Where can I get the best deal on a gooseneck

[davygp38]

This is why I spend a lot of time, on TBN. Thanks for all the good info. I really like the Red Rhino tailer. I also forgot all about the Lancaster Farming news. I am subscribing to that as soon as I get off this site. Here is the trailer I am looking into right now. Gator Made Trailers. The 20+5 20,000# looks good, and they have a dealer within my driving radius. Give me some feedback. BTW they're talking $7980, for the 20+5 20,000#

 

[Diamondpilot]

Gator made is a good run of the mill trailer. Not the best and not the worst. Make sure if you sing a contract to buy one you get to inspect it fully before delivery. When the economy got tough they started cutting corners like not painting underneath and doing shotty wiring.

Chris

 

[davygp38]

I won't buy a tool box, without opening every drawer, and rolling it around, I will be all over the trailer. I have a little time before I really need to get the new trailer, I want to take my time.

 

[QRTRHRS]

There was a thread awhile back from a Gator Made owner that was not too happy. But then you can find that with just about any brand. While fueling up one day, the driver next to me had a BP tandem dually Gator Made. He told me he had a few issues, wiring being one of them but overall he was okay with the trailer.

I live about 30 minutes away from the factory. Guess one of these days I should stop by and check them out myself.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I have bought and sold quite a few Gator Made Trailers. All in all I was very happy but have not had any dealings in about 2 years now so I can not say what direction they are heading.

Chris

 

[Newblue]

There was a thread awhile back from a Gator Made owner that was not too happy. But then you can find that with just about any brand. While fueling up one day, the driver next to me had a BP tandem dually Gator Made. He told me he had a few issues, wiring being one of them but overall he was okay with the trailer.

I live about 30 minutes away from the factory. Guess one of these days I should stop by and check them out myself.

I am the Gator Made owner. The trailer I bought has an excelent design and excelent welds. The main problems I had were the trailer wasn't painted on the underside and Scotch Locks used on the wiring. A few other minor things too that I ended up fixing myself. The warranty department was terrible but one of the salesman there (Zyndall Haste) bent over backwards to help me even though I didn't buy the trailer from him. I would say inspect the trailer before purchasing and be prepared to walk away if you don't like what you see.

Mike

 

[davygp38]

I am the Gator Made owner. The trailer I bought has an excellent design and excellent welds. The main problems I had were the trailer wasn't painted on the underside and Scotch Locks used on the wiring. A few other minor things too that I ended up fixing myself. The warranty department was terrible but one of the salesman there (Zyndall Haste) bent over backwards to help me even though I didn't buy the trailer from him. I would say inspect the trailer before purchasing and be prepared to walk away if you don't like what you see.

Mike

I read that whole thread, about your experience. I hate to say it, but I learned a lot from it. I am waiting on a subscription for a farming paper, that always has fairly local (100-200 mile) trailer deals. After that, I might just call The guys out in OK, about prices on Red Rhino trailers. In any case, I know what to look for now. I am now more concerned about size, (GVR). After looking at all the threads, I will go a little longer, than I thought, 25+5. The weight, I am still stuck on. I was trying to avoid the higher GVW. Remember, I live in NY State, they give California a run for the "money." I do have a class A CDL,so me driving it is not a problem, but those registration fees will kill me.

 

[aczlan]

Remember, I live in NY State, they give California a run for the "money." I do have a class A CDL,so me driving it is not a problem, but those registration fees will kill me.

Gotta love the NYS DMV, they charged me almost $400 to register/title a car near the end of Nov and I just got the title in Feb.
And then there are the trailer registration fees... My car has a curb weight of close to 4000#, drives over 10,000 miles/year on the roads of NYS and the registration for it is cheaper than the registration for a single axle 2999# trailer that gets run less than 200 miles/year.

Aaron Z

 

[Dargo]

I am the Gator Made owner. The trailer I bought has an excelent design and excelent welds. The main problems I had were the trailer wasn't painted on the underside and Scotch Locks used on the wiring. A few other minor things too that I ended up fixing myself. The warranty department was terrible but one of the salesman there (Zyndall Haste) bent over backwards to help me even though I didn't buy the trailer from him. I would say inspect the trailer before purchasing and be prepared to walk away if you don't like what you see.

Mike

I've owned a Gator Made trailer and was satisfied with it. Since all my trailers have the luxury of sitting inside except when in use, I don't get a lot of the problems most trailer owners get. Another company that has really impressed me for their quality and price is Elite Trailers Gooseneck and Pintle Hitch Trailers - Elite Trailer, Inc. - Spiro Oklahoma I currently have one of their 25+5 14k GN trailers and, unfortunately, need to sell it and move up in weight. My only other larger (so to speak) trailer is a 35' Big Tex trailer. It's okay, but not nearly as heavy built as the Elite. The only problem I have with my Elite is that I need to go with the same size but with tandem duals and 10k axles rather than 7k axles. Elite's 14k trailers have 12" I beam construction the entire length, even in the GN portion and are far, far heavier built than most in their class. Unfortunately for me, most of my equipment that I find I'm moving around now weighs between 10k and 14k. Believe it or not, the 14k Elite handles it no problem, but even the 10 ply tires at their max weight are stressed. I have a spare and break-away brake, but I'd rather not have to use them.

 

[davygp38]

I just checked out Elite, Via that link you supplied, and I was impressed with the list of options. In particular I liked the idea of a third Axel. My first trailer was a 9 ton 16' Hudson triaxel. It was very easy to level the load. It was also very heavy 5000#,and too short. I feel like the tri Axel will distribute the weight more evenly, and avoid having to go with duallys. I don't go far, maybe 5 miles each way, 6 times a year, with the TLB. I do occasionally move a few cars. I will admit, that some of those miles are on some terrible roads.