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[fordguy]

Equipment Tilt Trailer - trailers - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

New 2023 Equipment Trailers Tilt Decks 18’+2’ Electric Brakes Clean Title Led lights 14,000 pound capacity 2 5/16” hitch No Fees out the door price

phoenix.craigslist.org

anyone heard? price seems good for what it is, but havent seen welds up close. Nothing online. New guys on the block, hopefully a solid trailer for bargain price?

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Ive never heard of them. Are you close enough to go check it out in person?

 

[fordguy]

Ive never heard of them. Are you close enough to go check it out in person?

I am not, 300 mile drive, but if its worth it I probably will, because thats 3-4k less than competition.

looking at their facebook, started in 2020. Pics of welds on their firepit look good

 

[Gbkeith]

A dovetail on a tilt trailer bothers me.

 

[aczlan]

A dovetail on a tilt trailer bothers me.

It's on the wrong side, should be on the bottom like most everyone else does, as it sits it makes the first 1-2 feet a steeper angle:
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VAR: Equipment Tilt Trailer - trailers - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

Iron Bull does it that way as does CAM, but CAM appears to angle both the top and the bottom: Full Deck Tilt Trailer - CAM Superline

Aaron Z

 

[Gbkeith]

Yeah. The point of a tilt is to not have a break over. That’s really not much of a break over , and it may be a fine trailer otherwise, but that offends my delicate sensibilities.

 

[YotaAtieToo]

I don't know if I'd call that a dove since the bottom of the frame is flat.

I can see the point some are getting at, but if it's for the typical skid steer, mini ex, or similar, it won't matter.

 

[Projectjunkie]

Also, in case you're not familiar with a tilt deck, typically the axles are farther forward and tow like dog shit with a "full load"
Tail wags the dog.

My 18' tilt is awesome to load and unload, but sucks on the highway if use up the deck. When I happen to hook up my other 18' trailer it tows like a goddamn dream.

Buy 2 more get worth of trailer and pull the load to the front

 

[aczlan]

Also, in case you're not familiar with a tilt deck, typically the axles are farther forward and tow like dog shit with a "full load"
Tail wags the dog.

My 18' tilt is awesome to load and unload, but sucks on the highway if use up the deck. When I happen to hook up my other 18' trailer it tows like a goddamn dream.

Buy 2 more get worth of trailer and pull the load to the front

The one my brother rented last year was bad enough empty that he couldn't go over 50 or it would start to sway.
Not sure what the deal was, but putting a couple of 50 cal ammo cans full of chain, 4 binders and my bag of tools in the box on the tongue helped some.

Aaron Z

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Also, in case you're not familiar with a tilt deck, typically the axles are farther forward and tow like dog shit with a "full load"
Tail wags the dog.

My 18' tilt is awesome to load and unload, but sucks on the highway if use up the deck. When I happen to hook up my other 18' trailer it tows like a goddamn dream.

Buy 2 more get worth of trailer and pull the load to the front

Ya, the last 4' of the deck is just for looks really.

I've been using a ~22' 3 axle tilt at work and with the 3 axle pushing the pivot point back, the tail swing is retarded. I've honestly thought about asking if we could cut 2-3' off the end and deal with the steeper angle. It's very flat now, but only ever put a mini ex on it, so it still wouldn't be near as steep as the deck over hydraulic tilt we have.