Sodo
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- Joined
- Apr 21, 2012
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- Location
- Cascade Mtns of WA state
- Tractor
- Kubota B-series & Mini Excavator
I'm planning to get two ocean containers to store my tractor and other things. I can get a couple container for a reasonable price, 2fer1 delivery. I highly doubt the standard container delivery guy will deliver two containers to the remote location that I have to go. I think for that part I'm on my own.
The plan is to have the containers dropped at a friend's log yard. Where my friend then uses a log loader to set the container on my car trailer. I have a pretty good plan how to get it off the car trailer. The car trailer is 8x20 feet, same as the container. I have to haul it about 15 miles on major public roadways, then 5 miles on forest roads. There will be 10" blocks, so the container is sitting 30 inches above ground. Trailer top is then 30"+102"= 132" high = 11 feet.
Setting the container on 10 x 10 x 10ft beams, at an angle. To clear the 8" high fenders. And then I will rotate the beams straight and jack the container off the trailer. Or maybe like this fella did it on YouTube. He doesn't have fenders to worry about.
Container weight is 5200 lbs. My car trailer is rated for 5700lbs payload.
My question: The placement on the trailer will produce 400 lbs tongue weight + 50 lbs existing = 450lbs. This is a 46/54% bias.
Does this sound like it's OK? Other ideas?
Thanks!!
(my notes)
The plan is to have the containers dropped at a friend's log yard. Where my friend then uses a log loader to set the container on my car trailer. I have a pretty good plan how to get it off the car trailer. The car trailer is 8x20 feet, same as the container. I have to haul it about 15 miles on major public roadways, then 5 miles on forest roads. There will be 10" blocks, so the container is sitting 30 inches above ground. Trailer top is then 30"+102"= 132" high = 11 feet.
Setting the container on 10 x 10 x 10ft beams, at an angle. To clear the 8" high fenders. And then I will rotate the beams straight and jack the container off the trailer. Or maybe like this fella did it on YouTube. He doesn't have fenders to worry about.
Container weight is 5200 lbs. My car trailer is rated for 5700lbs payload.
My question: The placement on the trailer will produce 400 lbs tongue weight + 50 lbs existing = 450lbs. This is a 46/54% bias.
Does this sound like it's OK? Other ideas?
Thanks!!
(my notes)