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Old 06-16-2013, 10:06 PM
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having had four different ones to date, i would say that in your price-point, any trailer your looking at is no better/worse than the other. the paint will look good for a few months and if it sees a salty hiway once... its on downward spiral for rust.
the only thing in common is that they all are cheaply painted with cheap tires and built to sell.
without knowing your needs, id invest in a 14000lb one (vs a 7500lber) for the couple hundred extra lbs of weight it can carry so much more.
-i prefer the hinged flip-up ramps over the slide-ins. the boxed-in ramps help distribute the weight during drive-ons.
-nothing shorter than 18', a pickup truck barely fits on that deck

for example, if your into a little elbow grease and have enough knowledge to be dangerous, mine is a 2007, 14k, 18' skid steer trailer (steel checkerplate fenders and D-rings), put new 16" rubber of your choice and roll on some black tremclad, and repack/replace the bearings (they are cheap) and your shining like a new dime in goats arse. its worth about 2500-3000, maybe less i dunno...new it was about $5500-5600.
if you decide to resell..it will still be worth 2800-3500
its an option to compare
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