Lancs Lad
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Agreed or tbf my compact tractor is handy as with an a frame tow ball as no need to faff with jockey .
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
won't get more manoeuvrability than on the end of a 4 ft fork
.... 'cept 'praps a 6ft fork and can offset yourself to see down the side of the trailer
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Stroppymonkey
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No one else run a front mounted ball hitch on their vehicle ? I find that’s blooming useful for thrusting the crane trailer unit into tight spots . Cheap solution when on site .
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
yeh .. had 3 on the front of my old landy ... always handy to have a choice - left, right or centre - could get a trailer in anywhere with that set up
Lancs Lad
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No but I've toyed with 2in receiver hitch then you can chuck anything on ...winch etc
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
had a 'ladder' on the centre one ... and a selection of carriers - ball, jaw, Nato, old style Rice 2" pin, and a winch mount .... ladder on the back too and a couple of small dinse sockets, front and back -- sorted
still got a Rice receiver somewhere and IIRC have a ball adaptor for it too ... were awkward sods to couple up to but once on they weren't coming off
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I have just searched the net for a pic. of an old Rice and drawn a complete blank ... I'll get a pic of my receiver - pretty fair idea where it is -- were bomb proof coupling, but as said awkward bugger to get onhad a 'ladder' on the centre one ... and a selection of carriers - ball, jaw, Nato, old style Rice 2" pin, and a winch mount .... ladder on the back too and a couple of small dinse sockets, front and back -- sorted
still got a Rice receiver somewhere and IIRC have a ball adaptor for it too ... were awkward sods to couple up to but once on they weren't coming off
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well that took a bit of rooting out .... had a pile of couplings on top of it
even with the full name and model number I still can't find a pic
this is roughly how it works
but on a bigger scale - the hinge was on the end of the slider instead of an eye or ball socket
like I said .. they were a bitch to line up, but'd never jump off .... you did need a good jockey wheel to get 'em on/off though .. this 'un's got the ball adaptor instead of the big hinge connecting it to the slider --
anyone else old enough to remember them
even with the full name and model number I still can't find a pic
this is roughly how it works
but on a bigger scale - the hinge was on the end of the slider instead of an eye or ball socket like I said .. they were a bitch to line up, but'd never jump off .... you did need a good jockey wheel to get 'em on/off though .. this 'un's got the ball adaptor instead of the big hinge connecting it to the slider --
anyone else old enough to remember them
Bri963
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Bit concerned about the welding in the first picture.
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6feetdown
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He subbed it out to me
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