All aluminum flatbed

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  1. Nov 16, 2012 #11
    Autocar

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    Washington, Oregon and Idaho are "Stateside"!
     
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  3. Nov 16, 2012 #12
    allan5oh

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    They also have hills. I'm a prairie boy. I don't even know what tire chains are.
     
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    Mac is my alltime favorite...I used to pull a 48' Mac with super singles and the rear axle about 4 feet from the bumper...boy was that the most maneuverable spread axle. Very very light also, but I suspect it was not setup for coils, like most of the others I dragged around. Could legally yank a 51,400 lb load with that behind a shortnose Pete.
     
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  5. Nov 17, 2012 #14
    allan5oh

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    Even their lightest frames could handle coils, but I'm unsure if they needed a coil package.
     
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  7. Nov 19, 2012 #15
    flat-step

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    Autocar, the cost of a revolution in Ontario is almost 3-4000 more than Reitnouer and MAC. It might be a good trailer but nothing which justifies that big a cost diff IMO.
     
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  8. Nov 19, 2012 #16
    flat-step

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    What would be the empty weight of a Maximiser with super singles any idea?
     
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  9. Nov 20, 2012 #17
    Autocar

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    Sounds like a provincial rip-off to me.
     
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  10. Nov 20, 2012 #18
    flat-step

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    Don;t know about that but i got the quote direct from the fontaine sales guy in AL obviously there's commission included for the local dealer but i still think the diff in price is a bit steep.
     
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  11. Nov 20, 2012 #19
    Autocar

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    As I don't go to Ontario, Canada, only Ontario, Oregon (the home of Mister Potato Head), I have no idea why the price difference. I know I can buy a comparable Fontaine, here in the states, for less than a MAC or Reitenour. It doesn't hurt matters any that I can also buy the Fontaine straight from the factory, in Haleyville, for 5 to 6 thousand dollars less than the same trailer would cost me, from one of their dealers.
     
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