Looking to buy a used flatbed 48’x102”
Pulling with a w900
Midwest
No oversize or overweight
Any advice on make or year
Or pretty much anything I should look out for
10-15k price range
Shopping for a flatbed trailer
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Bigrigmayo93, Aug 29, 2019.
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Everybody has a preference, and it depends what you are hauling. Myself, I pull a 2008 Reitnouer Maxmiser. What to look for in them is suspension corrosion jacking and kingpin plates. Most trailers in that price range will have electrical issues.
It goes without saying that you should get aluminum. Most guys like Reitnouer, East and Mac.ProfessionalNoticer and Bigrigmayo93 Thank this. -
I’m definitely planning on getting aluminum.
I just wasn’t sure if year or make mattered or it was just a preference.Bean Jr. Thanks this. -
Pay close attention to KP plates especially,ask questions besides just looking....coil haulers and steering wheel holders that don't know how to load a spread put everything in the middle(belly loading).....and it kills kp plates and rear sills cracks frame......look for welds, look for main beam separations at rear near sill and bumper.....
Coils and belly loading destroys flatbeds,don't matter what brand.
My experience,seeing them and working on them? Id go with a mac....but if you plan on moving coils or you belly,get yourself a welder for aluminumD.Tibbitt, Bean Jr. and Bigrigmayo93 Thank this. -
At the moment I’m renting a 97 east. Looks decent but you can tell it’s been through a lot. I was told the owner bought it for 10k. But they fixed it up nicely.
I’m new to flatbed. But don’t plan on renting a trailer much longer. -
Now I love securing a single coil, but I put two coils 5 panels apart now, which is 20 feet. -
That is the correct way, not sure why megas teach guys to put them in the middle. I hear TMC is a company policy to load them in the middle.stayinback, D.Tibbitt, JonJon78 and 1 other person Thank this. -
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