new trailers

camer · Jun 12, 2010

Does anyone own a pj or big tex car hauler trailer ? Looking to buy one but dont know which one to buy.

Diamondpilot · Jun 12, 2010

Both are great trailers. Get the one that you can get the better deal on and who has a solid dealer in your area.

Chris

tdan300 · Jun 13, 2010

Both trailers are great. I bought a used 25' PJ 14,000 GVW gooseneck to haul my Kubota L5740, Hay, and Haylage. Has worked out great for me! No complaints on craftmanship or duability.

Texasgreen · Jun 14, 2010

I bought a new 24' PJ car hauler trailer. I love it and it's very well built plus it's powder coated. Has two 7K axles with breaks on all four corners. Has dual 12K jacks in the front and has an enclosed tool/chain box in the front, led lights and a new spair tire. I did my home work and found the PJ brand trailer was the better deal. Paid $3800.00 for it and had to go pick it up from the PJ factory in Tiger Town, TX that was part of the deal. I'm glade I went to the factory, they gave me full look and walk thru the factory. The walk thru was awesome.

Diamondpilot · Jun 14, 2010

I love that trailer. Having a low boy is nice. I had a 25' 25,000# GN but it was a deck over and weighed 5,800# or so empty. I hated how tall it was. Sold it for a BP low boy and could not be happier.

Chris

BillBeyer · Jun 15, 2010

I bought a PJ 20 ft. bumper pull steel deck flat bed trailer, 2, 7,000 pound axles with brakes on both. Pull it with 03 F-350 Super Duty 12 ft. dump., 5.4 auto. No complaints on trailer at all. Have put two 5X5 rolls on truck, one on frt. of trailer, one on 3 point spear and then loaded the tractor on trailer. Thats all I want to pull but the truck handles it OK.
Bill

Texasgreen · Jun 15, 2010

This was my old trailer I pulled things around with. It had two 12K axles with brakes and was 28' long. Is was a good trailer, but very heavy. I'm much happier with my new PJ 24' car hauler trailer.

Diamondpilot · Jun 15, 2010

Texasgreen said:
This was my old trailer I pulled things around with. It had two 12K axles with brakes and was 28' long. Is was a good trailer, but very heavy. I'm much happier with my new PJ 24' car hauler trailer.

Mine was nearly identical.

Chris

timswi · Jun 15, 2010

Texasgreen said:
This was my old trailer I pulled things around with. It had two 12K axles with brakes and was 28' long. Is was a good trailer, but very heavy. I'm much happier with my new PJ 24' car hauler trailer.

Lots of tongue weight there...Wow!!!

gumshu · Jun 15, 2010

camer said:
Does anyone own a pj or big tex car hauler trailer ? Looking to buy one but dont know which one to buy.

I just sold my Big Tex 18' footer and I still have a PJ. Just bought a Load Trail 14K too. I can tell you that, from my experiance, Big Tex is poorly made (junk). Instead of painting the entire frame (and undercoating crossmembers) first before they add the deck... they add the deck and then spray paint the exposed frame only. It turns into a rust bucket. Poor job of preparation. Additionally, they use very low grade decking material. Take a look at the Big Tex photos from online dealers (not the factory). You'll see that the decks are twisted and bowed. Mine was the same way. They don't use #2 or better lumber. The standard ball coupler is junk and the workmanship is bad, very bad. Looks like the workers were drinking Jack Daniels at linch time when they screwed the deck in. Cheap lights too. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear they were made in China. The PJ on the other hand is an awsome trailer... very well made with none of the problems the Big Tex had. I will never buy another. The pictures on thier web site are pretty, though.

gumshu · Jun 15, 2010

Texasgreen said:
I bought a new 24' PJ car hauler trailer. I love it and it's very well built plus it's powder coated. Has two 7K axles with breaks on all four corners. Has dual 12K jacks in the front and has an enclosed tool/chain box in the front, led lights and a new spair tire. I did my home work and found the PJ brand trailer was the better deal. Paid $3800.00 for it and had to go pick it up from the PJ factory in Tiger Town, TX that was part of the deal. I'm glade I went to the factory, they gave me full look and walk thru the factory. The walk thru was awesome.

Great deal, wow. Awasome trailer. I paid $3750 for my 18' 14k bumper pull Load Trail. Wish I live closer to PJ.

Texasgreen · Jun 15, 2010

timswi said:
Lots of tongue weight there...Wow!!!

We still had to stack hay on this trailer on the back part. Yes, it was heavy on the tongue, but once we had hay stacked in where we could fit it in, the load was almost ballanced. I only had to pull it seven miles down a farm market road like that. I kept my speed down so the haul went okay.

tractorboy5500 · Jun 15, 2010

gumshu said:
I just sold my Big Tex 18' footer and I still have a PJ. Just bought a Load Trail 14K too. I can tell you that, from my experiance, Big Tex is poorly made (junk). Instead of painting the entire frame (and undercoating crossmembers) first before they add the deck... they add the deck and then spray paint the exposed frame only. It turns into a rust bucket. Poor job of preparation. Additionally, they use very low grade decking material. Take a look at the Big Tex photos from online dealers (not the factory). You'll see that the decks are twisted and bowed. Mine was the same way. They don't use #2 or better lumber. The standard ball coupler is junk and the workmanship is bad, very bad. Looks like the workers were drinking Jack Daniels at linch time when they screwed the deck in. Cheap lights too. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear they were made in China. The PJ on the other hand is an awsome trailer... very well made with none of the problems the Big Tex had. I will never buy another. The pictures on thier web site are pretty, though.

Lets not get mad at Jack Daniels, Ha Ha, Just thought i would throw a joke in there. I have looked at both PJ and the Big Tex, along with others, I like the way PJ makes there trailers, cant say to much about Big Tex, I looked at them, but had no concern of owning one.

camer · Jun 23, 2010

Ended up buying a 18 foot pj trailer. It has 5200# axles brakes on all four wheels,16" center supports,2 5/16 hitch. $2900.00 out the door.

Diamondpilot · Jun 23, 2010

That seems like a fair price for a 18' 10K trailer.

You are new so you may not know the rule but we need pictures!

Chris

ElDorado · Jun 24, 2010

I agree with Gumshu. I have a BigTex utility trailer and am not impressed! I will not be buying another BigTex anything, period. I tows okay and has served its purpose but the finish is real poor. I had all the same issues detailed earlier.

I am in the market for a 18-20' 10K trailer and like the PJ line. Camer where are you that you got that price? Here in the UPPER Northeast that same trailer is almost $2000 more. Thanks.