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Originally Posted by freebeard
Shipping containers weigh about 5K lb or the 20' and 9K lb for the 40' versions. Assume 2 or 3 I-beam front truck axles with an electric steering rack, and a 6x6" wooden telescopic boom 12-24' long.
Do you think the design is feasible? Would putting the axles 10% behind the center of gravity allow manageable tongue weight?
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With an empty weight like that, you usually don't really want tongue weight due to traditional US aft wheel positioning.
Trailers that heavy are designed to be just about balanced on their multiple axles, or with turning wheels up front and a tow boom that moves up & down.
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