Tilt deck gooseneck?

[HK45]

I posted a few weeks ago about selling my deckover gooseneck and getting a deckover gooseneck tilt trailer to move my bobcat ct450 loader backhoe around. The issues I was having is unloading. The way the trailer sat everything was maxed Out and the trailer was high in the front, So i could never get the ramps down unless it was perfectly flat area. I could not adjust hitch anymore as it would hit the truck bed .I sold my other trailer and was going to order a bwise gooseneck tilt 24 then I seen they make gooseneck deck over with a full 5 foot moveable dove tail. So with the dove up its like a flat trailer but if you want you can keep it down like a normal dove tail. The full 5 foot dove moves up and down with a 10 ton jack under the trailer. My question is, will I have issues getting my tractor on a full deckover tilt trailer? I feel since it long it the backhoe end will hit going up. I was leaning towards the movable dovetail but i guess i could run into the same problem of the height of the trailer and the rear making it hard to get the ramps down. The thing I like about the movable dove is a can crank it up and have a flat deck that wouldn't get hung up if i have to drive in uneven terrain. Also bwise have a ladder ramp style vs a wedge so it mite be a little better getting the ramps down. I need to figure this out tonight so I can order tomorrow and still get a discount. What you guys think? thanks

 

[George2615]

Are you set on buying a goose neck deck over? I have a 14K PJ tag trailer 22' tilt bed (actual 23'9") deck. Deck height is about 22" and very easy to load my LS XR3037HC with loader and BH. (weighs about 7K with loader and BH, similar to your CT450) Lower deck height of mine means I don't have to tilt as high as a deck over and less angle to deal with.

 

[HK45]

Thats a nice machine and trailer. Im a gooseneck guy. The dealer said Im better of with the tilt but Im not sure how it is to load and unload if the deck is wet or muddy. They said it about a 17% grade. Does your backhoe hit at all going up?

 

[George2615]

No, the BH has not hit but I've only loaded it on (and off) 3 times with the BH. Didn't have any pics to post with the BH on. I don't do a lot of BH work off my property. Grade on mine is about 12 degrees. I prefer the wood deck over metal. Metal deck is too slippery in winter. I had a metal deck tilt years ago, about broke my neck walking on the tilted metal deck when wet and slipped. Hurt my pride more than anything. Wood seems to have more grip. If you have mud and water no tilt bed deck (wood or metal) will be safe. I have loaded my tractor on the deck when snow covered but I had chains on the tractor so it didn't slip. As you can see from the below pic my BH bucket has decent ground clearance when curled up.

 

[HK45]

Nice. I wish I had the cab on m machine. I think ill be okay. I guess ill go with the tilt. A least I can load everything to car to my utv with one

 

[George2615]

I bought my LS in Feb. 2014. 1st factory cabbed tractor and I don't miss the open station at all. Most of my tractor hours are used for winter plowing / moving snow and a heated cab is very nice. I guess I'm getting old and soft but got tired of freezing my butt off on an open station. I use the trailer for all types of vehicles. Largest vehicle hauled so far is my 49 1 1/2T Chevy truck. I went with tilt bed years ago due to hauling low ground clearance cars such as street rods and modern day compacts. They are too low to the ground to clear the crest on a ramp style trailer.

 

[HK45]

Every time I have to plow my driveway I have to put hand warmers in my boots and gloves so I know what you mean. Does It get hot in the summer with the cab? Thank for the trailer Info. I think Im just going to go with the tilt gooseneck, that way I don't have to play around with ramps and stuff

 

[George2615]

Cab has A/C so heat isn't a concern. I used it a few times this past summer. Most of the time I just used rear side windows and the back window which can be opened and I made use of them.
Winter plowing is nice without gloves or a bulky coat limiting my movement.
Maybe its time for you to modify a factory made soft cab for your CT. I bought one for my Mahindra 2615HST and added a 12V ceramic heater. At least it kept me out of the cold wind and gave a little heat. Here's the one I put on my 2615.

 

[HK45]

nice where did you get a soft cab from?

 

[George2615]

I bought mine from Original Tractor Cabs. They didn't have my exact cab but I found a similar model tractor and ordered the cab and it was an exact fit. You may have to look at similar tractor cabs that have the same curved fenders and make one fit. Here's a few sites to look at.

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