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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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I think that they put the ramps in the rear so that when loading, the cars drove forward.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ibuildmyown
unloading ,no problem, now loading.....can you imagine having to back up that steep ramp?
One of my first truck driving jobs was loading trailers like this...
 
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bdox
I think that they put the ramps in the rear so that when loading, the cars drove forward.
I don't think, look closely, the 3 car holders on top are not connected. Looks like you would have to unload the back 2 cars (top and bottom), remove the back car holder and then set up that ramp to get the middle one on or off. It would take a long time to load and unload. Car haulers have come a long way.
 

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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Walston
I don't think, look closely, the 3 car holders on top are not connected. Looks like you would have to unload the back 2 cars (top and bottom), remove the back car holder and then set up that ramp to get the middle one on or off. It would take a long time to load and unload. Car haulers have come a long way.
Even then they had hydraulics on the trailers. The top rear was raised to unload the two bottom cars. The top rear was then lowered and the long ramps used in the picture was used to unload the top rear. With that deck lowered short ramps were used to connect the two top decks to unload the front top car. BTW, when they loaded these, they also attached short ramps between between the front top deck and the rack above the cab. The car above the cab was always first loaded.

When I worked the piggy back ramp, the same ramp was used to unloads cars from the train cars and then loaded on the trucks.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 09:45 AM
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 10:50 AM
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Old Sep 18, 2015 | 11:59 AM
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Post 890: That is one of the most awesome looking 1948-50 wreckers I've ever seen. Woulndn't mind doing that myself to any up til 1960 or even 1966
 
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 12:39 AM
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 12:52 AM
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OMG, they are pinching the nerves in my hood hinges!!!
 
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rimrock F1
No info on this one.

This looks like an old black and white photo that someone made a color print.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2015 | 09:04 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 09:42 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 10:57 PM
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'51 F7-F8 doing it's thing....
 
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Old Oct 2, 2015 | 06:35 AM
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'51 F7-F8 doing it's thing....
I had to do a double take on that hood. That is an interesting paint job. At first I thought the hood was missing.
 
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