Best flatbed to buy?

New or used? What's your budget?

 

combo , alum, what do you wanna haul and where I think more info will be needed.. Also preference will come in to play here

 

Ive spoken to a few local guys that bought new and payments hover around $500 a month. Personally I think that's fair

 

I'm pretty sure that you get what you pay for. I'd personally never own a combo again due mainly to rust issues and lack of lateral (sideways) stiffness. Because most if not all combos have what looks like an upside down reefer floor bolted to the cross-members whereas an all aluminum trailer has a solid top and bottom-floor welded in as part of the whole structure. This makes for a very stiff trailer.

IMO, spend the money once. Don't go overboard with options, but get what you need right away, like at least 2-60" boxes and a dunnage rack. This adds virtually nothing to the payment and makes life so much easier.

 

I thin that $500 a mont is a bit high.but that is for used. New is another story and the life of the trailer and warranty and wht it going to be hauled could be considered. coils will have a tendency to swag the trailer . Trailer must be able to handle heavy coils in a short space. Most flatbeds cannot do it unless designed for it. All you need to do is find the used trailer you want , get the vin call manufacturer and ask them about how much weight you can put in a 10ft section with out damage to it.. Age matters very little. question is , how heavy are you going to haul. ??? 44 K?? or 50K?? Personally I don't haul anything above 38K. I like to keep it below 35 K
I am in the market for a flat bed with twist locks and chain tie downs in floor with winches on Passengers side. Not getting in a hurry . The right one will show up. I have my storage boxes. Prefer a step deck but the better half says no.

 

Fontaine flat combo with steel rub rails will make a long lasting coil trailer.

 

A combo flat with steel rub rails? Never seen one of them before. So the frame rails are aluminum?

 

Check out the securement and tie downs strengths . Some, like the Fontain I am pulling has 5400 lbs securement on the spools and the same on the stake pockets, 5K for the in floor chain tie downs. There are 2 spools between each stake pocket giving more options in tying down or chaining.