Heavy Haul Miscellaneous Thoughts, Ideas and Questions

I keep thinkin about 300lbs. heavier than a mech neck with deck. but like you said don't hold me to it. I went from a 40ton mech to a 55ton hydraulic years ago. I will pout and cry if I was ever forced to go back to a mech neck!! but that aint gona EVER happen.

 

I want to say it is somewhere in the 6-800 pound range. You are not really adding that much to the trailer. The motor is minimal then you have the cylinders and then the hydraulic fluid and the changes to the neck. For us it is not enough to make that big of a difference.

Or you could get in and out of the truck 5 times with a mechanical to disconnect and reconnect everything.... LOL

One thing I will say is be sure to get a cover for the motor. One time this winter it would not start for me because it got wet going down the road. Had to stay over night instead of getting back home. Just road spray caused that. I got a hotel, put a tarp over the neck and lit 2 cans of sterno under the tarp. By morning the motor started right up in 16° weather.

 

Robert is 24 in the well

Martin

 

When I asked him about that, he said there has been maybe 2 or 3 loads he couldn't do due to the short well.
With the neck up, it's 48' trailer, so it has that going for it when needed I guess.
I have his number if you want to BS with him. I will call and ask him if it's ok, but I'm sure it would be.

Martin

 

I have a 24' clear well in my Talbert and I can haul a 740 cat no problem.