I'm looking to purchase a gravity tilt bed trailer for my B2650 and I'm wondering if someone with experience can tell me how loading implements with a full tilt bed is done?
I have a B2650 with BH77 backhoe, a set of forks, and a GS1560 grader scraper. I'd like to be able to load everything on a single trailer, but I'm not sure if I need a split bed trailer with a stationary section, or if I can easily load implements on a full tilt trailer?
If I go with a full tilt bed (no stationary section), what is the procedure for loading implements? What I envision is using the forks to load my grader scraper at the very front of the tilt bed (near the hitch). I strap down the forks + scraper. Then I put the bucket back on the loader, use the bucket to push the tilt bed down since I assume it won't tilt on its own anymore with 700lbs at the front...then try to drive on while holding the tilt be down? Is this the way it would be done? And if so, how hard is this in practice? Would a hydraulic/electric tilt be better in this case? Or should I really go with a split bed approach?
I have a B2650 with BH77 backhoe, a set of forks, and a GS1560 grader scraper. I'd like to be able to load everything on a single trailer, but I'm not sure if I need a split bed trailer with a stationary section, or if I can easily load implements on a full tilt trailer?
If I go with a full tilt bed (no stationary section), what is the procedure for loading implements? What I envision is using the forks to load my grader scraper at the very front of the tilt bed (near the hitch). I strap down the forks + scraper. Then I put the bucket back on the loader, use the bucket to push the tilt bed down since I assume it won't tilt on its own anymore with 700lbs at the front...then try to drive on while holding the tilt be down? Is this the way it would be done? And if so, how hard is this in practice? Would a hydraulic/electric tilt be better in this case? Or should I really go with a split bed approach?