Trailer buying rant

[Joyous70]

No problem, i know how difficult Cheval's are to find, i have one, but mine is a Robinsons re-badged and people are forever asking me if its a mare & foal, no it isn't but its a very small double, my girl travels solo with a full breach bar.

No arsiness taken/intended

 

[DJ]

I am trying to find a cheval liberate made and foal trailer, seen them advertised as 'single and a half' or people approaching me offering single trailers for 'big' horses. No, he is 17hh, there is a reason I want that model and no your 2m tall tale is not big enough, unless it has a sunroof!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151581431973?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[ROG]

Sorry ROG, I thought plated referred to weights 'plural' that were on the plate (i.e. all the weights listed on the plate are plated weights and have different labels (axle weights, unladen weights etc?)
Apologies if I have that wrong, the point I was trying to make was in response to the previous poster, which hopefully I made!

The only weight to take as gospel is the biggest one listed on the plate which is the MAM weight - the max it can be when fully loaded

Empty weights can vary so a weighbridge is the only true way to get that

 

[Batgirl]

Thanks DJ! found another one that I have made an offer on, fingers crossed! Similar price but newer with ALU floor

 

[Singing Dawg]

I'm in the market for a trailer too, so please send newly educated sellers my way and save me some bother!!

 

[el_Snowflakes]

Probably a good idea to look up the model you're viewing so you can satisfy yourself and not rely on someone who doesn't actually know. When we were looking, I printed out the spec's of the models I was interested in to view and could then check it properly against the trailer itself.

This absolutely.

I wouldn't take someone else's word for it. If you want to find out you need to do the research yourself.

 

[OldNag]

Well today I have driven over 50 miles to see a trailer. ..

Vendor didn't have the paperwork to hand...

I inspected it, found some faults but not dealbreakers, will cost a little bit to fix, not horrendous. Hitched up and found an indicator not working. Vendor convinced it must be my car. I towed last week so sure it isn't. Turns out it hasn't been used for months and they didn't actually check it over before advertising it.......

Just had a call, half way home, they have sorted the indicator.

Permission to scream?


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[Luci07]

Interesting thread particularly as I will, in the near future, be selling mine as horse is much happier in the lorry. I have never had work done, trailer gets shunted off to the lorry man annually to check floor and electrics. I do know weight and measurements as researched all that carefully and even know what my tyre pressures should be. My epic fail is I can't work the special tyre checker I bought and air thingy so what should be an easy task always turns into an epic chore each time I want to check my tyres!

 

[OldNag]

Interesting thread particularly as I will, in the near future, be selling mine as horse is much happier in the lorry. I have never had work done, trailer gets shunted off to the lorry man annually to check floor and electrics. I do know weight and measurements as researched all that carefully and even know what my tyre pressures should be. My epic fail is I can't work the special tyre checker I bought and air thingy so what should be an easy task always turns into an epic chore each time I want to check my tyres!

Lol you will be fine! Could you take it to a tyre place to get pressures absolutely spot on?

If only all sellers were like you. I wasted hours yesterday on a trailer that was not properly described and wasn't even prepped. How can someone say "electrics etc all good" if they haven't used it for 9 months and haven't checked since last use?

 

[popsdosh]

Well today I have driven over 50 miles to see a trailer. ..

Vendor didn't have the paperwork to hand...

I inspected it, found some faults but not dealbreakers, will cost a little bit to fix, not horrendous. Hitched up and found an indicator not working. Vendor convinced it must be my car. I towed last week so sure it isn't. Turns out it hasn't been used for months and they didn't actually check it over before advertising it.......

Just had a call, half way home, they have sorted the indicator.

Permission to scream?


..

What? paperwork do you expect with a trailer.

 

[OldNag]

What? paperwork do you expect with a trailer.

They had told me on the phone they had the weighbridge cert and details of last service.

 

[Maesfen]

What? paperwork do you expect with a trailer.

I would certainly expect the handbook which should have that trailer's plate number on at the very least and using/servicing tips.
I had a book with my IWT which was 18 months old when I first bought it which I passed on when sold; I also have the one for my Beaufort too. It's not rocket science to keep them safe somewhere to refer to or pass on to new owners.