Price check on typical tandem cartrailer new...

[Pook]

Up here the cheapest new trailers are $2900+taxes canadian so about $2400 US before taxes. and everyone around here wants $2000 for a used trailer no matter how old.

What are they going for in your local? Anyone in WA state?

From reading in this forum you guys also pay alot less for axles for building you own. I've been quoted just over $800 US for a pair of 3500lb axles with electric brakes.

I need to buy or build a trailer in the next month but funds are low(building a new shop, plus going to Moab and the tinbender jambo this year plus building my new buggy) I have way to much going on.

[VinSil]

Just bought a 16 footer dual braking axle in Oregon City, OR.

I was $1699 out the door.

2X5 channel frame, 10k coupler...nice heavy duty trailer. I know it's farther than you asked for...but it's MCI welding. Nice guys to deal with too.

[4xFreak]

I just bought a 18' steel deck, 7k lb trailer with single brakes, bulldog hitch, and breakaway controller for $1,995 before taxes, etc.

[Trailer Guy]

I just bought a 18' steel deck, 7k lb trailer with single brakes, bulldog hitch, and breakaway controller for $1,995 before taxes, etc.
Sounds like you got a Big Tex 70DM-18. But just a guess.

Depending on the quality, number of axles with brakes, 7k or 10k, and length (14'-20') you'd be looking at $1900-$3500. It all really depends on what you're looking for. I don't deal with any dealers in your neck of the woods either, sorry man.

[SBChero]

what about in my neck of the woods?

i need one.

[4xFreak]

Sounds like you got a Big Tex 70DM-18. But just a guess.


Nope, it's a Buck Dandy.

[LCexplorer]

Hey Pook where abouts are you? I can sympathize with the car trailer search in BC as it took me a long time to finally find one a good deal on one. I even broke down a bought a travel trailer frame that I was going to build up before I finally picked an actual flatdeck the other day. The only thing I can say is to look through the Buy&sell as there are occasional deals on car trailers. If it helps I have a travel trailer frame for sale ;)

When I looked down south (Washington, Oregon) for a trailer, I found that it would not be worth it unless I could find that was 15 years or older to get around the federal inspection and assocaited fee. Even then the trailer had to be built by a manufacturer and not homemade as it would not be allowed to cross the border. Basically to make it worthwhile it takes a trip to either So.Cal., Texas or Missouri to get a good deal on a trailer. The other place would be a trip out to the prairies as I have found some decent car trailers out in Manitoba for quite reasonable.

As for the trailer axle prices, I am not 100% sure why the axles are so much more expensive than south of the border. The only real difference I have noticed is that most of our stuff comes from Standens out in Calgary and most of the stuff in the States comes from Dexter. I wouldn't be surprised the price difference was due to tax or excise at the border.

[Pook]

I'm in Langley. I think I'll just end up building a trailer, Princess auto is suppose to have sale on there trailer rims and tires at the end of Feb. which will save me a couple hundred and then they told me I just need to save the reciepts for the axles until they go on sale sometime between now and summer and they'd give me back the difference. The trailer will still cost a couple thousand but at least it will be built the way I want it.