We’ve got (2) 20’ shipping containers that we need to move about 180 miles. My plan is to winch one up on my 30’ high deck (no dovetail) gooseneck trailer. It does not tilt. I’ve got a 12K# winch mounted @ the front of the bed of the trailer, & (2) 6’ ramps that I’m hoping the containers will “slide” up on until they get to the tipping point. I may have to weld the ramps to the steel deck to keep them in position and then cut the welds to release them. Anybody ever done anything like this?
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Originally posted by TX03RUBI View PostI think I’d be welding a roller on the back of the deck before the ramps. Sling the winch cable over the roller, and allow it to pick up the front of the conex, then roll onto the trailer bed.
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Originally posted by Big_gun View Postif a flat bend wrecker is close have him load one and back up to your trailer?
Or tractor with a front end loader to pick one end up and back under?
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I had to move six 20' containers about 300 yards on a job site a few years ago. I tried similar methods to load them. I gave up and called Davis Crane. I got an 18 ton crane out there and loaded and moved all six in about an hour. I know that is probably not feasible for you at your deer lease, but it should made the job easy.
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I hauled a 20 footer 8 hours. I used a chain and a skid steer to pick up one side so I could back gooseneck trailer under it. Then set it down and went to the back side picked it up and slide it the rest of the way on. Your gonna need some way to lift the back end up while you winch or idk if the winch will pull it on alone.
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I have done this twice. I used either highlift jacks or a bottle jack it multiple steps and lots of blocks to get the front of the container to the level of the trailer deck and then put pieces of pipe across the deck of the trailer for the container to roll on.
get you a snatch block for that winch too.
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We did it with a gooseneck and had a backhoe and skid steer to get it on the trailer. I know that dont help, but this might.
Make sure all the screws heads/bolt heads on the deck of the trailer are seated below the deck of the trailer. They can stop the box from sliding if the box hits the screw/bolt head. Also make sure none of the strap hooks/hold downs are in the way of the box gliding on the trailer steel rails. They also can stop the box from sliding on or off.
Rollers are great. Pipe or round wood posts.
Good luck.
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