Talbert Lowbed Trailer Provides Flexibility for Hauling Oversized Equipment

Talbert Mfg.'s 55cc is the company's most popular lowbed trailer. ENLARGE IMAGE

August 16, 2016 - For more than a decade, Talbert Mfg. has manufactured its 55CC close-coupled lowbed trailer. The trailer features a low deck height, high capacity rating, and a removable gooseneck, allowing safe and easy loading of oversized equipment.

 

 

“Our 55CC is our most popular, best-in-class lowbed trailer,” said Troy Geisler, vice president of sales and marketing. The trailer features Talbert’s industry-leading 18-in. loaded deck height and a 6-in. ground clearance for easy navigation of oversized loads under bridges and through tunnels.

 

 

The trailer’s rear deck and bridge section feature the widest bucket well arrangement in the industry, according to Talbert, allowing for maximum space to lower the excavator bucket and stick into. The recessed boom well’s robust design, coupled with the deck’s low bucket well, maximizes space for positioning the excavator’s bucket and stick and provides excavator transport with the lowest possible overall height.

 

 

The trailer’s 26-ft. deck has a capacity rating for half the deck length, allowing operators to haul 55 tons in 13 ft. Connections for a close-coupled, pin-on fourth axle provide further distribution of the payload, when required. The 55CC features Talbert’s innovative four-cylinder removable hydraulic gooseneck that maximizes lift capacity and load height. Talbert was the first in the industry to engineer the non-ground engaging hydraulic gooseneck with four cylinders that run parallel. In addition to stronger lifting capacity, this means Talbert trailers minimize the need for frequent load adjustments. The trailer’s 108-in. swing radius allows haulers to distribute the weight from the drive axles to the steer axle of the tractor.

Talbert constructs its main beams and side beams utilizing a 12-in. deep I-beam fabricated from high strength T1 steel with a minimum yield strength of 100,000 psi. The 2-in. Apitong flooring provides high strength for long-term durability under heavy loads. Other standard features include removable outriggers, a manual exhaust valve, recessed load-bearing bolsters and a 12-volt LED sealed light system.