Hurst trailer

[J DeMaio]

Hey Guys:



Are these good trailers? I don't know much about them. I thought about going to look at one next week. It's a gooseneck, 20'+5', tandem dual axle, two (9000#). It's a 1997-1998 model and its supposed to be in good condition. I think i can get it for about $3500(give or take a couple of hundred). Who has used these on this forum? What should I look for when I go look at it?



Thanks



John

 

[drees1]

Hurst is a decent trailer. They have been around a long time and build a lot of tandem dual drags for back hoes. Should be a good proven design.

 

[drees1]

Things I would look for: Condition of the decking, (expensive to replace). Grease or oil bath hubs? I prefer oil bath. Condition of the tires, both tread and sidewall rot. Working lights. Ramps that are not too bent from overloading. No bends or twist in the frame or deck. Twin jacks and 2 speed jacks are nice, but not necessary. Tape measure the width. 96" is still common and available, but 102" is nice. If it is in reasonably good shape with good deck, that is real good price. Tires and deck are the 2 biggies to have to replace.

 

[J DeMaio]

Oil Bath axles, wider deck than standard, he said floor is in pretty good shape, lights/brakes are fine. He said it has a slight bend in teh rubrail area or somewhere in the front. He said it was no big deal and that a frame straightener could fix it if need be, but it was only cosmetic. He said ti looked like someone had slipped something off the side: like accidently ran off of the front or something slid off. He told me he just hauled a Massey Ferguson 1135 that weighed 8 ton last weekend and it handled it fine. He said that the tires were in fair shape, a few were better than the others. Is this a good deal or not?



Thanks guys



John

 

[drees1]

It sounds good for the money. When you say 20+5, does the tail go up and down, or is it fixed, down? The convertable tail adds about $400 - $500 to the original cost. I bought a lighter weight tandem axle single wheel 14,000 lb 20+5 102" wide for about $4,800 in Sept, 2001. At the time, the tandem duals were about $5,800 to $7,200, depending on options. You will be able to tell by the tires and overall wear if it was used daily in business or just occasional. But, really, for a late model, name brand trailer it seems like a decent price. If you need the capacity of the tandem dual and it is in good shape you should take a serious look at it. Especially if it has a convertable tail. The used market for convertable tail trailers is strong, because they have not been around for too long. Good Luck!!



Doug Rees