April 29, 2008 - More Loader Benefits
I don’t have a long trailer, so when I fetch cattle panels (16 ft long), I usually put them on racks on top of the pickup and topper. It’s kind of a pain to load and unload from such a height, but it was the only way to get them home. When I went in to get the wood pellets, I saw them loading some panels in a truck without a topper by arching them in the box of the truck by pushing them in with a forklift. Of course, the problem is getting them out, as they are under much force and could really cause an injury if you just opened up the tailgate end watched them spring back.
I thought I’d try it. But I had a better, safer, and quicker idea than racheting them together before opening the door - I’d have them rest against the tractor loader and slowly back up to release the pressure.
It worked like a charm.
