2023 Big Tex 8.5×40 25K HD Gooseneck Equipment Trailer with Slide-Out Ramps

Description

Forty Feet of Deck and 18,100 Pounds of Payload

Some loads simply will not go on a bumper pull. A compact excavator riding alongside its attachments, a skid steer plus a mini loader, forty-foot trusses, a pallet stack that has to arrive in one trip. That is the job this pre-owned 2023 Big Tex 8.5×40 was built for, with a 25,900 lb GVWR and a real 18,100 lb payload behind it, all wrapped in a clean black finish.

The gooseneck layout is doing most of the work. Putting the pivot over the tow vehicle’s rear axle tightens the turning circle, spreads weight sensibly between truck and trailer, and settles the whole combination down at highway speed in a way a tag trailer of this length never manages. Dual 12,000 lb electric-braked axles with forward self-adjusting brakes and HD adjustable suspension keep the load planted.

Details a Contractor Notices

Slide-out ramps mean one person can load tracked or wheeled equipment without wrestling a heavy fold-up gate into position. A sliding winch track and retractable side steps shave minutes off every load, which adds up across a season, and the lockable mega-sized front storage box with chain holder keeps binders, straps and tools dry and out of sight. Stake pockets and rub rail run both sides of the treated wood deck, so you are never hunting for a tie-down point.

Specifications

• Year 2023, Big Tex Trailers, model 8.5×40, black, pre-owned condition
• 12 in x 19# low-profile I-beam main frame, 6 in channel outer frame, 12 in x 19# I-beam neck
• Dual 12,000 lb electric-braked axles with forward self-adjusting brakes
• HD adjustable suspension, radial tires on black wheels
• Slide-out ramps and sliding winch track
• Treated decking with rub rail and stake pockets both sides
• Lockable mega-sized front storage box with chain holder
• Dual landing gear, retractable side steps, spare tire mount
• DEMCO 2-5/16 in EZ Latch gooseneck coupler with Zip breakaway cable
• Sealed modular cold-weather wiring harness
• GVWR 25,900 lbs, empty weight 7,800 lbs, payload 18,100 lbs

Match the trailer to the truck, not the other way around. A 40-foot deck at 25K is properly paired with a three-quarter-ton diesel or larger fitted with a rated gooseneck hitch, and you want to confirm your loaded machine weight against the 18,100 lb payload with margin rather than at the ceiling. On a used deck, the boards and the brake magnets are the two items worth checking first. Also think about where it lives between jobs, because forty feet plus a truck needs a real turnaround.

Want to know the landed cost? Send us the delivery address through our quote request form or call (870) 212-9785. Delivery is free across the Lower 48 and a flat $550 to Puerto Rico, with most units on the road 4 to 10 days after the bank transfer settles. More heavy-haul options are listed under Container Chassis & Trailers, and the rest of the yard inventory is in the full catalog.