20' container on a flatbed trailer???

[gensetsteve]

There is a plate on them which says the empty weight which will be near 3 tonne. They are 8ft wide which looks huge behind a car. I towed a 7ft wide 9ft long one back and that was pushing the limits and we had marker lights on.

[gensetsteve]

sorry no attachment

[doobin]

Are you sure they're only 2 tonne? I thought they were considerably heavier than that.

 

Just checked the ones in my yard.

 

20ft- 2.28t

40ft- 3.77t

 

Re the original question- by the time you've messed around driving a 140 mile round trip FOUR OR FIVE times, you'll wish you'd had them delivered two at a time and craned off exactly where you want them. How were you planning to unload them anyway?

 

Seriously, it's a no brainer. If you needed to skimp on the cost of transport (although I reckon cost your time and diesel into it and it would be the same) how could you afford five containers anyway??

[nepia]

As far as the sheer dimensions go I wouldn't worry too much. I know someone in the south east who recently put a 36' mobile home on a flatbed truck to move it a few miles. He told the local Police and the Highways Agency; neither were in the least interested as he wasn't going to straddle two lanes of an A or M road. So the move was down to him and mates going on ahead to block junctions etc.

[renewablejohn]

If you where nearer you could borrow my drawbar container trailer although 70 mile drag each way with my MB Trac would not really be economic time wise. At least the trailer being on air the container would be easy to unload.

[treequip]

I have done it but it wasn't what I would call fun, if you had a custom made trailer then it would be simple as.

[PhilBeech]

Like others, I have done it a short distance. I would not recommend it due to the height more than anything else. Hiab lorry is by far the best way.

[hiluxstihl]

18 foot ifor williams, chains and straps keep her lit,

[armchairarborist]

here's one that was knocked up to move a couple of 20' containers a distance on farm tracks. you should be able to make it out through the grass:001_smile: