I know it wouldn't hurt to repaint the thing. It's got some surface rust. I like the no slip paint idea for sure. He uses this trailer every day to haul his land scaping stuff. I don't know what the axle is rated for but I have had over 2k pounds on it with no issues.

 

in a few months i wll put up some pics of two cbrs in my silverado 1500. i wwas trying to find some online but if its a tight fit all you do is put one in fowards and the other in backwards

 

How did you break the floor board?

Floor boards breaking and rust would be a no go for me.

 

you leave a trailer parked outside it is gonna have some rust on it. Boards are easily replaced and could have broken for several diff reasons. I've seen treated boards just buckle up after awhile n pull the bolts thru em.

Now the amount of rust n how far its gone I would agree would be a issue. I always touched my trailer up once a year so it didnt get too bad.

 

The trailer was left outside in the weather and the board I guess started to rot and I stepped on it just right and it went through. From what I can tell the rust is surface rust and I did plan on repainting it when i get it since it's powder blue. Lol.

 

If the trailer is made w/ quality heavy-gauge steel, a little surface rust isn't going to hurt anything. If you get the trailer, clean & paint the steel w/ oil based paint to keep it protected. Use pressure treated wood for your replacement boards...they will last a lot longer.

My trailer is kept outside but has a heavy duty tarp over it. B/f ea use, I inspect the overall condition, axle seals, & check tire pressures. I do maintenance as necessary.

 

I'm going to look at it tomorrow so I'll take some pictures and post them up to get some opinions from you guys.

 

Alright so after a closer inspection as a potential buyer I think I'm gunna pass on this trailer. All the wood on the deck would need to be replaced one of the fenders is about to rust off the toung on it is bent to the left it does have a new axle with good tires and has new lights but for 400 bucks I would rather spend a little more and get a newer/nicer trailer. If I could post pics I would but my laptop took a dump the other night and isn't wanting to work now.

 

Prob for the best w/ the needs you mention. Good luck on your trailer shopping.

 

yeah I'd pass on it too from the sounds of it.

Back in 08 I got a CarMate 5 x 10 from Lowes
using up some cc rewards at the time
has a split rear gate landscape style and 20
inch steel mesh styles sides get 3 bikes on it
easy ......great for all the other yard work too

Think it ran about 1400 ........ had a k of rewards
to apply .....so grabbed it...... great investment
long since paid for itself.

Carbon copy of this one without the front "box/cage".



CarMate quality is just "okay" ! tho'