Buying a flatbed trailer...

That is from a lack of washing the salt off of it. I take mine home and wash it with a press washer, more so in the spring, and never have that problem, but if you dont its bad news over time for sure.

 

Not totally, there's supposed to be a plastic strip between the 2 metals but it disappears over time. I just saw a Reitnouer yesterday that had been fixed. They unbolted the suspension and cleaned up the frame, when people let it go is when the corrosion builds up and totally destroys the steel. Just one of the many reasons I don't care for Reitnouer's design.

 

No.1 Take the trailer to someone who works on them all the time,you can't just patch the crack you have to reinforce the area where it is cracking. No.2 The TL2000 was a lighter duty trailer less iron in trailer,less strength,less durability.
No.3 Take a piece of 1/4" flat stock start bending it and sooner or later it will break,trailer works the same way.
No.4 If you don't need to get 40K on the spread go to a tandem or a single axle slider that way if you are over 34K slide it to 10'1or2 and get the 40K. Tires will last longer and you eliminate stress in the suspension area.
I've owned a lot of Transcrafts and had very few problems with them other than paint. I do try to turn trailers over every 3-5 years.
On to Benson,Wabash bought Benson and is producing Bensons and Transcrafts at the same plant in Cadiz,KY. and dealers are having to return brand new Transcrafts to the factory because of defects.
Last but not least,just in case someone brings up the possibility that i don't load the wagon,i've hauled more IRON with a 427 Chevy and a 3-9s City Weld than most of the Big Riggers. Plain and Simple!

 

There's still guys out there doing that. The last one I saw had nicer tarps than I did.

 

Now Ladies and Gents<<<useing that term lightly around here, That is old school!

I was looking into having a City Weld built before I bought my MAC.

 

We used to have City flats. Were pretty ahead of their time when they were new. Problem with them is when they gave the trailer the arch the entire beam was arched top and bottom, just like it was bent up in the middle. Didn't work well, we used them as straight deck grain trailers and even corn would flatten them out.

 

mac doesnt stand behind there trailers. two of our drivers bought new 2008 and both lost there arch in three months . they wouldnt do any thing about it.

 

That is a piece of art. I will have to show that to my neighbor. He has 4 hopper trucks, and 4 flatbeds, but never has enough trucks to pull them all. If he built one of these, he could have the best of both worlds.

 

There is more to that story or it's B.S.

 

Not necessarily, I talked with several salesmen that said getting Mac to stand behind their warranty was not an easy task.