First TT Purchase, buying used?
Being one who likes to pinch pennies, I found a used Jayco SLX 184BH for sale that was only used about 5 times (I believe the owner, it's pretty spotless). Since the asking price is only $8,000 this ...
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Electric trailer brakes are non-functional if you do not have a brake controller.
You should never tow a trailer without all the proper safety gear including a brake controller... An 18' trailer on a Ram 1500, I would do it. Just stay at a safe speed and don't push it!
Let us know if you get the trailer?
Pretty much all of my large purchases; cars, trucks, houses, travel trailers have been used. I like buying used from owners rather than dealers. Dealers can tell you there is nothing wrong with a trailer and actually believe it. If I get a bad feeling from a seller or don't like the seller I won't buy from them. I pay attention to how a seller answers questions more than the answers themselves. A used trailer will show signs of problems... a new trailer won't. All the used trailers I looked at dealers were 50% to 100% higher priced than comparable trailers from owners. If a trailer at a dealer isn't atleast 50% higher than a comparable one from a private party.... RED FLAG!!!! There is something wrong with it so they are unloading it!
You should never tow a trailer without all the proper safety gear including a brake controller... An 18' trailer on a Ram 1500, I would do it. Just stay at a safe speed and don't push it!
Let us know if you get the trailer?
Pretty much all of my large purchases; cars, trucks, houses, travel trailers have been used. I like buying used from owners rather than dealers. Dealers can tell you there is nothing wrong with a trailer and actually believe it. If I get a bad feeling from a seller or don't like the seller I won't buy from them. I pay attention to how a seller answers questions more than the answers themselves. A used trailer will show signs of problems... a new trailer won't. All the used trailers I looked at dealers were 50% to 100% higher priced than comparable trailers from owners. If a trailer at a dealer isn't atleast 50% higher than a comparable one from a private party.... RED FLAG!!!! There is something wrong with it so they are unloading it!
