Big TEX trailer..do you guys haggle on the price?

[GarPA]

About to buy a Big TEX 14ft dual axle...here in central PA I have about only 2 choices...Car Mate and Big TEX...alot of you have said Car Mate is junk...so this 14ft is listed at $2000....looks stronger than Car Mate...detailed nicely also. I don't usually nickel and dime equipment dealers since I want fast and good service when I have an equip emergency...but...in reading a number of posts in the search I did it, seems $2000 is a bit pricey for this trailer...is this price too high? thanks much

[stslawncare]

does it have breaks? any extras? gvw? etc etc

[GarPA]

sorry...details would help..brakes on one axle...6000 gvw...with a std sized rear ramp

[ohiolawnguy]

fellow who shares warehouse space with us uses them. he really likes them, but has had some problems with gate latch staying secure.

other than that, i dont know much about them.

[GarPA]

hmmm...the only thing that looked shaky to me was ...the gate latch...it looks like it could flop open and land on somone's Lexus hood...anyone else know about these trailers?

[wrtenterprises]

Kitzy,

First off, is this a new or used trailer? Secondly, is this rig a landscape or enclosed trailer. IMHO, $2000.00 for a 14' open is too much. Try Bri-Mar, they make a great trailer. Locally made in south central Pa.

Send me mail if you need more dealer information. I reside in State College, Pa. right in the center of our fine state....

[ohiolawnguy]

kitzy, look at my previous post. i just mentioned that about gate latch. :)

[Clean Cut Lawns]

Last spring I bought a new Big Tex,
14'
Tandem axle
Four breaks
7,000 Lbs. GVW
Landscaper package
Four foot expanded metal sides all around,
3 Trimmer racks built in
Large Storage bin in front, built in
$2,813. plus tax

I have not had any problems with the gate latch.
I did have to have the gate reinforced b/c I guess the walker was to heavy and broke the welds on the expanded metal. But Big tex paid me for that.
I like the trailer.

[Aaron Klemme]

HEY. listen to this........I just bought a 20 foot tandem. 7 foot wide. 9000 lb, Channel frame, 1&1/2 foot sides out of 2by2 channel all enclosed with mesh steel. Its got a 5 ft gate with 10 cross members on it. All the lights down the side (I wanted it to look sharp) , Pin stripped, elect. brakes, huge dimond watertight box on front, bulldog hitch, heavy weight lift. Now boys......tell me if ya think this is a deal. By the way I ordered it so its new!

$2200.00 from a place called Davis trailors in St. Louis. Feel free to mail me if you want any details on where this company is located.

[plow kid]

<font size="6"> $2000 FOR A 14' OPEN TRAILER!!</font>
does that include a jar of vastaline???

a 6 and 1/2 foot by 14 foot tandem with 4' gate with 6 runners brakes on one axle and deicent tires and rims for $995 here, same price for a 16 footer.

here in Toledo I can get a 7 x 14' tandem haulmark enclosed for around $2600

~NaTe

[Mowingman]

Big Tex Trailers are everywhere down here. They make a good trailer in my opinion. However the price for that trailer with no brakes or tailgate ramp would be about $1000.00 here. I just bought a 7' x 18' with brakes and two, 6,000lb axles for 1900.00. The price you were quoted sounds way too high depending on how it is equiped.:)

[Clean Cut Lawns]

I find that trailer prices in the north east are much higher that around the rest of the country. Trust me I shopped around, at first I was looking for a 7'X10' trailer and at I could not find it for less than about $1,199.00. I did find some in south New Jearsy for about $800.00 this is for a plain trailer, 18" sides no mesh no nothing. but it was about a five hour drive.

[LAWNGODFATHER]

Originally posted by plow kid
<font size="6"> $2000 FOR A 14' OPEN TRAILER!!</font>
does that include a jar of vastaline???




Is that jar of vastaline for the ball?























But I do have to agree, RIP OFF!!!!

[plow kid]

he'll need it if he buys that trailer, be cause he will get screwed

[landscaper3]

Do you have a local HOME DEPO? they have a 16' open with brakes for under $1,900.00. dual axle with dual brakes and ramp gate!!!

[captdevo]

we're putting an order together for a N.E. delivery,
contact my bro-in-law for details!



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[The Good Earth]

$2,000 For an open trailer? You better get K-Y Jelly rather than Vaseline!!!

The guy I get my trailers from charges me $1350. That is a 16 footer with brakes, new tires and rims and a gate. Also get a steel deck for that price.

Man, Kitzy, don't pay that price. Send the guy that I get my trailers from some business and I'll deliver it for you to Wheeling. Throw some gas cash my way and we got a deal!!

[LAWNGODFATHER]

Originally posted by The Good Earth
You better get K-Y Jelly rather than Vaseline!!!

Do you find that the K-Y works better than Vaseline?

[The Good Earth]

Oh, absolutely!!! Haven't you read the ad campaign they ran a few years back? "I use K-Y because it is more like me". Saw that one in Cosmopolitan!!:D

Besides, for the amount you are getting jacked on that trailer, they should at least throw in the more expensive stuff!!:D

[Sammy]

I looked at some Big Tex trailers in Ohio last spring. Both dump and L/S ones. None of them had any paint on the bottom side of them and were they were rusting. Bri-Mar makes a good trailer and so does International.

[GarPA]

Thanks to WRT Enterprises I was able to get in touch with a Bri Mar rep and a separate PA Intl Dealer here in PA. Bri Mar and PA Intl don't make a 14ft open utility. So will have to go with a 16. PA Intl dealer quoted $1750, full brakes, 7000gvw, split ramps, full anti corrosive and paint underneath, 15" tires. Dealer is in Pine Grove off I81...very helpful and straight talkers...if anyone wants their number email me..thanks for the help