Highbeam
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What's with the extra planks under the tractor?
Car hauler or Equipment Trailer for my Tractor?
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Soundguy
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what extra planks are ya seeing? are you talking about the nh with the hoe on it?
soundguy
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Check the pic in Egon's last post.
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no wonder i didn't see what pic y'all are refering to.. soundguy
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Hematite
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Hey, thanks LBrown!
Someone may notice the blue floor jack up front of the trailer. I loaded the tractor and was preparing to disconnect the trailer from the truck. I then used the jack to lower the tongue onto the ball weight scale to take a reading of actual tongue weight. I did put the ramps up in place before I did that.
Someone may notice the blue floor jack up front of the trailer. I loaded the tractor and was preparing to disconnect the trailer from the truck. I then used the jack to lower the tongue onto the ball weight scale to take a reading of actual tongue weight. I did put the ramps up in place before I did that.
CinderSchnauzer
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In order to maximize payload all aluminum might be worth a look. Here is a site with open and enclosed product that might work.
Aluminum or Steel framed trailers to meet your needs
Egon
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The jacks are removable, They slip over a piece of pipe and are held in place with a pin. I just pull the pin and spin them to the horizontal position. I think they are rated at 5000 pounds. [ At least I hope I spin them before starting!]
If you look at the other photo you will see a piece of stub pipe welded to the top of the rail. This is for holding the tongue jack and is the same for the rears.
The extra planks are for a better distribution of the load. I thought this type of thing was quite common??
The trailer has a 10,000 pounds rating.
If you look at the other photo you will see a piece of stub pipe welded to the top of the rail. This is for holding the tongue jack and is the same for the rears.
The extra planks are for a better distribution of the load. I thought this type of thing was quite common??
The trailer has a 10,000 pounds rating.
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The extra planks are for a better distribution of the load. I thought this type of thing was quite common??
We always called those planks - "scab planks". Sacrificial lumber that saves your trailer deck from the beating that equipment will dish out over time.
AKfish
Those are very nice trailers. I think they are a little north of my budget though. I was hoping to generate some money beyond just paying for the trailer with brush hog work this season (makes the purchase an easier sell to my wife) and I think one of those beauties may keep that from happening. I do eventually want to get one of those lightweight aluminum single place ATV trailers though for my ATV, they look super sweet.
