anyone put a model a on a deckover trailer ?

[29closedcab]

I am transporting my model a and I have access to a deck over trailer. I have used it before to haul a Franklin and the running board mounts bottomed out. I am curious if anyone has used one of these successfully. Its a 29 model a closedcab pickup with 21 inch wheels. I don't want drive 300 miles and be stuck when I'm going to load it on.

[hotrodderhaag]

Fits on and off with no problem

[Keith True]

It would all depend on the way the deckover trailer is built.I've pulled them with short,steep beavertails.Good for high clearance big tired machines like skidders.Not so good for track machines or machines like backhoes that rear up too much from the steep approach.I've had others with long,shallow beavertails that were a smooth transition from up to flat.Just take some long planks and some blocking,and don't try to fight that steep angle. Believe it or not,most problems happen when unloading,not loading.

[hotrodderhaag]

Mine was loaded on a straight deck trailer, no beaver tail .. with 72 inch long ramps . With a deck height of 42 inches which is about standard deck over height

[Mitch//pa]

if the angles are to severe hire a conventional flat bed tow truck and put them back to back to load and unload, or use a loading dock or hill embankment with the same height

[deuce5wndw]

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If the angle is too severe you can use the trailer jack to raise the front but don't unhook from the trailer ball. I have also backed the trailer up to a bank to decrease the angle. Dale

[trulyvintage]

6 feet to meet a 42 inch high deck is a steep angle to load or unload
Every vehicle is different .....

If you get some 2" x 10" x 8 ft. long (or longer) boards and some blocking
to place under for support, you can lessen the angle of loading
and unloading ....



Jim

[Neal]

Find a ditch or curb to help out. Take along a good assortment of wood blocks. you can use them to block up the ramps, the tow vehicle, change the flat tire, or who knows what else.

Most farm or industrial businesses have access to loading docks.

If there is a will, there is a way.

Neal

[Cool Hand Lurker]

Try to find a loading dock that you can back up to. It doesn't have to be exactly the same height because you will be using your ramps anyway. Look for implement dealers, abandoned railroad spur lines, municipal repair shops, etc. You can also put it on a local shop's hoist and lift it up to the level of the trailer if they have the type of hoist with ramps and tracks.

[FordMike]

I hauled my 29 AA truck on a deckover trailer. It had 20 inch wheels without tires and a longer wheelbase and as I recall it didn't bottom out. However I did use a winch to drag it onto the trailer.

[29closedcab]

Thanks for all the replies. I was able to get a u haul. Went very smoothly.