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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 988612" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I don't have a gooseneck trailer so I didn't bother putting the ball in the deck, though it could certainly be done at a later date. I looked for 4 years to find a deck to properly fit my truck, and none were just right, so I'd have to do so much cutting and welding it wouldn't save me any time, it wouldn't be new, and it wouldnt be just the way I wanted it.</p><p></p><p>Hooknline.. I'll build you one... just come and pick it up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />... I wish I had a pick of the stock rack I built for my trailer.. hauled 11,000 lbs of calves in it last year... I didn't build the whole thing, I got one that was originally a 10 footer, extended to 14, so I cut it back down to 10 and extended it by 10 1/2 feet, so it's 20feet inside, and still fits my 20 foot trailer, slides on nicely, rear door folds down as a ramp, slides up like a guillotine, or swings open like a normal door, plus if I want to I can take the whole back wall off with 4 bolts if I need to backhaul something that doesn't fit through the livestock door... I also just built a pipe rack to fit the trailer so I can haul irrigation pipe if I find some at an auction. I think I've got everything set up now so I can do what I need to do. If I can't, the money spent on a professional trucker is worth it... I just have to keep my truck together now... I spent 1200 on a clutch last year, 1500 on a headgasket this year, tranny is always giving me grief.</p><p></p><p>The last thing I want to do is put a 50 gallon aluminum fuel tank on the side of the truck.. maybe put a stack on it when the exhaust system rusts out (which is rather quickly)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 988612, member: 9096"] I don't have a gooseneck trailer so I didn't bother putting the ball in the deck, though it could certainly be done at a later date. I looked for 4 years to find a deck to properly fit my truck, and none were just right, so I'd have to do so much cutting and welding it wouldn't save me any time, it wouldn't be new, and it wouldnt be just the way I wanted it. Hooknline.. I'll build you one... just come and pick it up :P... I wish I had a pick of the stock rack I built for my trailer.. hauled 11,000 lbs of calves in it last year... I didn't build the whole thing, I got one that was originally a 10 footer, extended to 14, so I cut it back down to 10 and extended it by 10 1/2 feet, so it's 20feet inside, and still fits my 20 foot trailer, slides on nicely, rear door folds down as a ramp, slides up like a guillotine, or swings open like a normal door, plus if I want to I can take the whole back wall off with 4 bolts if I need to backhaul something that doesn't fit through the livestock door... I also just built a pipe rack to fit the trailer so I can haul irrigation pipe if I find some at an auction. I think I've got everything set up now so I can do what I need to do. If I can't, the money spent on a professional trucker is worth it... I just have to keep my truck together now... I spent 1200 on a clutch last year, 1500 on a headgasket this year, tranny is always giving me grief. The last thing I want to do is put a 50 gallon aluminum fuel tank on the side of the truck.. maybe put a stack on it when the exhaust system rusts out (which is rather quickly) [/QUOTE]
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