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bmack95hd

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Wanted to jump off Casey?s post on gooseneck trailers so I
wasn?t hindering the info he was looking for. I am also looking
for a gooseneck trailer to haul my J/D 5203 in the future. Dove
tail and beaver tail I assume is the same thing? Is the tail
recommended with ramps on an equipment trailer? What are
the benefits with and without. I hauled the 5203 from Easton,
MO. to Cahone, CO. on my Big Tex car hauler. Made it nice
and slow but was way overweight for my trailer. Now it?s time
to buy a suitable trailer for my tractor.
 
It seems dove tail and beaver tail mean the same thing to most trailer manufacturers. To me dove tail is a fixed slope with ramps and beaver tail is a slope that moves no ramps usually some type of hydraulic system moves the beaver tail.
 

My opinion--dove tail and beaver tail are the same thing. My trailer has the convertible beaver tail. The center section can pop up, and the ramps, when folded up create a flat surface which allows you to use the 20+5 length as a 25 foot trailer. In theory that is nice, but instead of the pop up center section they could have just installed a third, fold up ramp.
 
I never heard of the rear drop on a trailer referred to as a Dovetail. A Dovetail is a precision form of jointery used in cabinet making. I always heard the term Beaver-tail, or Drop-tail used. If it was one that hinged down to the ground and raised up to horizontal/vertical, it would be called a power-tail. ----------------------Loren
 

They are the same thing, but maybe geographical. They were called beavertails around here 50 years ago, and dovetail as the ACG said was cabinet joinery. I never saw them referred to as dovetails until maybe 15 years ago. Maybe a "millennial" thing.
 
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