2+2+2 used for $149k ?

Aspen or pacesetter are my favourites. Our 13 axle setups are aspen but I know a couple people with pacesetter set ups now too

 

Does any of your Aspens have the chain pockets instead of D-rings? I noticed you can get 1/2" chain pull ups too.

 

Yup, I noticed on our new big one there are rated too

 

What are the chain pockets rated for? I think I would like them than a D-ring. The chain pulls would be nice too.

 

I'll look when I see it next. Still on my way home from the big long haul

 

What no new Talbert... noticed I spelled it correctly lol

 

That's probably what'll I'll end up with which is fine, but those Aspens have some nice features.

 

My little Aspen has been great for what we do, but it is too short for someone hauling all the time for hire. It is a 50 ton, and my lightweight with a daycab 379 is 40,000 lbs.. I can easily permit up to an 85,000 lb. load in our region on 7 axles. At 85K there is still a touch of arch left. It works well for us getting into tight places, but the inner bridge limits me on payload, especially with 5' spreads on the trailer axles.

I mention this to support what others have said about buying too heavy of a trailer; if I were to purchase a booster that would extend the center of my trailer axle group I could haul close to 100,000. I looked at the possibility of a jump jeep like Nate's, but with my short trailer I would not gain much due to inner bridge restrictions.

 

They call yours a Contractor series or unofficially a "pistol" neck, I talked to them extensively at con expo. I think I would go with the 55 ton modular.