![]() ![]() They give you 10 business days to get the item out of the yard. Once you've won the auction, you have an option to pick the item up, arrange your own shipping, or use their system to put out for bids to ship. The title they obtained for me was a Montana title and took about 90 days to receive after the end of the auction. Illinois is not one of those states, so I had to go with the full title (+$200) option. From what I gather, the SF97 is a fairly simple bill of sale and some states will accept that as proof of ownership and grant you a title. GovPlanet offers a few different documentation options including an SF97 and a full title. ![]() Total cost for the trailer ended up being ~$1300 after factoring in sales tax, buyer's premium and doc fees. I assumed this was the last time the trailer had PMs. Based on the pictures, it appeared to be in good condition and I noticed 10-22 written on the hub grease covers. On a whim, I shot a bid on one in North Carolina for $800 and ended up getting winning it. Watching the auctions for a couple weeks, I saw winning bids of anywhere from $650-$2400 depending on how many trailers were at the auction location and what condition they appeared to be in. When I was looking bidding started at $500 for one with a bed, and $125 for an empty trailer chassis. Bidding is as simple as signing up for an account and placing a max bid like EBay. These are up for auction on all the time. I'm sure there will be many mistakes and great learning experiences along the way.įor anyone interested in going down this road, here's the process it took to get the trailer. We're pretty experienced tent campers and backpackers, but this will be a newer, more convenient way to enjoy living outside away from civilization. Destination goals right now include the Trans-Wisconsin trail as far as we can take it and then explore some great MTB parks I've heard about in northern Wisconsin, getting back to the Cumberland Falls area of Kentucky, and a ride out to South Dakota for the Black Hills and Mt. That build will be a part of this thread as well.īeing from the relatively flat and boring Midwest, the intent with this build is to try and get off pavement into some interesting areas where I can camp with my family (wife and kids 11 &10) without other people around. ![]() I was able to purchase one in July of this year and tow it all the way back from North Carolina. Other than upsizing the tires a bit, the truck has remained completely stock for all the 7 years and 115k miles I've owned it.Ī while back I saw a youtube video for the "Baja Overland Build" M1101 trailer and kind of fell in love with the idea of owning a trailer like this. Since I made the decision to double down on my TRD Pro and keep it at least until a quarter million miles, I guess it's time to write up a build thread. ![]()
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