92 3500 or 90 350

[Soundguy]

It might be best if you decided on a quality manufacturer and had a trailer made to your order. I bought a Diamond C Fleetneck trailer ten years ago and had it custom built. Specified what I wanted and they built it. Checked it out when the frame was being welded together. Only change I would have made is to have built a 32' trailer instead of the 28' I had built. Also have 12,000# axles instead of the 10,000# axles usually found. The trailer has a GVWR of 24,000#'s.

custom would blow the price up so high for me I'll be stuck with a bumper pull.

that 32'er will work once they get it in stock and I look it over.. only need 28 min.. but 32 is nice.

soundguy

 

[JESSE1]

I know what you mean about price. I considered getting a new trailer last fall. Priced out a 32' basically like the one I have and it was going to be over $11,000. Decided that I'll just have to make do with the one I have, maybe make an extra load with hay.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. I'd like to pay for one of the 2 25'ers I found under 4k$.. but I'd really prefer the 32'er.. at almost 2x the price.

don't want to buy twice.. so.. going to probably have to take the plunge once they come back in stick.

but will keep looking for deals in the mean time waiting foe that one to come back in stock.

soundguy

 

[dcyrilc]

yep.. I'd like to pay for one of the 2 25'ers I found under 4k$.. but I'd really prefer the 32'er.. at almost 2x the price.

don't want to buy twice.. so.. going to probably have to take the plunge once they come back in stick.

but will keep looking for deals in the mean time waiting foe that one to come back in stock.

soundguy

The biggest thing to remember about buying a used trailer is that it's like buying a used tractor...have to be patient and wait for the right deal to come along.

My 2 cents.

 

[Soundguy]

i drove out yesterday and looked at 3 used ones.. was quite disapointed.

looked at a used 32' tri axle . ramps were a lil beat.. deck was half wood, half plate scabbed on.. a look underneath showed they cut the wood and put on larger tires that would have had little clearance to the wood.. heck.. the tires only had about an inch apart. Actually out o fthe 6 tires on it.. 4 were the same, 2 were different.. hitch at the front was so beat you needed a hammer to operate the ball lock.. price was low.. like 3900$.. but man... a real beat trailer.

looked at a dual tandem 32' anderson that the dealer wanted 7K for.. and it was a 2005... no torque tube.. no pierced frame.. etc. heck.. that's 100$ more than the elite 32'er I want that has a peirced fram and torque tube.... go figure.

there's still a 96"x20+5' down the road in great shape ( used ) for 3900$ as well. awfully tempting.. but I'm hung on sizes.

in a 'perfect' world I'd like to get a traielr that will haul my 7610s and 15' batwing.. in practice.. it will likely not get hauled alot.. however.. a longer one would let me haul about 3 antiques nose to nose.. or 2 antiques with implements.. and / or 2 tractors spaced nicely for weight... vs a 25'er that will be limited to 2 machines max.. or 1 with implements spaced nicely.

then again.. maybee that's enough ... ho-hum.. decisions decisions..

soundguy

 

[mlauk]

Soundguy, not to open this can of worms, but will the trailer be registered as a farm trailer or do you have a CDL. I don't know what the laws in Florida are for farm use or if hauling to tractors to shows fall under farm use. Something to consider when buying a gooseneck with tandem 7k axles or tandem 10k axles.

 

[Soundguy]

no to farm plates and no to cdl.

seems to be no benefit to getting 'farm' tagged stuff here in florida. you are still stuck at the 26k max, plus to farm tag you have to get a class D license.. again.. no benefits at all.. only extra regs and costs.. can't imagine why anyone would do it except for maybee tax break of some sort..??

soundguy

I'll lust be using it for my personal use.. not for hire, etc.

 

[Duffster]

no to farm plates and no to cdl.

seems to be no benefit to getting 'farm' tagged stuff here in florida. you are still stuck at the 26k max, plus to farm tag you have to get a class D license.. again.. no benefits at all.. only extra regs and costs.. can't imagine why anyone would do it except for maybee tax break of some sort..??

soundguy

I'll lust be using it for my personal use.. not for hire, etc.

I didn't realize Florida had a class "D" license. What is the purpose of it?

 

[aczlan]

I didn't realize Florida had a class "D" license. What is the purpose of it?

Class D: A truck or truck-tractor with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 8,000 lbs. or more, but less than 26,001 lbs., or more than 80 inches wide, not transporting placardable amounts of hazardous materials. Farmers and drivers of authorized emergency vehicles who are exempt from obtaining a commercial driver license must obtain a Class D license with proper endorsements.

Aaron Z

 

[Duffster]

Aaron Z

Interesting, I wonder if they recently eliminated the class D?

This site makes no mention of a class D.

Official Website Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles