Gooseneck and cargo container

[RJ2]

Well it looks like the house is sold and I need to move my shop and house contents from Daytona to Tampa. I was thinking about buying the small ,20 ft, steel cargo containerand mounting it on a dovetail gooseneck. Anyone tried that? I can drop the container when done and store my tools on building site and still use the trailer for the backhoe. I would imagine the negative of this plan would be the weight of the container. Sounds like a good plan to me. If anyone has a line on any of these items ,or insight ,I am ready. Thanks RJ

 

[pwknapp]

Twenty foot container weighs right at 4500 empty and sucks wind like you would not believe. Hauled two at a time when truck was stock and thought I would never get there. Sure do make fine shops though.

 

[RJ2]

Thanks for the reply. Do you think just pulling the one container, it would work out well . What kind of weight could I put in it,and do I need a special license to haul my own stuff?

 

[pwknapp]

RJ2, figure out the weight of the trailer, truck and container. This will give you a starting point for seeing how much weight you can carry. Alternative would be to have container set up at your new location and then just haul your stuff over.

 

[BV]

cargo container

Seems heavy to me and might be worth it to pay someone with a tractor/trailer setup to move it for you. Maybe someone is willing to spot the trailer for you to load then deliver for a resonable $$$$.

 

[wrk2mtch]

How much does the trailer weigh that you will be using? If you can keep the container and trailer weight around 10k, then it might not be a bad idea. What would it cost to move your belongings another way?

 

[drees1]

I am getting set up to do the same thing. I have a 23ft heavy home made container that I am planning on putting on my 20+5 goose neck. That trailer has the tail that will go up flat. My container has been used for storage for years at my comercial building. These containers are great for security and will hold a lot. When I first bought them (my friend has one) we rented a 26 ft Ford cabover flat bed to haul them about 80 miles. They loaded it with forks on a pay loader and we used chain binders on the bottom and ratchet straps over the top. They were at legal height on a 52" high bed, and the 180 Hp 6. 6 Ford hauled them fine in the hills of Cincinnati, maintaining speed ok. I think one on a lower goose neck (32"?) with light weight house hold goods would tow great. At least I am hoping so for my sake too To buy one check the Truck Traders and buy one of the steel shipping containers with the corrugated sides. I looked at an old aluminum one and it had a roof repair where someone chopped a hole in it the size of a man hole cover to rip off the owner . The steel ones are not so easy to get in to. Avoid using and acutal truck box as they are way too light weight and easy to get into. The steel shipping containers will last a lifetime, and you can weld in shelving and stuff. Good Luck.



Doug Rees