Flatbed trailer specs

Ok let me be clear, you said;

And I said until you hit a piece of steel, you hit a big enough sharp object your dead in the water.

 

I've also got the cam door locks and I love them too. As for the tires I'm in the dual crowd. On a spread the tires take much more abuse then a steer ever will so they are more likely to fail. Auto inflate systems will also only do so much because even if you don't run anything over you can always just have one fail. I check my tire pressure once a week and sometimes more if something doesn't look right or feel right with a thump. I had one trailer tire that had zero side wall damage and had been holding pressure good blow out on me out of the blue. I'd just rather have 2 as extra insurance.

 

When you blow a single loaded you can normally count on getting anew shiny rim to go with it. With duals you can at least get off the road. Blew an inside dual once, 20 miles of one foot wide shoulders before I could get off the road.

It is not always about saving on a road service call but getting to safety.

 

I have wanted to add some chicken lights to the sides of mine as well as strobes for the rear. Eventually I'll get to it.

I'd love to add a tool box too,.. problem with step deck is that they interfere with the winches.

Hurst

 

You just have to get the boxes that are not as deep.

 

Never really thought about that.

Thanks,

Hurst

 

Cupholders. I've heard that flatbed stuff is moderately hard work.

 

Mine are near the landing legs. They are out of the way and light the whole underside and side of the trailer. I have one each side wired into a switch. I also have two on the back tied into the reverse switch.

A must have is an auxiliary plug. I always get a standard 7 way (it makes cord replacement easy). The 4 way does not seem to be very durable and I see no sense in the skewed/offset 7 way.

As far as boxes go on a flat bed. I like dropdeck boxes with a single fold down door. The door will fall straight down out of the way.

 

Tell that to the maverick driver that almost put the truck on it side this morning on 74. They have TPMS and he blew a drive tire with no shoulder. He had to stop on the highway blocking the slow lane or ease onto the grass. When I went by the shoulder was barely holding him upright.