Hauling Inoperable Equipment and needing a winch?

D, just chiming in on your wondering how you might do some of this.. First, the main problem with loading down equipment is its location. It may be on the back side of the quarry you used to load at, but turned crossways to your approach and locked dead tight.
Then as mentioned, some will be on skids and have to be dragged out of location, to loading area, then cribbed to drag on the trailer. Trailer floor damage and even frame twist if your winch and riggings is man enough.
All in all; way back when in the 50/60's it was understood. We hauled it from where you loaded it on us to where you unloaded it off us. And you had it together when we arrived, no go arrange time allowed.
My personal experience was mostly with forklift or other material handling machines. At auctions or dealer disposal lots. Usually with lift, cranes, or pits to push on. Often using a tandem, straight truck, 20' Jerr-Dan body with winch. At a factory, usually other lifts to use. Can pour oil on floor and skid to dock door.
I am sure we have all seen situations where we observed the whole deal desired had so much hair on it we would not touch. Leave it to one that specializes in such and it will be a recovery type operation.
A lot of investment in modifying you operation, for the few reasonable higher paying loads would not be worth it overall. Just my unasked opinion.

 

Sounds like a job for a travelling axle trailer like a Landoll or a dovetail deal like a Traileze. Essentially, it's a job best suited for a wrecker but the customer or the broker don't want to pay a real rate for one so they have it on the spot market hoping to find a sucker to move it for half price.

 

Those are "character building " moments!

 

Ah, but experiences we have had that others have/hopefully for them, will never experience. Carry all your scars with pride as non were easy.

 

I've got just the winch for you.

 

You have to realize to truly respect those times of “winching and cussing” as my grandfather called it you have to understand that tow trucks were rare and big rig tow trucks were ultra rare. Calling out a crane was unheard of. So because of this anyone that hauled that kind of stuff always had a winch mounted behind the cab. Armed and ready to do any kind of damage they could. Lol!