Do I really want a sanky?

Ok so I've got the chance to buy a sanky trailer but............

A) I have no idea of the condition its in other than its not obviously falling apart and looks pretty clean with good tyres.
B) I'm not sure I really have a use or space for it.
C) Is the £200 asking price right, I have no idea about these things?
D) If I do decide to re-sell will I at least get my money back?
F) Sod all of the above and buy it any way?

A) Not much to go wrong with a Sankey other than rust
B) Your call
C) About right, up to £450 for a very clean one, wide tracks sell for slightly more than narrows.
D) Yes
E) Yes

i have 4 sankeys , paid from 80 quid for a rough one to 300 for a goodun, they are rebuildable many times and very robust trailers, they will hapily tow double its plated capacity, i do thousands of trouble free miles a year with them. worth the money if its going to be worked, no good as a collectors item

Hmmmm I'll go see it Wednesday and take some cash just in case then

90truckcab said:

i have 4 sankeys , paid from 80 quid for a rough one to 300 for a goodun, they are rebuildable many times and very robust trailers, they will hapily tow double its plated capacity, i do thousands of trouble free miles a year with them. worth the money if its going to be worked, no good as a collectors item

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Oh I reckon I can find some work for it alright!

I've been watching a few on the bay of fleas, and the reasonably crap ones are fetching £300+
As long as the tub is in reasonable nick, the chassis are pretty bomb proof i think, god knows how old mine is, and it had a bit of surface rust

the grey one i use behind my tractor, just needs a respray now, winter hammered it, the other i use daily on the 90 for work, i have 2 others one with a shotblasting compressor on and the other with a generator mounted on



and yes they tow fine one behind the other with linked wiring

90truckcab said:

and yes they tow fine one behind the other with linked wiring

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Not sure how linked wiring benefits the one at the back

Tazz070299 said:

Not sure how linked wiring benefits the one at the back

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not on those two it dont , yer right.

its stripped ready to spray thats why, more jobs on my list

you cant go wrong with a sankey. Our widetrack is a great trailer, other than the large amount of metal currently missing from the tub. The chassis is still fine though. If you have the chance go for it.

Didn't get it in the end!

It had already been sold by the time I got there!

I love the idea of a trailer but have no idea what I would use one for. A flat bed car trailer would be handy. Can sankeys be modded for camping/expedition use or anything?

Rubins4 said:

I love the idea of a trailer but have no idea what I would use one for. A flat bed car trailer would be handy. Can sankeys be modded for camping/expedition use or anything?

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There is one on ebay at the mo that has been turned into a caravan type thing, not sure if its worth the bother though?

Might be able to fit a roof tent on one mind?

Mustbemental said:

Ok so I've got the chance to buy a sanky trailer but............

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but nothing.........it is not a Q. of do you want one!
more a case of how can you possibly live without one?
the answer is an obvious NOOOO|||||
you will die a horrible death before Eastnor if you don't get one now.

Rubins4 said:

Can sankeys be modded for camping/expedition use or anything?

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I think they only limit to what you can do is your skill/imagination/money

I had a little Google after I posted that, and yes you definately can mod them for camping some of them are more advanced than the trucks towing em

Many years ago I got on a coach in Berlin and was driven to Rhindalen to collect some landies. We arrived about midnight and were allocated our vehicles. I had grandfather rights on my license so had a trailer to pull. Being half dazed and wanting to get going we didn't first parade the vehicles, we drove non-stop through the night back to Berlin. It was only when we pulled into camp that I realized that I'd been pulling two trailers!!!!!!!!!!!

I want one
wot for (feck knows)
have i room (no)
have i spare cash (no)
dose wife want one (no point asking)

they is handy, I has one!