable to their weight rating capacity. Some of the super light car trailers are kinda dogshit, you usually get what you pay for on those. I have a couple dually tandem trailers one 30' and another 24' that have both been good. The 30' is a T&R and the 24' is a Norris. Also bought a Tophat dump trailer new. Used ones around here were either beat to shit or priced like new, so I bought new. Also have several stock trailers and car trailers as well. They all require maintenance once in a while. Think about how badly you will be abusing it and get one with a heavy enough frame to handle it.

>>28494886
Also get what your truck will handle. It's better to get a trailer rated for 14k than a trailer rated for 7k that you might push near the limit a few times a year. Bigger axles, hubs, frame, etc. are always better, and a good trailer is really a "buy once cry once" sort of deal.

Also yeah specialized trailers like dumps are great, but a good 8x20 flatbed is like using a wrench like a hammer. Not always ideal, but it'll do in a pinch.

>>28495104
>a good trailer is really a "buy once cry once" sort of deal.
Then why do I have 7?

>>28496539
>Then why do I have 7?
Lol. I know that feel bro. I have 10 useable trailers and two more car trailers that need completely rebuilt that were just given to me...

>>28492881 (OP)
Make sure to inspect and grease the wheel bearings.
I see a lot of stranded trailers with missing wheels on the side of the road.

>>28492881 (OP)
I gave up trying to find a trailer since all the beat to shit ones on marketplace were overpriced and all the new ones at Lowe's were already rusty, so I built one myself.

>>28497567
>I built one myself.
You mean you assembled one from Harbor Freight?

>>28497991
Yea

>>28497567
Those harbor freight trailers are worthless scrap heaps.

>>28492881 (OP)
Just look at what the commercial outfits are running if you want something heavy duty. Check your local auction places like Ritchie Bros. You can get cheap, well built trailers that would be mint with a little TLC.

>>28492881 (OP)
Nothing made in Georgia. They're all made by spics out of scrap steel and pumped out as fast as possible with little to no QC.

>>28498098
It's my worthless scrap heap though

>>28498181
Literally useless. What does that hold, 500lbs tops? Should have just looked somewhere besides Lowe's.

>>28498449
It's the 1750 pound trailer

>>28496539
If you have 7 trailers you're either very well off or an EBT recipient. There's almost never any in-between.

>tfw don't have dedicated car haulers and dump trailers

>>28499095
I'd kill for a dump trailer.

>>28499095
I wouldn't overload those ramps, they're really only made for mowers and atvs.

>>28499853
>I'd kill for a dump trailer.
You know you can trade cash money for one right? No need to get all murderous and stuff...

>>28497567
>flimsy ass 4x8 folding wall mount trailer
>tongue jack
how fucking weak are you

>>28501163
Well it's got to have something to hold up the front end when it's not hooked up to a vehicle, and I've learned the hard way that it doesn't matter how strong you think you are if you have a fucked up spine

>>28498125
I believe you, a factory down there shat this lawn tractor out.

>>28492881 (OP)
for the euros that might visit this thread
I recommend Brian James
Ive heard Ifor Williams is good, but I dont have any experience with those