This Trailer is Overkill?

[Diamondpilot]

Looks like overkill to me but like was stated if used for other purposes then good for them. Would be great for a small roller, ect.

Chris

 

[2manyrocks]

Looks like a complicated trailer. Wonder how long it will take the city workers to tear it up and then it'll be sold surplus.

 

[aczlan]

I would guess that it is a dual use trailer. I dont think that the difference in ease of use/risk would be enough to make it worth buying that style trailer, but if they have a forklift, manlift or roller that needs to be transprted, those are difficult to run on a normal trailer.

Aaron Z

 

[2458n]

Tennant ride on sweepers really like these trailers as well.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

adapting this style of trailer isnt a bad thing, it could very well be dual use. Yes most contractors dont use them... BUT thats because they are cheap.

These trailers are safer. Alot of large companies spare no expense when it comes to things like this that increase safety.... AND more importantly pay dividends when it comes time to renew their workers comp insurance.

Take companies that use ATVs as part of their work. Like Hydro and pipeline companies.

Where you and I might use a plank or even a trifold ramp, they have ones that are permanently attached to the truck and fold out. They are 4' wide and take the place of the tailgate.

Where a plank is free and a aluminum trifold is $300 these are $1000... But theyre safer. Ive kicked out a trifold (with safety ratchet straps no less) and ended up with a sit-on lawnmower on top of me and hurt my back pretty bad. If i did this on the job i probably would have been off. How much would that have cost the company, more than the $700 difference between the ramps for sure. A permanently attached ramp would have prevented this accident... but at a higher initial cost than the trifold. The same principal applies to the drop deck trailer. People have been killed and severely injured loading machines into the back of trucks and trailers due to ramp failure or slipping off a wet ramp.

The ramps that are attached to the trucks that the utilities use are more then a safety thing. Those guys load and unload their machines a lot and those ramps are not only safer but also faster to use. So the workers get the atvs off faster and back on quicker and head to the next spot with as little down time as possible. Just time saved is worth the price difference, the added safety is a bonus.

 

[Scooby074]

The ramps that are attached to the trucks that the utilities use are more then a safety thing. Those guys load and unload their machines a lot and those ramps are not only safer but also faster to use. So the workers get the atvs off faster and back on quicker and head to the next spot with as little down time as possible. Just time saved is worth the price difference, the added safety is a bonus.

Good point on the time savings, however i dont think ive ever seen these guys rush too much

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Good point on the time savings, however i dont think ive ever seen these guys rush too much

Around here its the gas well tenders who use those ramps the most. They don't rush but they still get more done with those ramps

 

[acme97]

I don't know about the particulars in the case mentioned, but I feel silly sometimes hauling my ZTR or an ATV on a 7k 18' tandem axle trailer-but that's the trailer I need for my tractor. It would nice to have a smaller trailer for those lighter uses, but not nice enough to spend the money for one-at least on my budget.

My brother hauls all sorts of things-like his Kubota L, lawn tractor, etc.- on a 22' 20 ton trailer-but that's what he needs for his excavating business, and he does not want to spend the money on a lighter trailer .

Will

I did the same thing this weekend. Had to rush my Z326 mower to the dealer before they closed. Loaded it on the 14K trailer. Got a few looks and stares going down the highway. Of course, then my Kubota dealer was trying to convince my wife to get that RTV 1140! She almost did, but decided to get the new Miata instead.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Good point on the time savings, however i dont think ive ever seen these guys rush too much

Now thats funny. True but funny. Only time I see our county employees rush is break time and quitting time. Oh ya, they rush to the coffee shop in the morning, lunch, and then to get a good seat in the crew truck to catch that afternoon nap.:laughing:

Chris

 

[TheTrailerGuy]

The next time I see the city maintenance manager I will ask him about the trailer and it's alternative uses.

What will they think of next? Look how you have to have TWO leaf springs for each spindle... i bet that keeps the wheel camber 'right where you need it' HA!