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Triaxle curtainsider search turns up togor offer
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This week CM scours the classified section for a triaxle curtainsider trailer. It's a standard product, so we expect to get something cheap and effective. Here's how it turned out.
It's time for CM to veer away from attention-seeking tractors to look for a triaxle curtainsider trailer for a hypothetical three-truck haulier which goes nationwide. Side access is a must-hence the choice of curtainsidesand running at 40 or 44 tonnes has to be an option, so three axles.
We want a standard 13.6m body with a 3.810 4.2m maximum height, rear barn doors and disc brakes.The most cost-effective deal wins, whether it's deposit and monthly payments or cash-in-hand. Rental is not an option as it will prove too expensive, even if you can give the trailer back at no extra cost if you go broke.
The first thing we discover is that there are plenty of ex-Ileet decommissions up for grabs with all the livery taken off. They have been bought in bulk by the vendor, and that mean,; better prices for the haulier, in theory. Our first call is promising.
Bulk buys An independent dealer, specialising in tractors, is advertising trailers bought en mass,: and the kick-backs to the haulier seem favourable.The 2000-built M+G chassis and Boalloy body curtainsider is mine for £8,500 (plus VAT), although a £2,000 deposit and a weekly payment of £45.00 is an alternative.
The latter option is more expensive, but at least it gives you a set amount that you can budget for each week. One full payment can be accounted for at about £54.49 a week without a deposit. It's a gamble if it goes bellyup but you are paying less overall.
Peace of mind in knowing what you are going to pay every week is fine, but it's important to stop initial prices spiralling out 01 control. Deposits eat up a lot of cash. and you have to budget for it otherwise it's lost money the same goes for depreciation. But let's move on to some Montracon products.The gear is older, circa-1995, but significantly cheaper.We are offered a pair of trailers for £8,250 (plus VAT). We ask whether this is like the sort of deals available at the supermarkets (buy one get one free) and we take the offer, politely put it has to be said, to 'bogof .The man is looking to offload both together, which seems odd, but he is adamant. Eventually he offers us one at £5,000 (plus VAT), expecting LIS to haggle down the price or at least laugh out loud, but we move on.
Over the next 20 minutes we are offered late year, older stock, ex-rental. ex-fleet -it's just a question of what specification we want and what we are willing to pay. Triaxle curtainsiders are the most common trailer on the market, but they are competitively priced. We scoot around some private sales which offer cheaper prices.The trailers are well lookedafter: a triaxle 1995 Fruehauf with 12-months test, advertised a t .0,750 (plus VAT),shows that you can find a good deal.
Then we find a 1998 Lawrence David curtainsider on air and discs at an independent trailer specialist which really floats our boat. The vendor wants £6,450 (plus VAT) for a red and blue curtained product with 12 months test on it. •