Jeff Horton
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I have been watching for a used small trailer for a while now. I am going to build a rack to haul kayaks and gear on. I found one that I think would work. He is asking $225, I assume he would take $200 for it. It's pretty obviously 'HO-made' trailer.
Today I noticed Harbor Freight has this trailer on sale for $339. More money but it's new and I don't have to worry about it being 'HO-made" and something wrong. It has a lot more weight capacity than I need and might be a bit stiffly sprung for my use. I assume I could remove a leaf from the springs if it was.
Digging around the HF site I also found this one. It folds for storage but I am not interested in that. Price is $329 or $10 less. It also has less capacity and I assume softer springs.
I have read a lot on the net about the HF trailers and the overall they get good ratings. Some complaints about bearings but most seem to be people not packing them before installing and/or not maintaining them down the road. For an extra $100 I am leaning toward one of these two, just not sure which one.
Today I noticed Harbor Freight has this trailer on sale for $339. More money but it's new and I don't have to worry about it being 'HO-made" and something wrong. It has a lot more weight capacity than I need and might be a bit stiffly sprung for my use. I assume I could remove a leaf from the springs if it was.
Digging around the HF site I also found this one. It folds for storage but I am not interested in that. Price is $329 or $10 less. It also has less capacity and I assume softer springs.
I have read a lot on the net about the HF trailers and the overall they get good ratings. Some complaints about bearings but most seem to be people not packing them before installing and/or not maintaining them down the road. For an extra $100 I am leaning toward one of these two, just not sure which one.
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