jaredyates
Member
I'm shopping for a flat-bed equipment trailer with a 7000 pound GVW and what I'm finding is that there are some nicely built trailers (Rice, Big Tex, etc) but they seem to start their equipment trailers at 10k pounds and go up from there. So far I've only found "economy" trailers in the 7k range. I don't have the truck to haul a 10k load, and while it is possible to buy a 10k trailer and just not load it to the max, the empty weight is a factor. I realize it takes more steel to make a better trailer and the empty weight will go up, but I'm wondering if there is a sweet spot there for a good sturdy trailer that isn't 3k pounds empty. I'm looking for an 16-20' deck