Kaufman Trailers Rip-off!, Liars, Theives. Hung me out to dry! Want-my-money with No Service, Lexington North Carolina

Kaufman Trailers is not cheaper because they use cheaper material, they are cheaper because they sell factory direct to the public. Every time a Big Tex, PJ, or some other manufacture you are referring to sell a trailer they do it through their dealer network. It does not take rocket science to figure out that a dealer is going to mark up the trailer at LEAST 20% over what the manufacture sells it to them for. 
As a owner of several Kaufman Trailers, I can personally attest that their trailers are built just as well as any trailers in the industry. Yes their tires may be imported, but if you look on their website they do offer USA made tires as an upgrade. As a consumer it all depends on how you are going to be using the trailer. Get all the facts before saying Kaufman trailers are built cheap. They are built just as well as any other trailer in the industry, they are just doing the public a favor and selling them direct.

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If you do your research, you will find Kaufman carhaulers are some of the cheapest ones made. Thats why so many people buy them and have problems. I have a transport company and use this type of trailer. I know people that have the kaufmans parked in the back yard because they are breaking down. Having said that, you should take some responsibility for buying the cheapest thing you can find to use for a commercial trailer. There is no such thing as US made trailer tires or bearings that come standard on a new manufactured trailer anymore. We have driven them all out of business by buying the cheaper trailers manufactured with cheaper, lower quality import parts. There are only a handfull of axle and tire combos available to manufacturers anymore, and they all use the brands available to them. The reason for the poor quality materials available to manufacturers is people like this guy that are not willing to pay more for a better trailer. Eventually the more expensive, better quality parts and trailers are harder to get because the consumer wants the cheapest thing they can find. I have found a few brands of trailer that will last under the abuse transporters put on their trailers, but they cost more. Check ebay or craigslist for used trailers before you buy. Chances are, if you see a lot of a certain brand for sale and "hardly used", there is a reason for it. If you cant afford to buy decent equipment new, buy better quality used. If the price is significantly less than other brands on similar items, its probably built using lower quality materials or less materials. Big Tex, Take-3, Sun Country, EZ-Haul build some good 3-4 car haulers. Just for fun, weigh a Take-3 and a Kaufman. The Take-3 weighs more because they are built with thicker tubing, deck plates, etc. 

The bottom line is, Buy the best you can afford and dont blame someone else when cheap crap breaks.

A couple of notes for shoppers. Appalachian Trailers, Trailer Baron, and Kaufman Trailers is owned by Robb Kaufman and they only offer a one year warranty on their trailers.

Both of these complaints talk about tires on trailers.  No surprise.  Kaufman trailer regularly buy seconds and "made in China" tires for their trailers, it is common knowledge.  It is shocking that a company would put people..sometimes families on the road knowing that they aren't safe...with NO intention of making it right.  Drive carefully people!

I could not have been treated better by these folks and the quality of the single car trailer I bought was much better than trailers costing $1000 more.  My sales person went over every detail of the trailer with me, asked if I had anything I didn't like.  All paperwork was ready when I got there.  People who have seen the trailer cannot believe the quality or the price.  The attitude of everyone working there was absolutely exceptional, truly a well run and caring small business.