Trailer mounted bulkhead without a side kit.

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  1. Freightlinerbob

    Freightlinerbob Road Train Member

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    Who's using one?
    Pros?
    Cons?
    It would kill any front overhang but sure would be tidier than a tractor mounted cab guard. All my equipment is on the trailer already so that part wouldn't change for me. Not using a cab guard at all at the moment.
     
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  3. MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

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    We put them on when we haul sod. They are a pain to crawl over to get on the trailer is my biggest complaint. I take it off as soon as I get home.
     
  4. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    Some simple bars put in the right place can make it so that you get around it very easy.
    Those same bars could be used as a low ladder.
     
  5. MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

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    Ours are made out of if I remember correctly 2" square tubing. Still a pain to crawl over.
     
  6. nightgunner

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    They are a pain in the rear. I have nothing to say about them that is positive. Climbing up them to mess with tarps, chains, or anything else is difficult and dangerous for us shorter folks.
     
  7. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    MJ,the trick is not to go over but around(when empty)
    I had no problem with them.
    At the corners we did have holes where you could put a hand in.
    And our trucks you could stand on just before the trailer.


    Stand just before the trailer,put hand in hole,swing round,put 1 foot on trailer then second.
    Understand what i mean?


    @Nightgunner
    If they are build in the right way they are much safer then a headache rack.
     
  8. MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

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    I know what you mean. I would break my neck attempting that maneuver.
     
  9. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_2559:
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    I used to do that maybe 20 times in a day.

    The only thing you cannot do..................is pollish the surface off what you stand on, on the truck.:biggrin_25513::biggrin_25524::biggrin_25521:
     
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  10. Freightlinerbob

    Freightlinerbob Road Train Member

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    Just grab hold of it like a cow's udder. You'll look like an old pro.
     
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  11. KenworthGuyNH

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    They are in the way more than useful in my book.
     
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