What changes with the configuration
The retained sources contain conflicting nominal main-deck wording. That conflict stays visible and should be resolved from the actual drawing rather than choosing whichever number makes the machine fit.
Hydraulic Tail · SteelFontaine
Fontaine
Traverse HT
A tandem hydraulic-tail equipment trailer with a 48 ft overall reference. The 10 ft main tail and separate 4 ft flip section are distinguished from the main deck; conflicting nominal deck-length wording remains qualified.
What the documentation establishes
- Trailer family
- Hydraulic Tail →
- Loading method
- Hydraulic tail
- Main deck / well length (nominal)
- 38 ftNominal summary value (38 ft); detailed table says 38 ft 2 in. Confirm the build drawing for clear usable length. · Source ↗
- Overall transport length
- 48 ftTransport overall length in manufacturer standard specifications · Source ↗
- Main-deck height
- 2 ft 11 inloaded · Source ↗
- Main hydraulic tail length
- 10 ftMain hydraulic tail only; separate 4 ft flip section gives 14 ft combined ramp length · Source ↗
A model name or nominal class does not establish usable payload. The rating conditions and build-specific questions below remain part of the selection.
How to read this model
A tandem hydraulic-tail platform for equipment loading. The main tail and flip section must be distinguished from the primary transport deck and from one another.
What controls the shortlist
Check tail lifting limits and transition clearance independently of transport capacity. A machine can require a different tail setup even when its final parked footprint fits the nominal platform.
Questions for the build-sheet review
- Which drawing resolves the main-deck length for this build?
- What tail/flip position and lift rating govern loading?
- Where are the machine contacts during the entire hydraulic cycle?
Compare with a purpose
Selection commentary is based on the documented references below. Check the selected source and its review date; commentary does not supply missing manufacturer values.
Read the selected manufacturer reference ↗Dimension intelligence
2 axles · fixedKnow the space. Know the limits.
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Main deck / well length (nominal)38 ft11,582 mm
Documented spans Shared numeric scale
Spans compare documented values. They are not positioned or scaled to the photograph.
Nominal summary value (38 ft); detailed table says 38 ft 2 in. Confirm the build drawing for clear usable length.
View dimension source ↗5 measurements to confirm
Request these values for the actual configuration. An absent value is not zero and does not establish a fit.
- Main deck / well length (nominal)
- 38 ft / 11,582 mm · Nominal summary value (38 ft); detailed table says 38 ft 2 in. Confirm the build drawing for clear usable length.
- Overall transport length
- 48 ft / 14,630 mm · Transport overall length in manufacturer standard specifications
- Overall / side-rail width
- Not documented
- Usable main deck / well length
- Not documented
- Usable support width
- Not documented
- Upper-deck length
- Not documented
- Rear-deck length
- Not documented
- Main-deck height
- 2 ft 11 in / 889 mm · loaded
- Ground clearance
- Not documented
- Kingpin setback
- Not documented
- Swing clearance
- Not documented
- Coupler height
- Not documented
- Axle spacing
- Not documented
- Gooseneck length
- Not documented
- Main hydraulic tail length
- 10 ft / 3,048 mm · Main hydraulic tail only; separate 4 ft flip section gives 14 ft combined ramp length
- Deck transition drop
- Not documented
- Loading ramp length
- Not documented
- Tail fold-under length
- Not documented
Overall length is not usable deck length. A published side-rail width does not establish the unobstructed support width. Values above come from documentation, not from image measurements.
Capacity with its conditions
No comparable payload rating is established by this reference. Obtain the configuration-specific load chart.
Structural ratings do not approve axle loads, the tractor connection, route clearance or a permit.
What to verify
- Rating basis: 40 tons evenly distributed
- Manufacturer summary gives a nominal 38 ft deck, while its detailed table states 38 ft 2 in; neither is silently substituted for a verified usable loading envelope.
- Match the selected deck, neck and axle configuration to the actual build sheet.
- Read the complete capacity and support conditions at the source; a model-family rating is not automatically transferable.
- Loading method
- Hydraulic tail
- Axle arrangement
- Tandem air ride; manufacturer identifies this configuration as Air Ride Tandem
Manufacturer configuration detail
- Capacity
- 40 tons evenly distributedManufacturer source ↗
- Length
- 48' total lengthManufacturer source ↗
- Deck type
- Hydraulic TailManufacturer source ↗
- Deck length
- 38' 2" deck lengthManufacturer source ↗
- Loaded deck height/clearance
- 35" loaded deck height - 14' ramp length (10' main tail/4' flip tail)Manufacturer source ↗
Documentary statements retain their original conditions. Only unambiguous numeric fields enter dimensional checks.