Old trailer - would you buy?

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cheekywelshie

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Spotted a single ifor for sale (at least I think it is) for 1600 wooden floor tho and is 1996 which means no data tag. How long ago have the single trailers been around? would you buy one of this age(and perhaps replace floor) how much would you pay? - and as no data tag how would you check it?
 
My 505 is an 84. It's had the floor replaced but is otherwise in good condition.
Ifor advised age off the chassis number.
I think how much you pay is purely down to the condition and how much you want it.
 
I was thinking about 800 for something that old? Though that is much less than the asking price. So can I use the chassis numer to check ownership?
 
Find out how much to replace the floor with aluminium and decide what the best price you would pay for it would be based on that, plus it might need brakes and lights overhauled which won't give you much change out of 1k, and get the chassis number to check if it's been reported stolen.
 
Even older trailers hold their value if they're in good nick. My 510 is a 2000 vintage, and I paid £2100 for it. After its first service, the servicing company told me they'd sell it for over £3000. £800 sounds low even allowing for costs of a new floor, unless it needs a lot of other work.
 
20 yr old? Of course it is an old trailer! They are only 5k inc vat brand new, for a 511!

Never in a million years would I pay 3k for a 16yr old trailer either. Ifor Williams trailers do hold their value hence I would always buy new and sell it after a few years before it needs any work done.
 
Age is (almost) immaterial if it is in good condition. My last trailer had a wooden floor which was in perfect condition. The wheel rims were another matter. I gave one a tap with a hammer on the inside to knock some rust off and it went straight through! Any vehicle that's been on a farm is subject to slurry being thrown up onto the under side and that will cause rust. So do get it checked out by a competent mechanic, especially where unseen rust might develope.

BTW, I got new rims from my IW dealer for £10 each. Apparently, they take the wheels off any new trailers that are delivered with scratches on the rims and replace with new as that is the first thing a buyer notices, so they had a skip full of shop soiled rims quite adequate for nomal use.
 
Whatever you buy have the ramp and floor checked both from the underneath and top and replaced if necessary. (Make sure that the cross members are rust treated/welded and coated before the new floor is put down. Have the wheel bearings and brakes thoroughly checked. Have the hitch thoroughly checked as well as the electrics. Check the correct tyres have been fitted as trailer tyres are a different specification to normal tyres and require a higher pressure in them.
 
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