Flatbed Trailers - Where?

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Mon 1 Sep 2003 19:54
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - rg
Folks,

I am looking for a 16ft x 6 ft flatbed trailer for transporting telecomms equipment.

I normally hire one, and know that these are ideal for the application. Low-loading with the added benefit of tilt. Very stable, even with 2000kgs on board.

The general impression I gain is that they are pretty scare second-hand, expensive new, and often well marked up via the few traders who specialise in them. Correct?

Can anyone suggest where I might look without turning over masses of irrelevent stuff in Google? No, I'm not too lazy to search, but I suspect that someone on the list has been down this route before.

The one I use regularly has a maximum gross weight of 2600kgs, hence effectively a two tonne payload. I tow with a Vauxhall Monterey (Isuzu Trooper), which has a plated gross train weight of around 5500. It weighs around 2000 itself, so, something with a MGW of 3500 would be ideal. If these things exist. The one I use was made by Richardson Rice in York.

Where do local authorities and police dispose of their trailers?

Any suggestions welcome.

rg

Cheers

rg
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Mon 1 Sep 2003 21:04
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - Vansboy
How about asking the people you hire from?They have to sell theirs, at some time.

Rare things to find in auction, usually well worn out, when sold on.The owners like to get their moneys worth, first.

Have you checked prices of showroom 'demonstrator', at local dealers? This how they offer a discount, without devaluing the product!

VB
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Mon 1 Sep 2003 21:34
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - none
Indespension hire and sell them.
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Mon 1 Sep 2003 21:41
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - Wales Forester
Have a quick look in the Plant & Machinery and Caravan sections of the Auto Trader each week, I regularly see trailers of varying descriptions and prices there.

P.S. Do it in WHSmith or the like, local newsagents tend to get a bit annoyed if you thumb through and then don't actually buy! ;-)

PP
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Mon 1 Sep 2003 23:27
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - M.M
r,

Best trailer for you is an Ifor Williams. But some years ago we spent months trying to get one (twin axle flatbed with sides and a rear ramp) secondhand, they were either at the other end of the country or sold in hours.

Eventually bought a new Ifor Williams from dealer with just 10% for cash.

Fantastic trailer, towed as if it wasn't there.

At the local builders merchants soon after, he took one look and said "you won't have that long". He was right..."the boys" took it from our yard in the early hours when it was just three months old!

Paid out in full by insurers but vowed never to have such a desireable trailer again...too much stress.

Next one was a home build on a caravan chassis...no-one ever wanted to nick that one.

Bear in mind about 50% of the trailers of this type you'll see advertised (in the usual places) will be nicked. We were actually offered ours only weeks later when looking at a rough trailer dealers just out of the home area! It was at 50% of the amount we were paid out but I resisted!!

Regards,

M.M



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Tue 2 Sep 2003 06:52
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - Dwight Van Driver
Ex WD stock?

www.ljacksonandco.com

May be able to help?

DVD
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Tue 2 Sep 2003 07:44
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - rg
Thanks everyone!

Comments much appreciated, but, sadly, more or less what I expected;- fairly rare and a real theft target.

Like M.M., I don't want to pay out for a new one and have it lifted. I have already had one caravan go that way.

DVD. Many thanks. Just for your info., as I suspect you are not too far from me, I use Joplings at Stokesley 01642 711711. Very helpful and flexible. But he won't be selling, as hiring them to me makes him some decent money..!

Thanks again everyone.

Stand by for the next "challenge" on a new thread - Tachographs...

:-((

rg
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Tue 2 Sep 2003 13:02
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - Dwight Van Driver
In view of your locality? have you had a word with Richardson of Shipton By Benningborough. They are on the left in the village, half way down on the right when travelling towards York.?

DVD
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Tue 2 Sep 2003 13:47
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - rg
Thanks all,

Much as I thought.

DVD, yes, I will get onto Richardson Rice. The one I hire from Joplings in made by them, and is a real battleship.

Thanks again...

rg
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Tue 2 Sep 2003 11:18
Flatbed Trailers - Where? - Altea Ego
OOOOOOOOO Great site, I fancy the Bofors FH 77A Howitzer system. Tha should keep the cats out of the garden
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