Changing trailers, what to look for in a flatbed?

Cheap as in $4k for the short one and $13k for the long one. I’ve put $5k in the short one and about $500 in the long one. I bought and built a day cab for about $13k all in.

 

13 for that east was a deal,I like those old easts, they pull good and put up with the beating they get pretty dam good

 

My last company job I was given a brandy new 2015 East 40’ frameless and from day one If you were on anything but black top you were throwing a strap over the rear to get the barn door to shut

 

Never dealt with barn door crap, didn't have that kind door on our trailers