Telescoping / extendable platform · Trail King

Perimeter Expanding Frame

TK160 · 12 ft width

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Telescoping / extendable platform

How this platform works

A TK160 perimeter-frame heavy-haul system that expands from 12 ft to 20 ft overall width.

The selected open or closed state belongs with its own dimensions and rating chart.

Loading path

Perimeter-frame loading

Establish the required extension, locking position and loading sequence using the manufacturer’s procedure. Check the trailer in its transport state after loading.

Supporting the load

An open telescoping span is not necessarily continuous flooring. Confirm the cargo’s permitted support positions and the extension-specific chart.

Other configurations of this model

Compare the changes in height, coupling or extension state before switching references.

Dimensions that govern this configuration

Usable support space, nominal deck spans and the overall transport envelope remain separate measurements.

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Overall transport lengthNot documentedConfiguration-specific measurement required

The reference does not establish this measurement.

Documented dimensions

Deck & transport envelope

Overall / side-rail width
12 ft3,658 mm · Manufacturer-stated minimum overall widthSource ↗

Still needed from the build sheet

  • Overall transport length
  • Usable main deck / well length
  • Main deck / well length (nominal)
  • Upper-deck length
  • Deck transition drop
  • Usable support width
  • Main-deck height

Ratings & support conditions

distributed160,000 lb72,575 kg

Uniform structural rating

Rating source ↗
concentrated · 16 ft support length150,000 lb68,039 kg

Load supported over 16 ft

Rating source ↗

Tare, gross vehicle rating and structural load ratings describe different limits. None alone establishes allowable payload or legal axle loads.

Plan around the actual load

These applications identify what to investigate. Suitability depends on the transported assembly, support points and the selected trailer build.

Generators & industrial skids

Does the skid footprint match the structural support?

Locate the skid rails over suitable structure. Check whether levelling blocks, isolators or delicate equipment prohibit support at other points.

  • Skid contact rails and support spacing
  • Total packaged height with dunnage
  • Lifting-point access and enclosure width
Tall industrial machinery

Is height or the footprint the controlling constraint?

Check the cradle and the trailer together. The cradle may concentrate weight or raise the load enough to defeat the height benefit.

  • Transport height in intended orientation
  • Support footprint and centre of gravity
  • Dunnage / cradle height

Documented build details

Construction
Steel
Neck
fixed
Running gear
Build sheet required

Configuration & inspection

  • Expanded width is an operating/configuration state, not a permit.
  • Confirm rating applicability and support geometry for the actual width.

Equipment selection requires verified weights and ratings, load support, coupling and axle analysis, securement planning and route review. This reference is not engineering, permit or route-clearance approval.