Can I use this (my) semi trailer to recover those 5 tonners?

[ichudov]

Attached is a picture of my semi trailer (never mind the scrap).

It is a beaver tail trailer. The tail hydraulically opens and lowers down, providing a ramp, maybe 15 degrees or so. It also has a winch.

Can I use it to recover those 5 ton trucks and BMY semi tractors? They can just drive on that, no damage to the bottom from ramping, right? I can also winch them as necessary with my hydraulic winch.

I am near Chicago and I will be going to either Sparta or Indy.

Educated opinions will be appreciated.

 

[trukhead]

That's a dandy trailer. As long as you don't scrape the bottoms of your trucks, you should be golden. The drop deck part looks like it will go under bridges.Удачи!

 

[wreckerman893]

It's a low strung rascal but as long as you don't center it out on a rough surface you should be fine. How many were you planning on trying to load onto it?

 

[ichudov]

One on each trip. I just won one M931A2 semi tractor in Sparta, WI and one M927 cargo truck with 20 foot bed in Indianapolis. So I have to make one trip to WI and one trip to IN.