Hello all I am new to this forum, and I have some questions about hydraulic detach trailers. I am currently in a 3-way partnership and we operate a small excavation company (57 year old company). I run a '04 Sterling tractor with 172" WB (16,520lb), '91 Holden single drop tri-axle (20,300lb) and I haul a PC200-8 that weighs in at 49,520lb (full of fuel, undercarriage clean, but grousers have dirt stuck in them). Total weight is 86,500lb, 1st Axle has 9,860lb, 2-3 have 33,240lb, 4-6 have 43,400lb. The way I see it and please tell me if I'm wrong is I need a longer trailer with a longer GN so I can slide my 5th wheel forward to get some more weight on the truck without going over on my drivers. I do have a Overweight/Overwidth for Kansas and stay local with my business, but the way I am right now I'm over on my trailer axles and probably do not meet bridge. Now that we have that out of the way here are my questions:
1. I'm looking at Trail King and Eager Beaver, specs are similar but their is a HUGE price difference. Can anyone shed some light on that?
2. My partners asked me to inquire about tandem trailers but based on info above I do not see how that is even possible. All the competition in the area uses tandems and similar weight class machines but are they overweight?
3. I go in and out of residential areas all day. Will I regret buying a trailer that will be 10' longer than what I have?
Thank you for any replies sorry if I rambled on for too long
1. I'm looking at Trail King and Eager Beaver, specs are similar but their is a HUGE price difference. Can anyone shed some light on that?
2. My partners asked me to inquire about tandem trailers but based on info above I do not see how that is even possible. All the competition in the area uses tandems and similar weight class machines but are they overweight?
3. I go in and out of residential areas all day. Will I regret buying a trailer that will be 10' longer than what I have?
Thank you for any replies sorry if I rambled on for too long