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Just trying to get an idea of the total picture.
1. How much upper body strength does he have?
2. Is he in a manual or power chair?
3. Hopefully he can safely transfer from a sling seat to the deuce seat.
4. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOAD HIM USING A RAMP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD...
It's been many years since I even thought about lifting tires as big as you are talking about. It might be worth buying 2 or 3 small ATV electric winches to raise the axle and on your gin pole on the trailer. Work smarter not harder. :razz: All joking aside, using mechanical stuff to move heavy...
The problem I would expect with my gooseneck lowboy is width. In between the pipe rails is a hair under 7 ft. Might get by with removing outer duels but not sure. 14,000 limit on axles plus rated load on 1 ton truck (good ratings on all tires) should not be a problem.
OK, just my 2 cents worth. It may be a big difference in required paperwork if your truck is used IN your buisness rather than AS your business (such as hot shot delivery). I think that if you check prices on the liftgate you will find that a good trailer costs less than a used lift.
If...
The biggest concern I had with speed in the duce was the guys in green sitting on the troop seats in back while holding loaded M-16's. :roll: Rockwells can take mucho horsepower without problems.
Did he tell you the body count in the truck when they fired off the claymores? The reason I ask is that it is just as deadly to be behind one (being C4 and all). there for sure wouldn't be much truck left.
Just my opinion.
Sorry Donnie, I was negligent in reading the board so I had no idea you were stranded that close to me. Of course, the only thing I have that you didn't bring is a 14,000 gooseneck. Good luck with the deuce. Jim
Someone correct me if I am wrong (getting old you know) but when I was in NAM (69-70) there were no "official specs for a gun truck". The ones I saw the most had one or two 50 cal guns but the individuals would mount anything they could scrounge, barter for, or steal to make their own gun truck.