How are crates full of new Harley-Davidsons typically unloaded?

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    I've hauled bales of garbage out of Bethpage, NY.
    They put a railroad cross tie in the nose before loading. The cross tie has steel cable attached to each end and the cables run the length of the trailer and hang out the back.
    When you get to the dump, a small bull dozer hooks to the cables and pulls the whole load off at one time.
     
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    You beat me to it, dang ya... :(
     
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    Haulbikes has a liftgate.

    They have 2 levels in their trailers.

    Don't know how many they can haul but it's a pretty good number.

    I had them haul my just purchased bike cross country.
     
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    So that's what those dozers are for at the Harley dealership. I thought they've just been spending years delaying construction or something.
     
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    Or there's this, this is great,,,I'd love to see the guys faces, I mean, we all screw up, but this was a bad one.
     
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    If you park a truck load of harleys in the right part of town, they can be unloaded quickly and easily, but nobody saw nuffin, so not sure how they do it. lol
     
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    Rolling falling dominoes! I couldn't hear the carts crashing: no sound.
     
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    Was that driver in one big hurry fired?
     
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    No sound because of the expletives, I'm sure.
     
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    I'm sure a few new ones were made up lol
     
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