Any help identifying this old flatbed.....

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by dajain, Aug 14, 2023.

  1. dajain

    dajain Light Load Member

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    I just acquired this old flatbed that I'm going to start using.
    Can anyone help identify anything about it?
    Filling out the title paperwork and just don't know the year it was made.

    The license plate on it is a Utah plate (A 62988) which expired in 1995 and the front of the trailer has a ID plate on that says:
    Distributed by Anchor Equipment Co.
    1605 West North Temple
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Serial Number 10678

    It also had split rim tires on it.
    Size 10-22 whish are almost impossible to find anymore.
    Don't worry, I've upgraded to one piece 24.5's

    Anyone have a little knowledge they can share to help find the year on this trailer?
     

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  3. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    No info. Me personally, I would title it homemade
     
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  4. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Looks like a Western Trailer. See a lot of old western hay trailers that sort of match up with that
     
  5. SmallPackage

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    Pretty cool outboard frame flatbed. They are the strongest style but a pain to strap and chain to so they fell out of favor.
    The way many serial numbers worked back then was in consecutive sales order numbers. So that would of been the 10678th trailer ordered from and built by whom ever. That’s pretty low production for the big guys like Fruehauf or Utility in those days. Peterbilt numbers were done the same way. The length says no older then the 60’s and marker light style pretty much says no younger than 70’s. Tube Type 10-22’s were still an oe option up till about ‘83-84 and then Tubeless 24.5’s became the standard. The thing that throws me off is the spokes. 99% of all Westcoast equipment was built with Budd Disk style wheels. The Demountable spoke style was a mid west to East coast thing.
    Western Trailers was a great guess. But it could have also came down out of Canada. They used tons of outboard frames back in the day with spokes.
     
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  6. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    Just a thought but take the old plate in when you thry to register it and see if anything can be found. I knkw its been over 25 years so its going to be a crap shoot as to weather its been purged or that plate number has come back around in rotation again on something else. Worth a try.
     
  7. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    I looked at it in person a few years ago but can’t remember. So look up Mustang Joe in 10-4 magazine or ATHS, he pulled a very similar trailer……

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  8. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    I think you nailed it. Dan Thomas owns Joe Glasco’s rig now. He also bought a good friend of mines 1960 ACar with a two and six bits in it. “Mustangs” trailer was a 40’ Brown. He custom ordered it in the late 60’s.

    Brown Manufacturing sold of their semi trailer division to Clark Industrial and that was later sold off to Fruehauf.
     
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  9. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    Wouldn't the person you're buying from, the previous owner, have any record of it?
    It looks like one of the lumber trailers that SPI got rid of several years ago.
     
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  10. dajain

    dajain Light Load Member

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    Thanks for all the replies guys! Yes, she is a stout old trailer. She doesn't dog track at all which is amazing at this age. Just towed her 250 miles to get her home and time for the repairs to start.
    Since there might not be a paper trail on this thing, I might just say it's a 1972 model. It will be easy to remember the thing is as old as I am. haha
    But another thing I forgot to mention was this trailer does not set the brakes without air applied. disconnected from the truck and no air in the tank means the wheels free spin. This made it nice getting it home. There were brake issues so I just released the pressure in the trailer tank and she rolled great all the way home. What year did they go to the modern air brake set up?

    I thought about that but then it has to go thru the whole inspection process here in Utah. It's just a lot easier to get an abandoned vehicle title than a new, homemade title. But I did think about this possibility.

    This trailer does have the Budd wheels on it and not the spokes which made it super easy to upgrade to the 24.5" wheels.
    I was guessing mid 70's but couldn't find anything to support this. Even Anchor Equipment is out of business and I can't find when they shut down.

    Did internet searches for the plate number but that came up with nothing.
    Have to have a VIN inspection on it done so maybe the trooper can see if his system shows anything on the plate.

    The guy I bought it from had no title because he bought it from a farmer who used it to haul hay.
    Who knows when the title was actually seen.
     
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  11. dajain

    dajain Light Load Member

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    That trailer looks virtually identical to the one I have. Maybe the landing gear is a little different but looks very much the same
     
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