Overkill or no?

05-07 yes 08-09 no....... unless it’s fixed.

 

Not like there's much choice if you want to keep the last 6 as a serial in a 17 digit vin. There's only 1 million numbers possible before having to roll over

 

I thought VIN numbers die with the vehicles when they are crushed.

Theoratically you can recycle Vins too dont you think? It will be grosteque to have to have a unique vin, all you are going to do is turn 16 digits into 20 then 24 then 30 as years roll by and millions new vehicles are built

 

I said they are repeating the last 6 since they are used as an internal serial number. The other 11 digits all have their own meanings that will change.

If you limit the changes to the year digit only and the last 6 you have at least 36 million possible numbers provided you change nothing else. For each other digit that changes you have 36x more possible VINs. So one more change makes it 1.3 Billion possible combinations. No chance of really running out any time soon.

 

We run a lot of them in the oilfields, I can't personally say I have ever owned any lowboys, but we run a lot of low drags and 4-5 axle tail roller trailers and they are very well built and hold their value very well on that end.

 

I wouldn't be concerned about their longevity that's for sure in comparison to some of our other brand trailers they have held up as well or better and seem to be very structurally sound I know we've had our 5 axles well overloaded in times of need and short rig moves and have never damaged anything yet. Lowboy wise we're partial to Fontaine, but I understand in your shoes on the used market you have to find something that fits your needs at the moment. One suggestion if you do buy the trailer and decide to sandblast and paint just budget for new air bags, lines, brake cans, etc. and you will walk out of the deal with essentially brand new trailer at a fraction of the cost.