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10-29-2003, 10:17 PM
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Equipment Trailers
Hey, Just wondering. Do any of you use the large fifth-wheel trailers. Some Contractors around me use them. Primarily for lawn equipment. One company has a trailer with six wheels total to store and move their equipment and tools from one site to the next. After the job or when the day is over thay just lock it and keep all their stuff in the trailer. The next day they hook it up and drive to the current job. I was wondering is this a good idea or are the chances of theft and damage just too high.
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10-29-2003, 10:35 PM
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I see lots of construction-related subcontractors using this kind of trailer, like masons, carpenters, or other trades where there aren't too many tools to store. In general theft here is not too much of a problem (though I was introduced to it this season with a Partner K650 saw that grew legs).
But the kind of trailer I'd like to get is one that one of our larger masonry outfits uses. It's a large beavertail trailer, with an enclosure on the front half of it to hold their tools. The back half of the trailer is used to carry a skid loader. Seems to be a very nice setup, allowing all tools to be neatly stored and quickly accessed.
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10-29-2003, 10:49 PM
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Yeah, trailers are very very cheap but useful for just about any company.
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10-29-2003, 11:43 PM
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Gosh, I just spent $3K on a new trailer I didn't want to buy, and it's just a plain old 4 wheel, 14' deck, 10,000 GVW trailer.
I don't know how much the setup would cost that I mentioned in the previous post, but I bet $8-10K would be a close ballpark.
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10-29-2003, 11:52 PM
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I heard someone saying that they built their own trailer for really cheap. I saw it afterwards. It was in his stakebed being hauled away because it practicly fell apart on the road. Just let the pro's do some things.I still think that fifth-wheel might just be a good idea.
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10-29-2003, 11:57 PM
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Lol - that reminds me of an old neighbor. Great guy, but trafficked in all things free. Wanted things for free, gave things away for free.
He offered a trailer to me for free. As I asked him about it, he told me about how it was a high school woodshop project for him (he's now in his 40's). He said the frame was of wood, as was most everything else.
I politely declined, otherwise I'd probably have done the same after the first minute of use.
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