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Stainless vs. painted

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by truckeratlarge, Jul 22, 2011.

  1. Jul 22, 2011 #1
    truckeratlarge

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    Anybody know how much heavier a stainless trailer is compared to an equally sized and equipped trailer with painted sides? Considering a 48" reefer, stainless. Don't want to get killed with the weight of it, though.:biggrin_2552:
     
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  3. Jul 22, 2011 #2
    Mr. PlumCrazy

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  4. Jul 22, 2011 #3
    truckeratlarge

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    Yikes! Thanks for that. No way I'd buy a stainless.
     
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  5. Jul 23, 2011 #4
    Winchester Magnum

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    Depends on the year. Newer stainless trailers will weigh about 500-ish pounds more. Older stainless trailers can weigh close to twice that more. The trend nowadays is a thinner gauge SS than years ago, hence the weight difference.

    Stainless reefers look great, and I could maybe live with an extra 500 pounds, but it's the cost of that stainless that turns me off more than anything. As recently as 2 years ago, a brand spanking new trailer with SS sides cost $7,000 MORE than the same new trailer with painted sides.

    I'd expect the same additional cost today, although I havent priced 'em out lately.
     
    Winchester Magnum, Jul 23, 2011
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  7. Jul 23, 2011 #5
    Jfaulk99

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    The price of cool ain't cheap man! Les2 and I haul a lot of stainless steel, you should spend some of that moldy money so we have more work to do!:biggrin_2559:

    I'm sure if you ask nicely Les will lower his rate so your new trailer will be cheaper.:yes2557:
     
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  8. Jul 23, 2011 #6
    Les2

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    Like hell I will! He'll have to call them Alpha Dorks.....:biggrin_2559:
     
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  9. Jul 23, 2011 #7
    Winchester Magnum

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    We have yet another reefer thread, and like clockwork my two favorite flatbeders show up...(grin)

    You'd prolly need $200,000 in cargo insurance to haul it. And TARPS!!....hahahaha
     
    Winchester Magnum, Jul 23, 2011
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  10. Jul 23, 2011 #8
    Jfaulk99

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    I care about the quality of the loads I haul so much I tarp everything, I sometimes even chain them also!
     
    Jfaulk99, Jul 23, 2011
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    Les2 Thanks this.
  11. Jul 23, 2011 #9
    Les2

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    Is that what them chains are for?:biggrin_25524:
     
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  12. Jul 23, 2011 #10
    truckeratlarge

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    Expect they're expensive to repair, too, when a Swift driver gouges the side of it.
     
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