Buying A Used Trailer Good Deal Or Not?

plazaman

I am planning to purchase this equipment trailer from a seller nearby. I plan to sandblast the entire trailer, blast/replace the deck, and paint the trailer for maybe a small flip project. I can pick it up for $500



Ad states" "im selling this 1995 9 ton trailer, tri-axle, electric brakes on 2 axles, good tires new brakes and hubs on 1 axle all lights and wiring updated to LED's. Pintle hitch, Oak wood deck. i dont have any paperwork though, i just used the plates from my other trailer, or you can go get it weighed and get paperwork. "

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diggerdude

id buy it! not a bad price!

plazaman

how much could something like this sell for after i blast and paint it?

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XanadooLTD

There could be more problems than just a bad paint job. Axles, tongue etc.

plazaman

Smart thinking! i just e-mailed him asking about.

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PARA1

That price is toooo good to be true ------do some checking.

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TimNJ

"No Paperwork" as in no title??? How you going to register it?

AtlanticWBConst

Aside from the minor issue of "no paperwork"...

Chances are the trailer will/may need: New brakes, new tires, maybe new tire rims. It could need additional brake work, and wiring/socket/lighting work. All that could easily add up to $2K or more...

Something to think about....

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AtlanticWBConst

We bought a second 16 foot enclosed trailer last year. 2003 model, Looked great.

Paid only $2000.00. Ended up spending $1500.00 in brakes, tires, wiring, socket-connection work.

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Michaeljp86

Looks like it has mobile home axles on it, Id say it was "home made" at some welding shop. I see these a couple times a year for $500. This isnt really a super deal for a flip. You can make some money on it but most people want a regulat 8-10k equipment trailer. This with the deck above the wheels it have a high center of gravity, hard to load, pulls bad. If you can use it yourself its probably OK but mobile home axles have a goofy tire size. like 14.5 rims or something like that and regular mobile home tires are soft and wear fast. You can buy new on road tires for them for like $400 each.

Ive came across 5 of these for $500 and passed on them. I want a nice tandem axle 10k trailer. One of these would be OK for hauing something every now and then but its not something you would want to drag around all the time.

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Bone Saw

that is a sweet deal, however it is virtually impossible to title and register a trailer without the following: either an existing title and/or a vin, which you said they dont have the title in which case hopefully if there is a vin somewhere on the trailer and the owner had a title at one time, he may be able to get a duplicate and an exchange can go down
or certificate of origin from the manufacturer,
if non of the above applies, good luck ever getting it road legal.

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mdshunk

I don't know about your state, but in mine (PA) all you really have to do is take several pictures of it, take it to a garage for a safety inspection, and mail all that off to the state DOT and you get a title in the mail. No problem whatsoever.

diggerdude

I have a dyna weld trailer with the same type of axles. It doesn't mean they are from a mobile home just because of the way the rims are mounted.

Michaeljp86

On my trailer I just took it to a grain scale for $4 and the guy wrote the weight down and I took that to teh secretary of state and she said did you build it? yes, did you buy the material or already had it? I said I already had it. She gave me a paper to fill out and gave her $75 and handed me a permanent plate.

Some smaller trailer companies did use used mobil home axles. Theres nothing wrong with them just the tire size.

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plazaman

he said tires & rims are good, its not homemade, its a 9ton trailer, he says pretty much get it weighed and dmv inspection for title & registration. only thing missing is a backup battery.

Should i do this for $500? I dont plan on registering it either. just basically blast and paint. It would make good blasting practice on it also.

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diggerdude

if its as good as it sounds get it. other wise send me the guys #!

chris klee

the tires and brakes are all made to be temp use, therefore they will not last too long.
they do make equip trailer axles that look like that. my uncle used to have a really old trailer that looked like the one in the pic (except painted). that was way back and he probably still has it today .

mdshunk

500 bucks sounds like a no-brainer, to me.

I have an old 6-ton Eager Beaver trailer that looks almost identical to that one, and I paid either 1200 or 1500. Yours is 3 single axels, so your has to be a 9 ton. The 10 ton and up go to tandems.

woodisgood

No vin, registration ever think maybe it's stolen.

Michaeljp86

I dont think you will make much off it for what your time is worth, you may get $1000 for it so is it worth it to make $500?

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