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Thread: Who makes the lowest stepdeck?

  1. 02-28-2011, 08:41 PM #41
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    Isn't that only 2" lower than your current trailer? Keep your current trailer, just try to find freight that nobody else can take.
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  2. 03-01-2011, 03:52 PM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by allan5oh View Post
    Isn't that only 2" lower than your current trailer? Keep your current trailer, just try to find freight that nobody else can take.
    I'll have to do that. Wilson dealer who sold me my trailer said my design is identical to what the Wilson engineer was talking about. The only reason I didn't get the 34" height deck in the front and rear is because of my low fifth wheel. "If your fifth wheel was 49" high instead of 45.5", the deck would be lower," the dealer said. Evidently when the truck is too low, it doesn't help with the height of the trailer.

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  3. 03-01-2011, 04:35 PM #43
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    That doesn't make sense
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    Quote Originally Posted by classictruckman View Post
    That doesn't make sense
    It has something to do with the load capacity of the trailer.

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  5. 03-02-2011, 06:06 PM #45
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    Still doesn't make sense, with a lower fifth wheel that would allow for more material over the kingpin making the trailer stronger.
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  6. 03-03-2011, 07:58 AM #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by classictruckman View Post
    Still doesn't make sense....
    I'm not surprised you don't get it. This is not brain surgery, this is more complicated. The dealer told me the 'lead time' - time it takes Wilson to build a new trailer - is 90 days

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  7. 07-04-2011, 07:40 PM #47
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    Hello, I'm new on here and just came across this thread. I know its old but I figured I would bring it back up to keep it going. To me it's full of good info.
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  8. 07-07-2011, 04:22 PM #48
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    Yeah, this is an oldie.

    Quote Originally Posted by tracer View Post
    I just unloaded the 34,000 lb scissor lift onto a dock. I don't think I'd be able to do it with flimsy fenders over the tires.
    Sure ya could have. We do it all the time. Only time we damaged the fenders was with a monster tracked excavator and no dunnage.

    BTW, we're supposed to take delivery of our 2nd one of these trailers this week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rank View Post
    Yeah, this is an oldie.


    Sure ya could have. We do it all the time. Only time we damaged the fenders was with a monster tracked excavator and no dunnage.

    BTW, we're supposed to take delivery of our 2nd one of these trailers this week.
    post some pics of the new trailer...
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