Mechanical Detach or Hydraulic Detach for an RGN

the best way to learn this is

pull a mechanical trailer for say - one minute

 

I pulled one for a couple years.
Probably why I am bald, and have nightmares.

 

Ive owned a mechanical and hydraulic. I now pull a hydraulic mini deck. I couldnt imagine having a mechanical mini deck, if im trying to get as low as I can for high freight, if needed, I need to be able to raise it up quickly for whatever situation you may and will run into.

 

me too! Both a 35 ton and a 55 ton

 

I consider this trailer to have decent ground clearance at about 8”. I was still popping turtles off the road pulling out of the convention center in Las Vegas. Ironically I sure wish we had a few mini decks for loads like this at 17’ tall.

 

i once cleaned about 10 miles of road turtles off with the track of a 490 excavator on a beam… probably had 50 flipped up into one of the trailer well baskets

 

Hydraulic hands down and wet kit on the truck especially if you aren’t planning to use it often. I have never used the mechanical type but have seen other drivers working hard to get more clearance when all I have to do is get out and move the handle. Actually I don’t even have to do that if I snap the deck lift handle into raise detent I can raise and lower without getting out of my seat. And my pony motor is already running and never runs out of gas. The Hondas are pretty darn good but I have nightmares about pony motors after being left in a bad spot twice when they wouldn’t run right.