Was wondering if anyone owns or has owned a manac darkwing flat bed or stepdeck. Was wondering how the hold up and what are the pros and cons about ownership. Thanks
Manac Flatbed
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by luddybuddy, Dec 5, 2020.
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I bought a manac combo flatbed off the lot last december. I ordered a steel step feb 6 i believe. I didnt actually go get the flatbed until prolly April or early/mid May. I do not have a darkwing..... but allegedly in a couple more months i’ll have the stepdeck that they’ll have built for the second time. See if the second time is a charm.
i like that they offer galvanized options.
other than that: nothing i can say is a pro. Lots of somewhat poor quality of craftsmanship in the manufacturing process.
i mean hey, if you ordered a 48’ step with axles to the back, and it shows up 7 months later looking like
and you ordered penny lights down the side and then look at it and see 23 down each side dangling bc the holes are 1/4” bigger than the grommets (also not evenly spaced) and the factory fix was wrap electrical tape on the back
And overspray on everything - I ordered red: i didn't mean overspray on tires, galvanized parts, mudflaps, straps, winches and decking. And paint over the tape that covered some of the lights that nobody ever peeled off
or winch track that alllows winches into the tires (stop bolt is still over an inch back from this spot)
I will let you know when the full year comes around since i ordered it, if it has come in by then, if the next one is correct.
I didn’t/don’t want or need a darkwing. Maybe thats what it takes to get a good one.
Maybe they build all the good ones in Canada and keep them there.
I dont know. What I know is that itd have to be a pretty ####### good deal for me to buy another one.
At the end of the day, if you’re buying fleet spec, it prolly don’t matter what brand you buy. All the parts are new.
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Jeez @Ruthless you didn’t have to sugarcoat it that much, you could’ve just told him how it was
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I don’t own a manac but was called to give an estimate on repairs of a repo unit. Ok I get it being a repo it did not have great care after seeing multiple floor screws pulled through xmembers and cracks where I have never seen a spread axle crack even if abused I would not buy one dry thin material. I was in the surcharge for a new 48x102 aluminum spread flat with spec like dark wing and i bought another brand after seeing this one.
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A customer I worked for had 1/2 a dozen manacs combo flats... the frame rotted away on all of them. They were fleet spec and didn’t get the best care.....
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My former employer just bought 3 new Manacs. Probably just fleet spec, but I see they are “Legends” The top one is a stretch, fully galvanized. I heard that one was $48G’s... and we heard from @Ruthless how good the galv can be...
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Only tried one darkwing 2014 model. Its was cheap and flimsy. Didn't hold up well started to look a little beat. The running joke was it was made out of beer cans. Its gone still sticking with reitnouer and mac aluminum flats for now.
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