ignorant trailer question - why have a dovetail? - Pirate 4x4
2010年2月11日 · Dovetail = wasted space if you use your trailer for anything other than vehicles. I got rid of my dovetail because i got tired of draggin it on everything. Only flat beds for me from now on. Rampd dont bother me, I juse the tongue jack if …
Adding a hydraulic dovetail to existing 24" gooseneck
2019年4月27日 · But, seeing a hydraulic dovetail, got me thinking about making it longer, to haul my 4 dr JK also (3 feet longer than my crawler). I also saw a cool lockout system on a trailer with a hydraulic dovetail. It is a sliding "sled" that extends from the stationary bed into the dovetail once level and locks both into place.
Removable Dovetail for flatbed, Ideas on the easiest way...
2020年7月13日 · Since you want to pull a trailer with it I would put 5 pieces of 2.5x2.5x0.25x6 inch on the bottom, 3 spaced evenly across the bottom of the truck and 2 in each bottom corner of the dovetail. Cut 3 pieces of 2x2x0.25x12 inches and slide those in …
To Dovetail or not to dovetail - Pirate 4x4
2003年5月20日 · I just ordered a 18 foot trailer with a full deck and all the goodies. It is being made to order and I ordered specifically without dovetail so I can get it in my driveway wtihout hassle Are there any negatives to ordering it this way.. I am thinking that if I want to haul a car I just use extra long ramps. Any Advice would be appreciated. RK
Creating a dovetail from a utility trailer - Pirate 4x4
2013年7月22日 · I've had a 16" railed utility trailer for 10 years, and it's worked fine dragging my 4Runner around. The Runner is exactly 83", sidewall-to-sidewall, so I have to use ramps to pull onto the trailer after a run. While I'm getting out the ramps, my buddy is strapping his jeep down on his dovetailed trailer, that he just pulled on to...
Gooseneck Question. Dovetail vs Hydraulic Dove - Pirate 4x4
2009年6月7日 · PS- the trailer is a 22K big tex 32+5 fixed tail and weighs 9700# empty, the wanderer trailer is about 4K loaded with all the steel mounts I built and the Wagon is 6300. The bed is full to the rails with a generator 15 gal of water, 15 gal of gas and 800-1K of fire wood.
Adding a dovetail to a gooseneck? - Pirate 4x4
2007年10月16日 · Keep in mind that if you intend to carry some load on the dovetail, simply adding it onto the back of the trailer can affect weight distribution and therefore axle placement. If the dovetail is not going to be carrying any load and merely a sloped access to the deck to make loading/unloading easier then it's not much of a concern.
Gooseneck trailer length - Pirate 4x4
2017年6月16日 · In the market for a used gooseneck trailer. I came across two that I liked and are in my budget. Both triple axle. Both Big Bubbas. Both 21k rated. One is 31' and the other is 40'. The 31' has a dovetail and the 40' is just flat deck. The 31' is $1,000 more than the 40'. Storage is not an issue. Have plenty of space.
30' Gooseneck Trailer Build Thread - Pirate 4x4
2009年1月12日 · 26' deck, 4' dovetail 96" wide Weighs in at 3500ish lbs with all the steel decking on it. It has diamond plate on the sides, 20" wide, as well as the dovetail. What needs to be accomplished: Weld on driver's side and dovetail diamond plate Buy and install some 6" pipe down the center of the cross members (torque tube) Deck middle section with 2x8s
Trailer ramps questions - Pirate 4x4
2004年12月17日 · But even with deckover gooseneck, the dovetail provides enough for me to "crawl" up on the back of the trailer without the need for ramps. -Rob 1995.5 Isuzu Rodeo - SAS'd and SOA'd, sitting on 38x13 TSLs, D60 up front, 14bff out back, hydro assisted, dual isuzu tcases crawlin at 130:1