Best place to buy a trailer

mallethead

I'm looking at buying a trailer an 8 by 4 with mesh sides and a ramp
Could anyone tell e the best place to buy ?
Thanks

Sharpshooter82

what part of the country are ya from

mallethead

Near blessington in wicklow
I priced Westwood in Naas fairly pricey
I'd like to compare them with someone else

BalingMad

http://www.whitestrailers.com/ad-category/buildercar/page/2/

This lad is in longford. Talked to him before but never bought. Sound man. Should have want you want.

Avns1s

mallethead wrote: »

Near blessington in wicklow
I priced Westwood in Naas fairly pricey
I'd like to compare them with someone else

I presume your talking about an Ifor Williams? They are expensive but they're for life if you mind it.

Sharpshooter82

hes more near ballymahon than longford and he can be expensive, checked him out a few times. Got my trailer for E1200 from Carey trailers in Rochfortbridge with all the extra sides and all. Well built trailer too. Carred over a ton on it to date

huntsman77

Wouldn't rate whites at all bought trailer off him bout 6 years ago wasent an I for Williams but was a new 8x4 broke my hearth with bearing trouble kept replacing myself so went to him said I'd get it done right be finished he had no interest in it what so ever said he would take it against trade in against an I for Williams went out to yard nothing only ****e out of bout 15 trailers there wasn't decent floor in one of them and he big money for them all

Sharpshooter82

huntsman77 wrote: »

Wouldn't rate whites at all bought trailer off him bout 6 years ago wasent an I for Williams but was a new 8x4 broke my hearth with bearing trouble kept replacing myself so went to him said I'd get it done right be finished he had no interest in it what so ever said he would take it against trade in against an I for Williams went out to yard nothing only ****e out of bout 15 trailers there wasn't decent floor in one of them and he big money for them all

All of the floors of the second hand dump trailers out there are battered to death aswell from stones

Rho b

Try Tommy Cassidy in Ballyconnell, Cavan (Cassidy Oils). He carries a good range of trailers, is easy to deal with but you have to push.

huntsman77

I was looking at 10x5 drop side Ifor at the time thought when he was local would have been handy any probs go back but wouldn go back

mostatom

I bought a new 8x4 from Dale Kane in Northern Ireland, great solid trailer, very easy to tow. Have it about 4 years and never had a problem. It is also CE stamped which you now need with the new trailer law.

JohnBoy

did you look at the refurbished trailers in westwood?

we bought an 8x5 last year that had been through their workshops and I was very happy with it.

not cheap, but had anything it needed done to it, brakes, bearings, led lights, new hitch head, jockey wheel, it was around a grand cheaper than new I think

I liked the look of the tuffmac trailer at the time, but I wanted dropsides.

a 2 tonne 8x4 toughmac with mesh and ramp was €2,300 new. we gave €2,200 all in for the refurbished 2.7 tonne 8x5 dropside

Cran

Stanleys is Kilkenny are decent to deal with as well.

MfMan

Are flatbeds strong enough to carry small plant, e.g. 3 ton digger, provided they are rated thus? I mean to say, does loading and unloading the machine rack the trailer a fair bit over time?

blue5000

OP I know a travelling salesman who does a good deal on trailers, but you have to haggle hard. PM me if you want more details;)

Conmaicne Mara

Murphy Aerlite (Tuam) are good trailers, we've a similar sized one but it's a sheep trailer with decks. Well made, easy towed.

JohnBoy

blue5000 wrote: »

OP I know a travelling salesman who does a good deal on trailers, but you have to haggle hard. PM me if you want more details;)

does he source to order? :rolleyes:

blue5000

JohnBoy wrote: »

does he source to order? :rolleyes:

No he is genuine, mostly he gets them off main dealers who have taken in a trailer as a trade in and can't sell it on. He usually buys them as a 'job lot' in one deal, then sells them on.