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Re: “so the owner removes 3/4, 75% of the Diamond plated STEEL and replaces it with wood?”
I'm sure happy you noticed that. I hadn't.
You're referring to the cross pieces, right? That could be trouble. The longer pieces are commonly wood. I've seen that before.
I've already made an appt for 1PM and am still going to keep it. If nothing else, I want to have a frame of reference to compare against whatever trailer I eventually buy. And if it looks like this trailer is designed to be the way it is, then I might still buy it.
I'm going to hunt for some other trailer pictures to see if any of them are built the same way with wooden cross pieces.
If I don't buy this one - and that now seems likely - it will be for the reason you named. Thank you!