Low Profile Trailer Help

MasseyH · Apr 3, 2009

I am considering purchasing a 40' low-profile tri-axle goosneck trailer for tractor hauling. Most of my tractors are light weight (2500 - 4000). I have heard there are problems with "bucking" on trailers this long. I am somewhat concerned about hanging it up going over low areas. I think the trailer is built to handle the load but I am concerned about taking it down the road. I really like the low-profile for getting on and off, tying down and loading safety. Looking for thoughts, opinions and experiences!

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MasseyH

Jim in Ma. · Apr 3, 2009

They handle pretty good on the road but get hung up off road easy on uneven ground. With a lite load you won't even know anything is on there. I sometimes pull a 40' goose neck / detachable with 40-50,000 lbs. but never leave the pavement.

Father Scotty · Apr 3, 2009

Most roads you'll be alright, but I always remember seeing a moving van hung up coming down a hill in San Francisco after the tractor started back down the hill with the trailer wheels still on the flat of the cross street. Another situation like that would be some of the railorad crossings where they build the road up to the level of a raised railroad bed, making for a pretty fair-size hump. If you're going to be on known routes that don't have that kind of thing, you'll do all right. If not, you need to develop an eye for them and be willing to find routes around them.

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