Buying a new GN trailer: tilt or deckover?

[ovrszd]

"Hey honey, check it out! My new deckover can haul my tilt bed!

I don't care who you are,,,,,, that's FUNNY!!!! I think my Business Manager would see thru that!!!!

 

[econometrics]

I think my Business Manager would see thru that!!!!

Lol, yeah I think I would pay for something like that more than the cost of the 2nd trailer. :laughing:

 

[Xfaxman]

I have had both tilt and deckover. Tilt trailers are great for loading rolling equipment. Super simple and quick to load and unload. Deckovers shine when it comes to wider equipment and cargo. If I only hauled my skid steer and tractor I would still have my tilt. However, I now haul a small dozer and bundles of lumber. The fenders of the tilt would not allow me to load the dozer and made it difficult to forklift load and unload lumber.

Just get a deckover tilt. :thumbsup:

Picture from Google Image Search.

 

[Fordman1981]

Just get a deckover tilt. :thumbsup: <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=357846"/> Picture from Google Image Search.

That's what I have and suggested.

 

[econometrics]

Just get a deckover tilt. :thumbsup:
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Picture from Google Image Search.

That's what I have and suggested.

I think that if I get a deckover, I'm leaning to getting one with duals. I have yet to see a tandem axel dual with a tilt deck?

 

[Fordman1981]

I think that if I get a deckover, I'm leaning to getting one with duals. I have yet to see a tandem axel dual with a tilt deck?

I'm pretty sure pj has one I'll look at the brochure when I get a chance.

 

[Xfaxman]

I think that if I get a deckover, I'm leaning to getting one with duals. I have yet to see a tandem axel dual with a tilt deck?

https://www.google.com/search?safe=...ona...0...1.1.32.img..10.17.10885.DmnxTqSNQ0I

 

[econometrics]

https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1087&bih=788&q=gooseneck+deckover+tilt+trailer&oq=gooseneck+deckover+tilt&gs_l=img.1.0.0i24.2496.49138.0.53655.27.26.1.0.0.1.2019.21516.2j1j2j1j4j3j5j5j1j2.26.0.ernk_timepromotiona...0...1.1.32.img..10.17.10885.DmnxTqSNQ0I

Really not a fan of the full tilt, which seems to be most of the deck over tilts.

 

[ovrszd]

As I said before, the end of a deckover dovetail isn' going to be any higher than the tail end of tilt that's not tilted. I don't use ramps and can always find a spot to load.

I'm not trying to sway you. Just pointing out that it's not hard to get on a deckover. Just looks harder.

There's just something I don't trust about a tilt. Not sure what it is. Just doesn't seem tough enough. But I'm certainly no expert, having never owned one. A low deck tilt surely limits your versatility. But that might not be an issue for you.

I'm anxious to see what you get, with pictures of course!!!

Wish you knew someone close that would let you borrow each kind. Maybe your local dealer would?? Sure would be cool to load/unload on a tilt, then go get a deckover and load/unload again.

 

[econometrics]

As I said before, the end of a deckover dovetail isn' going to be any higher than the tail end of tilt that's not tilted. I don't use ramps and can always find a spot to load. I'm not trying to sway you. Just pointing out that it's not hard to get on a deckover. Just looks harder. There's just something I don't trust about a tilt. Not sure what it is. Just doesn't seem tough enough. But I'm certainly no expert, having never owned one. A low deck tilt surely limits your versatility. But that might not be an issue for you. I'm anxious to see what you get, with pictures of course!!! Wish you knew someone close that would let you borrow each kind. Maybe your local dealer would?? Sure would be cool to load/unload on a tilt, then go get a deckover and load/unload again.

We'll see how things shake out with the end of month reports on Monday! Maybe then I can get to buying one this coming week or so!

I agree, it would be nice to load up on both the tilt and the deck over.

I'm pretty set on buying a PJ. I really like them and their prices. Unless I find something better from Big Tex or used on the market. Not much coming up for sale the past two weeks and when they do, the prices aren't that great compared to new.

The other nice thing about PJ is the dealer has both the deck over and tilts on the lot. I bet they would let me hook onto each and use their yard tractor to test out loading onto each!