tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor?

   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #1  

HK45

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Kioti nx6010 loader backhoe
Need some help Figure out what to do. So I just purchased a new suretrac 25 deck over gooseneck trailer to move my bobcat CT450 loader backhoe around. Problem is I find that I have to park on a very flat surface to get the ramps down. If I have to pull on to grass or anything thats a little uneven I can't get the ramps down. Im thinking of selling it and getting a tilt as it mite fit my needs better. I feel I will be better of getting around with the tilt trailer when it come to having to unload on uneven area. What you guys think?
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #2  
I have used both and I love a tilt bed. So much easier to load and no ramps to fight. I would choose the tilt any day. Did I mention I like tilt bed trailers?:laughing: Ed
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #3  
You can put the ramps down and then back the truck up a few inches, this is what I do.
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor?
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Never thought of that. Do you have to worry about anything bending when doing that?
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #5  
Never thought of that. Do you have to worry about anything bending when doing that?
I have never bent anything. If I have failed to bend something it is probably un breakable.
 
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   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #6  
Sounds like your trailer is high in the front. It should be level front to back
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #7  
Or drive your tractor forward to squat the truck, lower ramps, unload.
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #8  
Or double hinge the ramps. You can even keep your spring assist but you have to buy an extra set of springs.
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #9  
My trailer is too high, but the adjustable hitch is as low as it goes. My tractor is already at the very front of the trailer.
 
   / tilt vs deckover with ramps loading tractor? #10  
I love my tilting deck. Its low to the ground, so occasionally drags on rough ground. No big deal as its a beefy all steel deck, but dragging obviously isn't ideal.

Being low & the whole deck tilting makes loading a breeze, no steep ramps to deal with. The pivot point is the center of the deck directly between the axles. Makes balancing it perfectly trivial. Inch forward until the deck tilts level & you are perfectly balanced. Keep going a few more inches to get your 10-15% tongue weight, boom, done, perfect. No guessing needed.

Low also means less top heavy & more stable.

My trailer is to short for me really. However it has a huge neck so I can leave the loader 2-3' over edge of the deck on the neck & get everything on just fine.
 

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