Trade trailers or buy new..

Chuck K. · Feb 7, 2011

While burying a horse for a friend the other day his father approached me asking if I was willing to trade my 24 gooseneck (single wheel/tandem axle) low boy for his huge 40' tandem, dually deckover with dovetail, boards tires in good shape, could use blasting and painting as all his equipment stays out in the weather..

I have no expierence with air over hydraulic brakes, what would have to be done to my truck to make this happen?

Has anyone ever shorten a trailer say ~10'? If I could get brakes going for reasonable price I might consider shortning the trailer, any thoughts on this?

Diamondpilot · Feb 7, 2011

Why shorten it? Can it be converted to pure electric brakes? If so I would go for it as long as you have the truck to pull it. My guess is its about 7,000# emepty if built right. I had a 25+5 Tandem Dually GN and it was 25,000# GVWR but weighed 5,800# empty. By the time I got a tool box on it, spare tire, chains, ect I was pushing 6,500#.

Chris

slowzuki · Feb 7, 2011

Air over hydraulic? What are you pulling with? They sell convertors to make it electric over hydraulic for 500$ or so. They are about the best option short of air brakes.

Chuck K. · Feb 7, 2011

40' is just too long for my needs, I would think it would be difficult getting it in and out some of the work I do. And like you mentioned the trailer alone would take up a lot of my towing capacity.

Its an 07 dodge dually one ton, 5.9cummins, 3.73 ratio, automatic trans.

Duffster · Feb 7, 2011

Chuck K. said:
40' is just too long for my needs, I would think it would be difficult getting it in and out some of the work I do. And like you mentioned the trailer alone would take up a lot of my towing capacity.

Its an 07 dodge dually one ton, 5.9cummins, 3.73 ratio, automatic trans.

Shortening would be relatively easy. Would you do it yourself or have it done?

Only bad part of that size trailer is it is in CDL territory.

Diamondpilot · Feb 7, 2011

Chuck K. said:
40' is just too long for my needs, I would think it would be difficult getting it in and out some of the work I do. And like you mentioned the trailer alone would take up a lot of my towing capacity.

Its an 07 dodge dually one ton, 5.9cummins, 3.73 ratio, automatic trans.

Yes it would. With that setup you would have about 9,000# max for cargo.

Chris