I was wondering if anybody ever tried to winch up a gooseneck trailer on to another gooseneck trailer? I have a 32 foot low profile with hydraulic dovetail and I'm wanting to try to winch a 24 foot regular profile with regular dovetail and ramps on. How would you go about it? I'm going to have a empty trailer and want to buy the 24 foot trailer. I don't want to have to just drive back and get it.
- Thread starter Mtractor
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- Camdenton Missouri
Any way you could under from the longer one and block it in place then hook up to the shorter one and back it up on the other one??. Ya you might still have to winch it the rest of the way on but that way it sure would load easier.
ditchwitch
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Disconnect the 32 and hook up the 24 and back it on the 32 ,
ive seen trailers go by here stacked regularly, but they load them with a forklift, its easier to set the top trailer on square with the bottom one, you can drop the longer trailer and hook up to the 24 footer and back it on, but its going to be a challenge to get it on their straight, i wouldn't try to winch it, the landing gear will dig into the lower trailer and damage it, or may hook on something and either bend, or pop loose and make the trailer jump, which could end badly , hopefully there is a lumber yard feed store construction company ect near that can come over and pick the trailer up and set it on your lower one
No it's not at a dealer. A guy has it for sale. He does not have anyway to help load. I thought about backing it in but I think the back of the 24 foot trailer would hit before the tires get started on the trailer . I like the idea of winching it on gooseneck first. I thought about lowering the jack all the way and hooking up the winch to the back of the trailer. I thought I may have to have some blocks for the tires to go up on if the back try's to hit. I also thought the jack might just scoot along on the ground. A lot to think about.
SparepartsTN
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Any town nearby with a lumber yard or someone else that uses forklifts? Haul both trailers there one at a time and pay them to load it. Unload it the same way near home.
Keith Molden
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I have a piece of 1/4" plate that I have bent up in front and rear so it kinda looks like a ski shoe. I have a chain on it that I can put around the front of tractors that I'm loading without wheels on them. I have a hole in the plate that the chain runs thru so the winch can be hooked to it. Works good for tractors, don't see why it won't work for the leg of a goose neck trailer too. You will need something to ramp the plate up on unless you use a snatch block & ramp it up one of the ramps already on the hauling trailer (this too can be done if you're careful). Winch will pretty much center it on the hauling trailer, if not a come a long will easily slide the loaded trailer to get it centered for you. Email's open
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
It's not rocket surgery. I stack two of my trailers for winter storage every year.
Mine are exactly 1/2 size of what you're doing (a 12' stacked on top of a 16') but the principles are the same. I just winch it up the ramp.
The most important piece is having something that rolls or slides real easy under the jack(s). If you just try to slide the trailer on stock jack feet, they will dig into the dirt, and even if you manage to get them up on the deck, they will tear up your deck boards.
Departure angle is a bit of a challenge. I have to run the jack all the way down on the tongue of the small trailer, and even then the tail of the trailer drags for about 6" before the wheels get up on the ramps. Longer ramps or a berm to back the big trailer up against would be helpful.
Mine are exactly 1/2 size of what you're doing (a 12' stacked on top of a 16') but the principles are the same. I just winch it up the ramp.
The most important piece is having something that rolls or slides real easy under the jack(s). If you just try to slide the trailer on stock jack feet, they will dig into the dirt, and even if you manage to get them up on the deck, they will tear up your deck boards.
Departure angle is a bit of a challenge. I have to run the jack all the way down on the tongue of the small trailer, and even then the tail of the trailer drags for about 6" before the wheels get up on the ramps. Longer ramps or a berm to back the big trailer up against would be helpful.
rustyfarmall
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Where there's a will, there's a way. The winch should do it, but you might want a couple of come-a-longs to keep it going straight.
caterpillar guy
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With a dock just back the short one on the long one. Easiest way to do it. You can do all that winching and use a lot of time doing so. If it is off just a bit pull it right with the chaina nd binder as you tie it down. Done that many times if not off much.
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