pulling gooseneck equipment trailer with tool boxes on bed.

[WM75Guy]

I have chrome bed rails on both my trucks and have never hit them with either my Sundowner horse trailer or Big Tex GN but I have come close. That is one reason I put them on is to stop me from hitting the top of the bed. At smaller horse shows and schooling shows you end up parking in a pasture. Getting in and out can be tricky crossing the bar ditch on the side of the road. If I see I am close to the rail in the turn it's time to go to Plan B.

 

[Walkin Horse]

Walkin- How much clearance did you have between the trailer and the bed rails? I have been in some creative situations with horse trailers and even more precocious situations with a flatbed hauling hay and I have never touched the bed rails. Once, I have however failed to get my tailgate properly latched and it dropped in a turn and got wedged between the jack on the trailer and the bed corner! With an equipment trailer, I have alot more confidence since there isn't as much trailer hanging out overtop of the truck. With a flatbed that long enough now, I don't even think twice about the trailer being behind me.

I had the welder against the cab then the box. I not sure when I did it but a friend was behind me and made a right turn he said I dropped the trailer wheels in the ditch. It didn't hurt the tool box.

 

[Hersheyfarm]

I had a 30' GN trailer for years but over time I realized a 20' trailer and my bed back gave me more usable room. Right now I have a 18', a 32', and a 36' bumper pull and will never lose my bed space again.

Chris

what brand trailers make 36' bp? deck over? I am looking these. The longer length lets you center load over axle better, that with a 17k WD hitch.

 

[wmonroe]

The front toolbox will be fine but the side boxes will be a problem unless you get a gooseneck built with extra clearance. With that said it is worth it to find a gooseneck that will work for you, I always had bumper pulls but have now had a goose for the last six years and will never go back.

 

[Diamondpilot]

what brand trailers make 36' bp? deck over? I am looking these. The longer length lets you center load over axle better, that with a 17k WD hitch.

It's actually a 21,000# boat trailer. We have a longer 24,000# boat trailer also.

I'm sure you could have a local manufacturer build what you want.

Chris

 

[downslope]

Another option is low profile utility/service bodies made by several manufacturers, if they provide the required storage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMIdW8N5TAc&app=desktop

 

[forestcreature1]

I bought a 32' bp [enclosed, but they will make anything] from colonycargo.com for my sports cars.
They are very well made, no angle iron used anywhere, all square tubing.
[mine is a three axle, hauls 2 cars end to end]

 

[powerscol]

get the extend neck. not all manufacturers offer it but some do. load trail does an extra 6" or 12" GN height

PJ trailers offer this, as well as a full width tool box on the GN trailer.