Reitnouer, Mac, or Chaparral?

This is for some of the older guys. I just found out that ravens is making flatbeds again. I had 3 of them over the years. Had a 1986, every time I went home it went to the shop to get welded. 1993 it turned out to be a good trailer, still had few cracks develop around the front axle. Last one was 2005 great trailer, not one problem. The new ravens have 28.5 main beam, 60,000 in 4 feet, cross members at 15" and ravens swirls.

 

man i loved those swirls

 

Looked at a new one today, the stake pockets are welded on the back side where they snap into the outer rail. I am going to go with the Reitnouer, thanks for all the replies.

 

You made the right choice Reitnouer is the best flatbed out there but I do love ravens look on their trailers

 

i love my reitnouer for the most part. i got a big bubba. 60,000 in 4 ft 70,000 in 10 ft and 100,000 gvwr. rides great hooked to my 96 classic we got 2 new 13 reits both pulled by classics with chains lumber rachet binders side kit starps winchs person crap and stuff i am forgeting. oh full fuel. 29,500. now i have steel insides on both trailer and truck on both rigs. so i can shave off another 200 lbs going aluminum wheels all the way around.

the only thing i dislike about it and is a 2 part issue is the j hooks. i wish i had good old drop though chains instead. when you drag out your chains they love to get stuck in the grooves for the j hooks part one, part two is having to grab the dang things and put them in place instead of just poping the chain up and being done with it. otherwise i love it.

oh the factory dump vavle is wired to only work at 5 mph or less and only when loaded. at 6 mph or empty it wont dump the air out. I am fixing that though. daul front and rear dumps direct wired to the truck.....

 

That's because the floor itself is the cross members. However if you're using it for chocks you can get chocks that latch into the sliding floor system.

 

from what I hear from actual drivers is, mac best choice, reitnouer 2nd best. east... had more than a few say they cracked at he back axle. saw 3 cracked in the last couple years in person, read of a couple on here also.

 

I was wrong about the stake pockets, they do pull great. You will be happy with it.

 

29500 full of fuel? Im over 31000 with 9 chains 8 binders, 2 steel tarps, a smoke tarp 4 coil racks, and 3/4 tanks eith my east and pete.

 

I'm a J-hook man myself, I prefer them to those pull out chains.

I think you made the right choice.