How do RGN trailers work?

Forgot to address the pony motors on Landoll or other sliding axle trailers:

I assume you can get a pony motor to run the hydraulics on pretty much anything, but everyone that I have seen running a sliding axle trailer has a wet kit. Primarily just for speed if they are hauling every day, and also reliability. Honda engines are relatively trouble free, but when it is 10 below and the entire trailer and pony motor is covered in an inch of ice, a wet kit is much more desirable.

 

You have forgotten more about this stuff than I will ever know - any suggestions for @Midwest Trucker ?

 

Yeah. Become an electrician or bricklayer.

 

Consider that one is probably going to run empty for half the trip - so 1500 miles for 15K is only $10/ mi. Then take into account maybe a grand in permits, potential pilot cars depending on what it is, a few million in cargo insurance, probably $750K in tractor/trailer, $3K in chains and binders............$15K might not have been a very good rate.

That's out of my league though so I am just guessing. I haul up to 100,000 lbs with our equipment. Once you start getting much heavier than that the cost may increase exponentially - I really do not know.

 

The guys i know that run traveling axle trailers all run wet kits, and have remote controls: they use the sliding axle function for maneuverability in tight areas in motion.

 

I hadn't thought of that - using a remote - pretty clever.

 

All the travelling axle trailers I rode, either had the remotes lost or broken. Having to get out to slide the axles makes cheating less fun and cool when making a sharp corner.

Never ran one with a ponty motor though, all wet kits.

 

I borrowed and used a detachable neck many times from a friend. It has its own hydro system powered by a Honda v-twin pony engine. Pulled it behind my ‘67 Pete. No problem. Just have to have a fifth wheel that can slide back past halfway point of tandems and a 4ft length of thick steel I-beam that won’t bend to lay on rear frame rails for the goose neck to sit on when unlatched from the trailer.
Landall makes great stuff to move your kind of toys too. They’ve been on my wish list for long time and missed an opportunity to buy a used one 8years ago from another friends widow by a few days.