50 ft independent sliding spread

Hey everyone. Did some searching on here and came across a single thread about the benefits of a 50' spread axle trailer. Sadly it never gave enough information, or really any that I was interested in. I checked out an 03 Great Dane 50' independent sliding spread a few weeks ago and the guy still has it for sale. Unit has 13k hours on it and everything checked out to my liking, minus the price. Plus I had research to do and figured someone else would snatch it up. To my surprise, no one has? I've tried to talk to a few guys that have been running refrigerated for quite some time and never got a clear cut answer about it. How practical is a 50 foot trailer? I understand that some places only want 53's, but would the pro's outweigh the con's? I have come across a few guys running 48's and they mentioned that a 51 can load the same amount of pallets as a 53. Mind you this was before I even thought about getting anything less than a 53. So is a 50 ft trailer just not worth giving the time of day to without having a dedicated customer or (with the understanding that it'll be more work getting loaded) am I thinking to much into it? I appreciate any input you guys/gals can share. Thank you!

 

I figured there was a limited market on it. If he's willing to let it go for dirt cheap I'd probably buy it (I wouldn't pay more than 7k for it). It's listed at 14k, but I recently bought a 53 ft in immaculate condition for 11k with 12k hours on it. Thanks for the response though!

 

I appreciate the responses! Sorry for the delay. I found some notes I wrote: 24 inch king pin, 96 inch inside width, pulled to 30 degrees within 20 minutes, extra xmembers around tandems (for independent spread), no broken xmembers and no rust around sliders.
Wouldn't be worried about California, but still have to be current on bridge law. Right now with our 53 tandem, I keep it at the 41ft mark (center of rear axle) and try not to move it, keeps majority of weight on drives and I hate bringing the tandems all the way forward. Partly why I want a spread.
I'm heavy with my truck to begin with. With our dry van, I try to stay under 44k. Have a really hard time scaling north of it. Never really worried about it because the furniture was always under 20k.
I thought it could work. People have said there's no trade in value on it, and quite frankly I have a hard time parting with anything. We are working on more direct contacts and a few "paths" we are trying to go. When asked, each place said "we prefer a 53, but can load a 48."
I will head back over and check it out again at the end of the week... unless it's already gone. I should note that the connections are wired for if I had dump valves on the dash. So that was another pro. Really though I would only get it if the price was right. As someone told me "Don't let it own you".