Uncovering a covered wagon

Note to self - New trailer good, 20 year old trailer bad. Got it. Thanks.

 

What year is yours?

 

2007

 

Yep. Nasty ain’t it.

 

I hate it when that happens.

 

You could make a low offer ,like 5 grand,see what the owner says.
If he accepts...fine ,if not walk away.

 

That's funny... mine is an 08 and the whole plate is getting changed the first week of September.

 

I'm a little late. That vintage of trailer will be consider the big Bubba model so it has a great frame 60,000 in 4ft or 100,000 over the whole trailer. That trailer when new was a prime flatbed. Looks like someone already moved the axles to the rear. They were set forward when new. Thats why there a bolts in the frame infront of each axle. Looks like at least 4 new panels on the rear need to be replaced to make it look good. Check the kingpin plate. Might have been replaced already once. I think the replacement is around 2500. Check the suspension boxes for corrosion. Not that big of a deal to drop them and clean and straighten if need be.

I don't know if you get around Gary Indiana much but Darren at Wayne's tank and trailer which is a authorized reitnouer repair shop Has ex maverick reitnouers for sale. I think for around 11,000. They rebuild them so should be good units.

 

Crawl under that Phantom and check the welds at the crossmembers for cracks. I had an 06 Phantom that the welds were too thin from the factory. Once they were rewelded they were fine but I had get get new cracks welded about every year. Other than that it wasnt a bad trailer.