I have an opportunity to purchase a '84 2-horse TB bumper pull Stidham trailer. Doing a search on them to determine fair value there is very little listed. I have never dealt with this brand of trailers and what little I have read is that they are really good trailers. This trailer has seen very little use, has new tires, two seperate dividers a full wall divider and a half divider. Factory ordered paint comes with it to redo the paint. Are these good trailers? Is there somewhere to look for fair value for this old of a trailer? What would be a value on this trailer (subject to condition), when I go physically to look at it?
Posted 2008-06-22 6:29 AM (#86155 - in reply to #86134) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
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Location: southcentral pennsylvania
Stidham is a family based operation out of Chickasha, Oklahoma. They have been in the trailer business since 1958. I have had the pleasure of meeting Jack Stidham, Sr., who recently passed. I have also visited the factory and meant the grandsons who now run the business. I have owned Stidhams since 1970, and purchased my last 2 sight unseen - and have not been disappointed. In looking through my Stidham file, and found one of my price lists is from 1981. The "Deluxe Thoroughbred Race Horse Trailer," (bumper pull) is 7' in height, 6'6" wide, "all open front removable breast bars, full walkout door, (right front), padding, mats, gravel guard, spring loaded drop tail ramp, metal tail doors, full lighting system, clearance and dome, white wall tires, removable and swingable solid head separator, electric brakes on 2 wheels, one tone paint. Retail price on March 1, 1981 was $4,776.92. Of course, there are extras and up grades available. As a side note, I have sold 2 Stidhams over the years to upgrade. One I sold for what I paid for it after 22 years of ownership, the other I sold for close to what I paid for it 12 years after purchasing it new. Hope this helps!
Posted 2008-06-22 7:33 AM (#86157 - in reply to #86155) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
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Location: New Mexico
Thanks alot. I am going tomorrow to look at it. This is too good of a deal to pass up. I have a stock trailer that the cattle really tear up and I just hate to put the horses into it. It seems that most Stidham owners are lifers with their trailers, so thats says alot about them.
Posted 2008-06-23 11:57 AM (#86194 - in reply to #86134) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
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Location: Lowell, MI
This post doesn't have any reflection on the quality of Stidham trailers. I personally really like them. I tried to call their main office in Oklahoma awhile ago because I was looking for a (fold up) 1/2 step and I know they have them on their trailers. Well no one would answer and when I got a hold of a dealer in OH, he told me they were out of business. No way to verify this but thought I would pass along what I was told.
Posted 2008-06-23 10:08 PM (#86229 - in reply to #86134) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
I've been told that they are building products other than horse and stock trailers due to the weak economy, in my opinion is due to higher fuel cost , aren't we all feeling that one..... Again just what I've heard not saying this is fiction or non-fiction... For what it's worth.
Posted 2008-06-24 6:10 PM (#86290 - in reply to #86229) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
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I tried to contact their main # on their website and got a standard answering machine message,"Please leave a message after the beep." I would expect it to say "Thank you for contacting Stidham trailers,our business hours are-- ect ect."
Posted 2008-06-24 11:30 PM (#86302 - in reply to #86134) Subject: RE: Stidham trailers????
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Location: Norman, Ok
I just picked up my new Stidham trailer about a month ago on Chickasha, Ok. They told me at that time that mine was the last one they were building for awhile due to the sagging economy. They had signed a contract to build some other equiptment for awhile. I have heard that they have done this before. Too bad as I love my trailer and feel it is well built.