Telescoping / extendable platform · Trail King

TK160HDG-S

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Telescoping / extendable platform

How this platform works

A hydraulic-gooseneck heavy-haul trailer with automatic kingpin steering and optional extendable/insert forms, launched 8 April 2026.

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

Loading path

Front detach

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.

Dimensions that govern this configuration

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

D
Main-deck height1 ft 5 in432 mm

Documented spans Shared numeric scale

D Main-deck height: 1 ft 5 inD1 ft 5 in

Spans compare documented values. They are not positioned or scaled to the photograph.

Documented dimensions

Height & loading

Main-deck height
1 ft 5 in432 mm · loadedSource ↗

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

Ratings & support conditions

unspecified160,000 lb72,575 kg

Manufacturer-stated overall structural rating

Rating source ↗
concentrated · 20 ft support length160,000 lb72,575 kg

Mini-deck rating over 20 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
hydraulic detachable
Running gear
Automatic kingpin-steering running gear
Launch
Introduced 8 April 2026 as a next-generation automatic kingpin-steering product.Source ↗
Optional forms
Manufacturer identifies extendable and insert configurations; exact geometry remains build-specific.Source ↗

Configuration & inspection

  • Optional extendable and insert forms require their own build sheets.
  • A structural rating is not a legal axle or route approval.

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.