Have trailer prices started to drop in your area?

[Hay Dude]

I havent seen prices start to drop yet.

Been looking since right around the time c19 hit for a new trailer.

Watched the prices for what I want go from $6000-$8000 range up to $10,000-$13000 for the same trailers.

And guys that have 5-6 year old trailers in average condition for the age are wanting new price.

Needless to say I am still without a new trailer yet. Keep waiting on the market to bust. If material cost is back down thats good. They gonna keep making and selling at higher prices until they cant. Then they will start lowering prices to start moving volume again... Might take a few months or a few years. But over the last year or two.....hardly any "equipment" type trailers setting on lots. Pandemic had "Everyone" with a "truck" buying a trailer to start their own business. Landscape, construction, hot-shot, etc. But I am seeing more and more trailers on lots now.....Supply and demand. There was short supply and high demand. Now the demand is lessening, supply increasing, and material cost coming down......sounds to me like reducing prices in the near future

Its already starting a little around here. Local dealer dropped their large dump trailers from $20,900 to $19,500.
Construction is going to die a painful death this summer, then it’s the lumber & millwork yards, then it’ll be construction equipment, like trailers.
This fall winter oughta look like the beginnings of a full blown economic catastrophe.
THEN prices will be more attractive.

 

[Yander]

Wait about 6 more months, after the food shortage and crazy food prices hit and interest rates are 8%. You‘ll be able to buy anything you want cheap (if it’s available). People won’t have any income left for anything other than housing, food and fuel.

I'm already starting to notice this, discretionary spending is coming to a halt in many families that are living Paycheck2Paycheck. Those trailers will stay stacked up because, do I REALLY NEED a trailer, maybe not. Especially if my family is struggling to put food on the table and gas in the tank.

Not that many years ago I was one of those families that this inflation would have crushed, I feel for those folks right now, no doubt guys on this site are in that spot.

I remember several years ago (2007ish) gas was around $4 a gallon and at one point propane was nearing $4 a gallon. I traded all of my gas guzzlers for a small economy sedan that got good gas mileage. I bought electric heaters to defray my propane bill.

We're living in some very unstable times, spend you money on things that can put food on the table. I think it may get worse before it gets better, really hope I'm wrong about that.

 

[ultrarunner]

I'm already starting to notice this, discretionary spending is coming to a halt in many families that are living Paycheck2Paycheck. Those trailers will stay stacked up because, do I REALLY NEED a trailer, maybe not. Especially if my family is struggling to put food on the table and gas in the tank.

Not that many years ago I was one of those families that this inflation would have crushed, I feel for those folks right now, no doubt guys on this site are in that spot.

I remember several years ago (2007ish) gas was around $4 a gallon and at one point propane was nearing $4 a gallon. I traded all of my gas guzzlers for a small economy sedan that got good gas mileage. I bought electric heaters to defray my propane bill.

We're living in some very unstable times, spend you money on things that can put food on the table. I think it may get worse before it gets better, really hope I'm wrong about that.

Maybe there will be a special program to place trailers with those needing trailers?

Seems we have programs for just about everything else...

Neighbor has very clean pass smog 2000 Mercedes 320 sedan...

Instrument cluster stopped working and considering selling to the State cash for clunkers... zero rust and good rubber.

3 to 4k estimate to repair

 

[Gregster613]

Ultrarunner, If you don't find a need or use for that trailer - I sure can/could and would buy it from you if you want to move it along. Greg

 

[ultrarunner]

Ultrarunner, If you don't find a need or use for that trailer - I sure can/could and would buy it from you if you want to move it along. Greg

My brother already said I could store it at his place if he could use it for hay runs…

Kind of figured that would happen as it’s too much work unloading and stacking if one could leave the hay on the trailer and pull flakes as needed.

 

[3gunr]

My son wants a new trailer for his utv but costs are sky high here, double from 3 yrs ago.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yes… very much so and those Craigslist Deals always seem to be gone…

 

[cathy liebchen]

Looks like the economy is getting better just in time for the elections

 

[Hay Dude]

Looks like the economy is getting better just in time for the elections

LOL
Exactly!

 

[nyone]

In the last 2 weeks I was in the market for a 10k-14k equipment trailer. I scoured the used market within 3hrs drive and prob contacted no less than 25 people selling trailers that would work for me. I came to the conclusion that there one of two things. Junk or overpriced, some times both. I dont mind bent ramps, mashed up fenders, scratched paint or rotted tires. How ever I wont pay $1500 less than new for a 20yr old trailer on mobile home axles. One trailer I looked at needed $1500 in parts alone but that dosnt include all the rust repair needed either.

I ended up putting s down payment on getting a new trailer built. Should be ready for pickup in 5 weeks and actualy cost less than some used ones. I'm buying it directly from the manufacturer so no dealer costs.

Appalachian trailer out of PA. There prices are right on there website, built in OH and actualy awnser the phone.

 

[Blue Mule]

4 years ago I bought a new 6.5x12' utility trailer, single axle, ramp gate, for $1,295. Today that trailer is selling for $1,500 used and over $2,000 new.

2 years ago I bought a new 8.5x24' enclosed car trailer, tandem axle, ramp door, for $7,700. Today that trailer is selling for around $11,000 new and I sold mine used several months back for $9,500.

It's absolutely nuts.

I really really really want a 16' long enclosed trailer but I'm going to wait until next summer because I figure that we'll be deep in a recession by then and prices will come down a lot.

 

[Bearsixty7]

In the last 2 weeks I was in the market for a 10k-14k equipment trailer. I scoured the used market within 3hrs drive and prob contacted no less than 25 people selling trailers that would work for me. I came to the conclusion that there one of two things. Junk or overpriced, some times both. I dont mind bent ramps, mashed up fenders, scratched paint or rotted tires. How ever I wont pay $1500 less than new for a 20yr old trailer on mobile home axles. One trailer I looked at needed $1500 in parts alone but that dosnt include all the rust repair needed either.

I ended up putting s down payment on getting a new trailer built. Should be ready for pickup in 5 weeks and actualy cost less than some used ones. I'm buying it directly from the manufacturer so no dealer costs.

Appalachian trailer out of PA. There prices are right on there website, built in OH and actualy awnser the phone.

Exactly what I ran into months ago. I was able to order exactly what I wanted and they even did a few custom things for me.
I ordered 8k axles (17,600 GVWR), expanded metal on ramps and dovetail, underslung toolbox, LED light bar, Mounts on trailing edge for micro rollers.

 

[Gee Ray]

I have an Appalachian trailer. It’s a 2005 dump trailer. Crudely built but tough as nails. Good luck with your new trailer.

 

[MoMower]

I have an Appalachian trailer. It’s a 2005 dump trailer. Crudely built but tough as nails. Good luck with your new trailer.

I have a 2020, 20’ Appalachian tilt deck, very happy with it.

 

[MoMower]

I have an Appalachian trailer. It’s a 2005 dump trailer. Crudely built but tough as nails. Good luck with your new trailer.

I have a 2020, 20’ Appalachian tilt deck, very happy with it.

 

[nisaacs]

This might be a good buy, $3500. '06 Trail Max, 16' tilt deck, torsion axles. No mention of GVW but their website don't show anything less than 14k. Not a fan of surge brakes but....

2006 trail max 16' tilt bed trailer - general for sale - by owner

 

[scootr]

trailer prices coming down here and lots to choose from new and especially used... looks like a buyers market.
Sold my big Terex skiploader yesterday. Offer up said over 200 viewers in one day which netted 1 caller who came and bought it.
Signs of a weakening economy.

 

[LD1]

This might be a good buy, $3500. '06 Trail Max, 16' tilt deck, torsion axles. No mention of GVW but their website don't show anything less than 14k. Not a fan of surge brakes but....

2006 trail max 16' tilt bed trailer - general for sale - by owner

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They conveniently don't show the wheels to count the lugs.

I'm guessing it's a 7k or 10k. I have never seen a 14k tongue that light.

Surge brakes suck. And someone spend more money hicking up the jack by putting a junk one on the side rather than rebuild the good jack, which isn't expensive. But wod be now because the lower drop -foot part is missing.

"Good deal" is relative though. New 16' tilts are $6000. And to make that back to "new" condition would take more than $2500.

But if you want an old rusty ugly trailer that is function and want to deal with surge brakes.....then yea....you can save $2500 and have a ugly functional trailer