What you have stated as the method you used was my option also. An inexpensive creative option for initial / limited hauling of TL and 3 pt BH might be to use an ~ 8 ft long railroad or bridge timber slid across the trailer deck to lower the outriggers on then bind it and all the tractor securely to the trailer with chain, binders/chain falls. I just hate having something like that timber / my BH outriggers protruding even a few inches beyond the overhang of the trailer fenders, potential for the timber/outriggers to bump something or some one to run into them even painted fluorescent orange with reflectors on them. I feel certain I am going to have to re-enforce my loading ramp air gate, possibly its hinge points on the trailer and gate and have some reserve concern about using it due to the expanded metal over the 6 sections and end pieces of 2" light wall tubing which I plan to re-enforce both areas. I have to measure to make sure but I believe the two inside pieces of square tubing are going to line up with the width of the tractor's tires helping to better distribute load across the expanded metal and tubing. Several other options for loading and unloading, lay ramp on backfill or decking for support or use some reinforcing material or buy another trailer which would cost 2-3x what I could sell mine for though mine is in very good condition, it would be better to be 18 + feet long and close to 8 feet wide. Almost all the trailers I find built like that would need a 3/4 ton truck and larger engine which is not an option right now with anymore than I intend to haul it with the BH. I will be mindful to take it easy for purposes of control and stopping. Another option I believe I have is to add about 1 foot to the front of the trailer deck and include a bracket for the FEL bucket to rest on and adding ~1.5 possibly 2 feet to the rear of the trailer frame and deck. Remove the 12" high 1.5" angle iron top rails and and vertical supports between the trailer frame channel and angle top rail on each side. Replacing both top rails with 2" X 2" or 2" X 3" medium wall tubing about 2 to 4 inches above the trailer deck also using the same style square tubing to brace between the trailer frame and new tubing top rail making the over all trailer frame a stronger integral unit than it was with the smaller angle iron. And, look at building in an angled pocket over the top rail to accept and hold the BH out riggers in a tilted position as near their full down position as possible with minimal overhang of the trailer bed and not extend beyond the fender overhang.