Bought a used 16' Trailer

[RedMax Man]

I bought this 2004 Carry On 7'x16' open landscape trailer today. Cost $1500.
Took the tool box off because it gets in the way of making tight turns. Has brakes, break away kit and some racks. Tried the tool box on the truck just for kicks. Still have my 6'x12' open trailer that i plan on keeping. I'll get better pics of it hitched to the truck later.

[RedMax Man]

Box on truck:rolleyes::laugh:

[F Y P M]

looks like a good deal tires look good even got a box out of it. Not much longer we'll be back workin I'm looking to get back Sat before Easter. Good luck

[Lynden-Jeff]

looks like a good deal tires look good even got a box out of it. Not much longer we'll be back workin I'm looking to get back Sat before Easter. Good luck

lol upstate NY! You will still have snow then! Its in the forcast!

[F Y P M]

Well hopefully not my small ones on the sunnyside of the street are just about ready.

[RedMax Man]

Hey guys it snowed this morning but almost all of it melted by the time i took these pics. Where i bought it in NH there was 3 inches of fresh snow. Yes the tires are good and less than one season old.

[Lawn Enforcer]

Nice grab! Do you plan on just using this one until you get a new enclosed?

[pj550v12]

We use the same one, two feet shorter though, good luck to you, because we sure haven't had it with the carry-on

[ALarsh]

A 4 year old trailer for $500 off new?

Other than that looks good. Congrats.

[RWS]

Nice trailor, I think it was a good deal. Good luck with it.

[RedMax Man]

Nice grab! Do you plan on just using this one until you get a new enclosed?
Yes thats my plan.
We use the same one, two feet shorter though, good luck to you, because we sure haven't had it with the carry-on
So are saying yours hasn't been reliable?
A 4 year old trailer for $500 off new?

Other than that looks good. Congrats.
Nah a trailer like this would cost more that that new here. My buddy bought a used 18' Big Tex trailer for $2600 last spring. This was the best deal i could find in my area and have a trailer that can be used tomorrow not drag it home and fix a bunch of things. Trailers cost more in the northeast because we aren't close to where most are manufactured in Texas and the midwest.
Nice trailor, I think it was a good deal. Good luck with it.

Thanks, i've been told by other local guys that i got a good deal. I didn't steal it but i also didn't lose my shirt.

[Raven386]

yea, dont leave a regular sized toolbox on the trailer, when you try to back up in a really tight area, it dents your truck pretty good.

[pj550v12]

So are saying yours hasn't been reliable?



Welds are extremely poor quality, almost all the welds on the latch stystem for the gates have broken and had to be beefed up. The wiring had to be redone last year, not quite sure why it ever broke, cant say its definetely the fault of the trailer, but it definetely not the fault of the users. Brakes have held up well, and it pulls straight, recently the hub bearing mysteriously worked itself loose so we had to take it apart and tighten it. Overall I'd rate the trailer a 6 out of 10, not the worst but not the best, oh and the trailer is maybe around 2 years old. If you're just holding onto it for now until you get an enclosed you'll probobly be fine, I actually plan on getting an enclosed this year too. But yeah, it wont be a carry-on. Best of luck with it this upcoming season.

[S man]

Man I hope the weather gets better for you over there. It looks cold and grey. Over here we got sun and warm weather!

[DBL]

nice trailer, youll get good use out of it......i like the toolbox in the truck too

[AndyTblc]

When are you putting new letters on your truck?

[RedMax Man]

Welds are extremely poor quality, almost all the welds on the latch stystem for the gates have broken and had to be beefed up. The wiring had to be redone last year, not quite sure why it ever broke, cant say its definetely the fault of the trailer, but it definetely not the fault of the users. Brakes have held up well, and it pulls straight, recently the hub bearing mysteriously worked itself loose so we had to take it apart and tighten it. Overall I'd rate the trailer a 6 out of 10, not the worst but not the best, oh and the trailer is maybe around 2 years old. If you're just holding onto it for now until you get an enclosed you'll probobly be fine, I actually plan on getting an enclosed this year too. But yeah, it wont be a carry-on. Best of luck with it this upcoming season.
I've heard the same thing about the other trailer i have yet i havent had any problems with mine. Truth of the matter is there are so many brands and many of them aren't all that great. I appreciate the heads up and will be careful. I don't run large heavy ZTR's, just a Walker, midsize walkbehind and maybe Stander and i'm the only one who will be pulling the trailer. As of now everything works on it and i plan on just having it until i upgrade to an enclosed trailer.Thanks.
Man I hope the weather gets better for you over there. It looks cold and grey. Over here we got sun and warm weather!
Yeah we still got some time till all the snow melts and things dry out.
nice trailer, youll get good use out of it......i like the toolbox in the truck too
Thanks. I'm not keeping the box in the truck, just wanted to see how it looked on it. My dump insert will be going back in soon.
When are you putting new letters on your truck?

I will get it lettered in the near future, hopefully in the next month or so. However i'm going to do very little lettering on the truck. I'm go to put fullsize lettered signs on the dump insert sideboards.

[Signature Landscaping1]

Micah- if you decide to sell that toolbox let me know. I need a tool box for my new trailer.

Thanks man

[RedMax Man]

Some recent pictures from today. I'm going to paint the trailer soon and replace all the lights with LED's.

[RedMax Man]

Now i bet most of you are staring have into the background drooling over that International. Thats my buddy's dirty truck but a got a few shots of it too:cool2: His other truck and trailer.:) Don't call him and tell him i got pics of his stuff;)

[RedMax Man]

Micah- if you decide to sell that toolbox let me know. I need a tool box for my new trailer.

Thanks man

Come and get it plus the two trimmer racks that were on the trailer for $125 bucks. I buddy of mine was possible gonna take it but i don't know. its a 3 place rack similar to the green touch racks.

[RedMax Man]

Washed the trailer so i can paint it.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Do you have a exhaust system on that? dosent look stock

[RedMax Man]

Last pic of the clean truck:hammerhead::dizzy::laugh:

[RedMax Man]

Do you have a exhaust system on that? dosent look stock

Yes dual exhaust. Lou's Custom Exhaust with a Flowmaster.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Very nice im trying to get my duramax streight piped this summer

[RedMax Man]

Very nice im trying to get my duramax streight piped this summer

Thats cool. Mine has a nice deep tone and I often get asked if its a diesel:hammerhead:

[Blueribbonlawns]

Man i wish i had a truck more like that being in the biz for 4-5 years i would have stuck with your old set up thats the best way to go JMO tho i just dont like having to park my rig it looks very legit but the cops dont like me driving that big of a vehicle at my age?

[RedMax Man]

Man i wish i had a truck more like that being in the biz for 4-5 years i would have stuck with your old set up thats the best way to go JMO tho i just dont like having to park my rig it looks very legit but the cops dont like me driving that big of a vehicle at my age?

Yours doesn't seem any bigger than my as far as class weight goes. It might be longer because of the crew cab. Are you young or something because i dont really understand what you meen by looking legit in a big truck?

[Blueribbonlawns]

I'll be 17 in july but have bin driving 4 2 1/2 years

[RedMax Man]

I'll be 17 in july but have bin driving 4 2 1/2 years

Nice. Thats a good truck for your age. I'll be 19 in June and got my license last spring.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Nice. Pretty nice truck for your age. I'll be 19 in June and got my license last spring.

Yeah we got a great deal on it and plus my family needs it for pulling our 30' camping trailer it works great for doing both.

[deere615]

Nice Trailer Micah. Your truck looks good all cleaned up. I have thought about putting a toolbox in my truck but I always need an 8ft bed.

[02DURAMAX]

Very nice im trying to get my duramax streight piped this summer

Man and Im just about to buy a muffler for mine..:laugh:...it gets annoying after 3 Years..LOL...let me know if you want my set up I'll sell it to you cheap..

[Blueribbonlawns]

:laugh:Man and Im just about to buy a muffler for mine..:laugh:...it gets annoying after 3 Years..LOL...let me know if you want my set up I'll sell it to you cheap..

you dont like it huh, well if i do it im going to get the cat black system from GM so i can keep my warrenty i have talked to them quite alot about it and they say if it is a certified gm part it wont void it, But i think it will be cool i love the whisling sound coming out of the pipe it's 5'' pipe but ill put a nice 6'' tip on and it will look bad as hell.
i pulled up to a 08 the other day and we wernt racing but he had 6'' dual exaust and cold air intake and a blo off valve it was sweet

My freind's dad has a 05 cummins 3500 and he drove it to practice the other day and he wanted to race, I really dident want to because i had just chiped my elbow last practice but he really wanted to go he was just blowin smoke on me so i decited id had enuf of that goat next stop light i wasted that dodge 2 lenths before i got out of the intersection he really dident care because it's his dads truck with two chips in it and my d-max is bone:laugh: stock!

[RedMax Man]

Nice Trailer Micah. Your truck looks good all cleaned up. I have thought about putting a toolbox in my truck but I always need an 8ft bed.

Thanks. I sanded down the trailer yesterday so i can paint it. Now its snowing and raining today so i gotta wait till the weather is better. Yes i need the whole bed for the dump insert so no cross box for me.

:laugh:

you dont like it huh, well if i do it im going to get the cat black system from GM so i can keep my warrenty i have talked to them quite alot about it and they say if it is a certified gm part it wont void it, But i think it will be cool i love the whisling sound coming out of the pipe it's 5'' pipe but ill put a nice 6'' tip on and it will look bad as hell.
i pulled up to a 08 the other day and we wernt racing but he had 6'' dual exaust and cold air intake and a blo off valve it was sweet

My freind's dad has a 05 cummins 3500 and he drove it to practice the other day and he wanted to race, I really dident want to because i had just chiped my elbow last practice but he really wanted to go he was just blowin smoke on me so i decited id had enuf of that goat next stop light i wasted that dodge 2 lenths before i got out of the intersection he really dident care because it's his dads truck with two chips in it and my d-max is bone:laugh: stock!

LOL your funny.

[AndyTblc]

Where do you keep all of your stuff. From your pictures of your truck, your dads and your dads trailer, it looks like you're pretty packed in there. What do you do with your equipment, do you have a pole barn that you never showed us, or do you have "peeps" that let you keep your stuff at their shop.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Where do you keep all of your stuff. From your pictures of your truck, your dads and your dads trailer, it looks like you're pretty packed in there. What do you do with your equipment, do you have a pole barn that you never showed us, or do you have "peeps" that let you keep your stuff at their shop.

If your asking me we have a storge garage but when were mowing i keep my trailer,truck,walker,small mowers,trimmers,ect at the house i really dont like it because when we get called to go do weed mowing we have to go to storage to get the john deere's i really want a shop but we havent found one that isnt over 1500 a month but were still lookin.

[AndyTblc]

I should have wrote where do all of you who don't have a shop, but can't you buy some property build your own show how you want it, or won't the budget allow you too. Redmax where do you keep yours, from your pics it looks like it's really crowded at your house.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Yeah that would work but it would cost alot of money and i am gettin along fine
but it would be awesome to have a shop that i could pull my truck and trailer in.

[RedMax Man]

What looks crowded about my house? Only got 1 enclosed trailer, 3 vehicles and 2 plows in the driveway:rolleyes::laugh:

I rent an outdoor area away from my house to park my trailers and stuff. My Dad and I are working on getting a shop where we can be based out of and keep everything in one spot. My driveway and property are a wreck because we havent renovated it yet. That should be started this spring and summer and it will be a complete overhaul when it happens.

[AndyTblc]

What looks crowded about my house? Only got 1 enclosed trailer, 3 vehicles and 2 plows in the driveway:rolleyes::laugh:

Sorry, what was I thinking, I think you still got room for a camper too. Yeah a shop would probly do you good. Same for a lot of other people on here too. I just went and got my other tractor out today, and my garage is a mess, I piled all my john deere pieces onto the tractor. Stuff to change the oil, and the rest of garage stuff. The rest of my stuff is in the shed, and it's behind the patio chairs and what not. It's time to get that out, I want to clean everything up and get a pic of all my stuff.

[RedMax Man]

Sorry, what was I thinking, I think you still got room for a camper too. Yeah a shop would probly do you good. Same for a lot of other people on here too. I just went and got my other tractor out today, and my garage is a mess, I piled all my john deere pieces onto the tractor. Stuff to change the oil, and the rest of garage stuff. The rest of my stuff is in the shed, and it's behind the patio chairs and what not. It's time to get that out, I want to clean everything up and get a pic of all my stuff.

We have 2 decent sized nice sheds on my property. I keep equipment in one of them and it has electricity, lighting and work bench etc. I'll get a fleet picture once everything is cleaned, tuned, painted and ready for action.

[Blueribbonlawns]

im going to do my first power raking of the year today!

[AndyTblc]

I'd start working on lawns, but we're getting a bunch of snow today. I'm going to try and get them done first week in april.

[Blueribbonlawns]

Im sick of snow i want summer to get here.

[N.H.BOY]

Hey did you get that trailer from Joel? in southern N.H.???

[RedMax Man]

Hey did you get that trailer from Joel? in southern N.H.???

No, I bought off another member from Raymond, NH. It wasn't Joel.

[Lawn Freak]

Ever get it painted? My wiring went to crap on mine last season, my welds broke in spots too, and the gate is bent

[STIHL GUY]

nice trailer. your truck is sweet too

[Scag413]

Another old thread...seriously

[KS_Grasscutter]

Another old thread...seriously

I was thinking it, just didn't want to be the first to say it.

[Scag413]

I was thinking it, just didn't want to be the first to say it.

I dont care to say it because honestly it bothers me. I'm not trying to be a jerk but it gets annoying time after time after time.

[KS_Grasscutter]

I dont care to say it because honestly it bothers me. I'm not trying to be a jerk but it gets annoying time after time after time.

I agree. Like 5 ancient threads in 1 night is assanine. One of 'em had a bunch of equipment some dude has upgraded 3 times since then lol.

[Petr51488]

Ever get it painted? My wiring went to crap on mine last season, my welds broke in spots too, and the gate is bent

Can't you just PM him instead of bringing up these old threads?

[Scag413]

Can't you just PM him instead of bringing up these old threads?

Exactly! And what does it rlly matter if he has painted it or not? If he isnt in almost a year he isnt going to and if he has he isnt going to post pics of it after all this time

[TXNSLighting]

Can't you just PM him instead of bringing up these old threads?

Thank you!! You beat me to it.

[davis45]

Preach it brothas, haha.

[DBL]

everyone relax who cares if its an old thread some people have never seen it and may be useful to someone because it was brought back up

[davis45]

everyone relax who cares if its an old thread some people have never seen it and may be useful to someone because it was brought back up

Micah has a thread with 250+ pages and hundreds of pictures in it.

[RedMax Man]

Micah has a thread with 250+ pages and hundreds of pictures in it.

LOL i know, why dont some people just go there. Your blind if u cant find the pics. any here are some pics when it was newly painted.

[Scag413]

Redmax Man, you should did a great thing by digging through pictures and taking the time to post in this thread. You certainly didnt have to but it really stopped an argument from blowing up which i did start btw lol. I shoulda kept my mouth shut but I couldnt. Anyway could job Micah, and thanks!

[Lawn Freak]

Trailer looks much better, especially the back side where the ID bar was all messed up. Are your front clearance markers LED? All my trailers lights are LED. Its a carry on too