Oh Sweet.... another Cozad video. Thanks for sharing! Didnt realise it was an older manual one instead of the air release/power neck. Learn something new every day! I think all we need now is a few recovery videos of one of your light duty's that we saw at 22mins 52 secs! They look interesting!
You guys should look at buying a winch tractor or adding a 30t Tulsa to your tractor, makes hooking up so much easier on your truck, that’s how our trucks are set up pulling these types of trailers, don’t have to be rammy or struggle trying to hook up especially once you guys get a 16 wheel jeep to go with the combo
Stupid question but can’t you slide your fifth wheel forward so the neck rests on the ramps so you don’t have to use the timber? As soon as we back under the neck we pull the fifth wheel forward and then drive away with the neck. That way the neck rests on the ramps. Wasn’t sure if your truck is any different
Since this is a 3rd party transport do you make/keep a record of and dent or dings of the machine before loading? I only mention it because i did see a big dent in the unit.
Big fan of cozad. Haven’t had the chance to run a Murray but same concept would definitely consider a wide neck if I were to do it again. Also depends on your state and the permits they give you. With the 10ft spread and 16 tire grouping they give us 60,000 pounds on the trailer axles. Some states just say there’s 2 axles and don’t care that there is 16 tires. Loading over the back is also a nice feature. I’m a fan of your channel as well, keep it up!
Good point on the height management. As for emptying junk from the bucket, Tell the truth Trent, You guys really like playing with big toys. Don't you?
This is the first time I've seen someone unhitch the gooseneck from the truck than detach the gooseneck from the flatbed than reattach the gooseneck to the truck. All the other videos I've seen other truckers always leave the gooseneck attached to the truck and than just detach the gooseneck from the flatbed... Is there something different about your trailer that I can't see??
Hyd neck is quite a bit heavier and with a bit of practice and some hustle the mechanical neck isn't much slower if at all. Also I never had a hydraulic hose blow on a mechanical neck.
This was when we had the trailer for a very short time. We now have since mastered going over the back. Definitely a little scary at first, which is why we didn’t do it here.
@plazatowing you can also slide the 5th wheel and you won't have to use that block of wood. Great video. I try only to break the neck down for pavers and stuff I can't go very the back with
From December? I don't mean this to sound like I'm complaining, just vey surprised at how backlogged you are on uploads. Honestly Trent, you might need to find a dedicated editor and uploader.
