![]() ![]() We have had many customers purchase a 48ft or longer trailer and try to install a forklift kit on the back, against our recommendation, only to come back later, regretting their decision. If your axle doesn't slide forward enough, you will not have the space to properly install a forklift kit on the rear end. ![]() Axle spacing is crucial to have the room to install the forklift kit on the rear of your trailer. On a 45ft flatbed with a forklift kit on the back, the trucker would need sliding tandem axles where both axles slide together, a sliding rear axle, or a set forward rear axle. The axle spacing on flatbed trailers is essential for many reasons as well. 40-45ft trailers typically carry sod, bricks, or home building material into residential areas, hence the need for a shorter trailer to get in and around tighter neighborhoods.įorklifts can be as long as 8-10ft, so the shorter 40-45ft flatbeds are needed to have a forklift on the rear and not be over length. 45x102 flatbeds are not widely popular, but most local haulers use this size to install a Princeton or Moffett kit on the back to be able to haul a forklift. Other measures include 40ft and 45ft but not much supply or demand for lengths shorter than 48ft or 96-inch wide trailers. The majority of all commercial flatbed trailers sold are two standard sizes, either 48x102 or 53x102. ![]()
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