Sliding axle gooseneck

[Xfaxman]

Right, more pictures for the discussion. A gooseneck rollback:

 

[moparrob]

Yep. Those trailers are pretty much what I'm looking at. The one Im considering has 3 axles with single tires. I'm just curious how well my truck would pull forward to raise a heavy load up over the 3 axles with the trailer brakes on. I'd hate to use the winch every time, and if I had 8 tons of hay stacked on there and it wouldnt come up (truck tires spinning in gravel, etc,) theres no way to run the winch cable under the hay, around the pulley, and onto the back of the tandems. That would be easy to load and unload the hay tilted down, though.

 

[Stimw]

Sliding tandems on a semi trailer isn't what this discussion is about. The ability to tilt and drop the bed to the ground is what's significant. X has posted some great pics!!!

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[ovrszd]

SORRY IF I BORED YOU WITH FACTS ABOUT A SIMILAR INDUSTRY!
YOU SHOULD GET A JOB AS AN INTERNET COP!
EASY TO SEE HOW YOU GOT OVER 17,000 POSTS.

Wow, where'd that come from?

 

[QRTRHRS]

Wow, where'd that come from?

The original post mentions sliding axles then the op got huffy when Stimw as well as myself mentioned mechanical slides. What with very limited info about the trailer in the original post, I for one was trying to be helpful. Hope your trailer works out for you. Goodbye!

 

[moparrob]

I dont get huffy about much, especially online discussions about trailers. I appreciate any input from anyone willing to contribute!

 

[ovrszd]

The original post mentions sliding axles then the op got huffy when Stimw as well as myself mentioned mechanical slides. What with very limited info about the trailer in the original post, I for one was trying to be helpful. Hope your trailer works out for you. Goodbye!

I had to reread all the posts. Didn't see anything huffy from the OP at all. Only huffy post I see is stimw's yelling response to me. Still don't know what that was about.

I'm with the OP, sliding axles aren't worth getting upset over. But then maybe I missed something.

 

[napabavarian]

I壇 imagine the winch would move the axles. Neat concept, but if you are just pulling your tlb and hay might be unnecessary. If you were hauling slot of different stuff and really needed to screw with tongue weight than I could see the need. I知 not a fan of the really long ramps for a flat deck trailer. They will be really heavy.

I believe semi truck slide axles slide by pulling the pins, setting the trailer brakes, and driving the tractor forward or aft.

I've seen low flatbeds where the axles slide all the way forward for loading, they appeared to be mechanically assisted.

 

[ddbackhoe]

Hello- I'm looking for a deckover gooseneck flatbed to haul hay and my Kubota M59 for some jobs to pay for itself. I've rented beavertail flatbeds and really disliked the rear clearance going up driveways etc. and I keep seeing an old Load-All 22' gooseneck slide axle for sale. It has been for sale over a year now, and I'm intrigued. I cant find any info on the Load-all brand online, but the concept seems handy, and this machine has a winch up front, with a pulley almost to the rear. Would the winch be used to move the 3 axles back and forth, or do I use the truck forward or backwards with the trailer brakes engaged? Are they worth the hassle or should I look for a hydraulic tilt, or a fixed bed with big ramps? I'd pay no more than $5000 as it needs batteries and tires.

The pulley could be there for off angle recovery, unless it's just a roller to keep the cable from rubbing on the end? Pictures of that and the slide axle would help

 

[showcattle]

Would this work?

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