has anyone seen a flatdeck hauling eqipment in the usa ive seen it in eroupe and asia but never inthe states if you have pics post them here and the ones in asia the front wheeles sometime lift 5 feet off the ground
The SC state forestry commission uses them to haul small dozers, but they have folding ramps on the beavertail.
here is a pic i found off the internet of a backhoe in californa i think they are very poulular there to transport backhoes and skid steers
the rental outfit Ahern uses them to del there equipment...
I had a similar set up when I was in CA. I sold the ramp truck and got a dump truck just before I moved to CO. The set up you have in the picture works well in urban areas where parking can be ab issue (as well as driving a truck and trailer through heavy traffic). BTW the rig in your pictures is displaying Arizona plates.
We have one we use to haul a Vermeer t455 trencher. It's a kenworth t800. Works well and let's you hang the tail over a curb. We had one we used to haul a Dozer when we did residential.
There is a few Companys here in Texas that use a roll off flat bed.Like the ones on a Wrecker just stronger.Forestry used to have the tilt decks but are going to ramps.
Most rental companies use 3 axle rollbacks to deliver equipment up to backhoe or D-5 size. Cresco rents has a few 3 axle trucks with hydraulic beavertails on them in addition to thier fleet of rollbacks.
does moving equipment like this ever cause problems with bridge heights or state authorities
Here is a dozer on one. This in PEI,Canada. [/IMG] Kyle
Anyone have more pictures of trucks similar?
I have seen ten wheeler dump trucks with ramps built into the back to load the hoe then flip the gate up and load the material. I have seen more than one of these setups running round.
Sunbelt, The Cat Rental Store, etc use tandem heavy duty roll-backs (like towing companies use just the industrial version) around here to deliver equipment. The State Forestry Service has ramp trucks that haul their fire dozers on, that's the only ramp trucks I can recall seeing in my area.
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Height gets to be an issue quick unless you have a low pro truck. If your consistently hauling/delivering the same or simular sized things they would be handy. Myself & alot of the guys in my area use a dump and tag trailer.
Here's my 1975 F-750
This is a picture of an older roll off truck I used for years to haul bobcats. Height was not ever a problem. Of course you would want to verify your area to make sure of that. This truck was perfect for very tight locations where a trailer would be hard to get to.
Ha ha Reel if you look in the background of my pic above you will see the red twin of your truck Even rust in the same place. Not a roll-off tho a flat dump.. I've always thought the roll-off was an under-used concept- think about it- a company with a small fleet of skips and/or skid steers and/or mini-ex type equipment, each with it own tray, with a place for all it's attachments. He could drop off the equipment in different places, and no one has to climb onto a truck with equipment. Then he can run boxes for awhile moving trash and mat'ls, then pick up the self-contained water truck and do dust control- sky's the limit- and all with just one power unit, with all it's expensive insurance and fees...
I think with the new emmisions regs your going to see way more of this. having one truck that can do way more things day in day out.