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Tree Freak
On Friday I missed out on a used trailer for $2500 (a pretty good price around here) that had 7,000# axles with brakes. It was posted in an online buy and sell on Wednesday, so when I called I was pretty sure that it would be gone already - I was right.
On Saturday morning (yesterday) I checked out the site again and another trailer had been listed at a dealership. It was used, but I figured that being at a dealership, it would still be fairly high-priced. I called anyway and was surprised to hear that they were only asking $1,300 for this trailer.
I asked a few questions and learned that it had 6,000# axles (both with brakes) and the bed measured 16' x 6' 4". It is a mid-duty car hauler with a 2 5/16" coupler and a 7-pin connector.
Here are two of the pics that the guy sent me (the trailer was 6 hours away).
My dog Bones and I jumped in my F250 PSD and, after a quick stop to buy a 2 5/16" ball with a 1" shank, we were on the road to Winnipeg. Once I decided to buy the trailer I made a few calls and found out that one of my buddies was in Winnipeg preparing to head back north. He lives in Dauphin which is about half way to Winnipeg, albeit on a slightly longer route.
He agreed to pick up the trailer and bring it to Dauphin so I called the dealership, paid over the phone with my Visa, and also bought a 7 day moving permit (from the dealership).
On the way to Dauphin I stopped at the Peavey Mart in Swan River (about 1/2 way to Dauphin) and had a look around. My buddy is a great guy, but he dawdles sometimes so I knew I had the extra time. Turns out that the Peavey Mart sells Class V hitches for $129.00! I bought one since my current one came with an oval hitch pin hole (I think the previous owner used a 1/2" pin in the 5/8" hole). I also picked up a 2 5/16" ball with a 1 1/4" shank and a Class V drawbar.
I left The Pas at 11:20 yesterday and was back home with my new (to me) trailer by 22:30. Not bad timing considering that I stopped frequently to let Bones run and do his thing.
The trailer is solid and all it really needs (for now) is a new deck. The ramps that currently sit on the front of the trailer (first pic) will be replaced by some longer ones that I have, so I will have to fabricate something so that they slide underneath the rear of the trailer when not in use. It already has stake pockets so all I have to do is modify the sides that I already have from another trailer that I was going to fix up.
After taxes and the 7 day moving permit ($37), the price on the trailer came out to $1,497. Kind of makes me glad that the $2,500 one was sold already.
.... now to find some wood to haul!
On Saturday morning (yesterday) I checked out the site again and another trailer had been listed at a dealership. It was used, but I figured that being at a dealership, it would still be fairly high-priced. I called anyway and was surprised to hear that they were only asking $1,300 for this trailer.
I asked a few questions and learned that it had 6,000# axles (both with brakes) and the bed measured 16' x 6' 4". It is a mid-duty car hauler with a 2 5/16" coupler and a 7-pin connector.
Here are two of the pics that the guy sent me (the trailer was 6 hours away).
My dog Bones and I jumped in my F250 PSD and, after a quick stop to buy a 2 5/16" ball with a 1" shank, we were on the road to Winnipeg. Once I decided to buy the trailer I made a few calls and found out that one of my buddies was in Winnipeg preparing to head back north. He lives in Dauphin which is about half way to Winnipeg, albeit on a slightly longer route.
He agreed to pick up the trailer and bring it to Dauphin so I called the dealership, paid over the phone with my Visa, and also bought a 7 day moving permit (from the dealership).
On the way to Dauphin I stopped at the Peavey Mart in Swan River (about 1/2 way to Dauphin) and had a look around. My buddy is a great guy, but he dawdles sometimes so I knew I had the extra time. Turns out that the Peavey Mart sells Class V hitches for $129.00! I bought one since my current one came with an oval hitch pin hole (I think the previous owner used a 1/2" pin in the 5/8" hole). I also picked up a 2 5/16" ball with a 1 1/4" shank and a Class V drawbar.
I left The Pas at 11:20 yesterday and was back home with my new (to me) trailer by 22:30. Not bad timing considering that I stopped frequently to let Bones run and do his thing.
The trailer is solid and all it really needs (for now) is a new deck. The ramps that currently sit on the front of the trailer (first pic) will be replaced by some longer ones that I have, so I will have to fabricate something so that they slide underneath the rear of the trailer when not in use. It already has stake pockets so all I have to do is modify the sides that I already have from another trailer that I was going to fix up.
After taxes and the 7 day moving permit ($37), the price on the trailer came out to $1,497. Kind of makes me glad that the $2,500 one was sold already.
.... now to find some wood to haul!
