Interesting "lowering" trailer @ HD..

[BTDT]

Saw this today at Home Depot. Unique design, but don't know how much weight it will carry. It appeared to be for hauling a small trencher rental unit, or maybe a small manlift.

 

[bigtiller]

They work great for small pavement rollers.

 

[George2615]

8 lug wheels indicate at least a 5K axle. Could be more.

 

[HomeBrew2]

I believe they're known as "hydraulic trailers". Also very useful for shop machine moving.

 

[schmism]

8 lug wheels indicate at least a 5K axle. Could be more.

as its a stub axle design (not solid) i highly dought a 5K rateing

 

[George2615]

According to Triple L trailers, the UT49 in the picture is rated for 4500 capacity.

 

[project_X]

Saw this today at Home Depot. Unique design, but don't know how much weight it will carry. It appeared to be for hauling a small trencher rental unit, or maybe a small manlift.

Does anybody know what the channel slides on, is there a wheel or bushing? also is the load held only off the ground by the hydraulics, or is there a lock?

BTDT, if you happen to see it again at home depot, could you take an additional pic of the channels, and the piece on the wheel side that it slides on ?

Cheers,
Rob

 

[schmism]

the local HD i visit has one, ill try to remember to snap some more pics the next time im there.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

JLG TRIPLE-L Trailers

all you wanted to know and more

 

[project_X]

Does anyone have a link to an axle stub like this unit uses? Most I've seen seem to stick out farther from the trailer bed.

thanks,
Rob

 

[KentT]

Does anybody know what the channel slides on, is there a wheel or bushing? also is the load held only off the ground by the hydraulics, or is there a lock?

BTDT, if you happen to see it again at home depot, could you take an additional pic of the channels, and the piece on the wheel side that it slides on ?

Cheers,
Rob

They lock and pin to hold them up. I happened to be at an antique tractor show with a guy who has the 10K tandem axle version. One great thing about them is that it is perfect safe to load and unload the trailer without it being hooked up to a vehicle. He'd bought his used from a rental place and it came with surge brakes. He was talking of converting it to normal electric brakes, because he hauls varying loads in it, and wanted the sensitivity and adjustability of electric brakes...

This guy has a couple of Struck-type mini-dozers and had real hassles trying to haul them on regular trailers...

 

[hosejockey2002]

This guy has a couple of Struck-type mini-dozers and had real hassles trying to haul them on regular trailers...

That's a cool looking old TrailBreaker bike he's got too..

 

[Renze]

I have been looking into this for some time... because all trailers in Europe have air brakes, it would be easiest for us to lower and lift the bed with the air suspension...

With little modification it could be also used to pick up swap bodies or big utility cable rolls.

 

[BTDT]

Does anybody know what the channel slides on, is there a wheel or bushing? also is the load held only off the ground by the hydraulics, or is there a lock?

BTDT, if you happen to see it again at home depot, could you take an additional pic of the channels, and the piece on the wheel side that it slides on ?

Cheers,
Rob

Here are a few additional pics. Pretty tight quarters where the tire fits, couldn't get a good shot of axle setup, it's just bolted between a couple sets of springs. The rollers look like large sealed bearings on a stub shaft.

 

[project_X]

BTDT,

Thanks a lot for the pics.


Cheers,
Rob