Load King, a manufacturer of trailers and specialized equipment, recently debuted its 503/605 SS SF 60-Ton Lowboy, which is the newest addition to the OEM’s trailer and equipment portfolio.
The company called the trailer a “new standard in the 60-Ton trailer class,” featuring a 20-inch loaded deck height—which it says is the lowest in the industry—and a range of features and options.
“The LK 503/605 SS SF is a manifestation of one key objective I indoctrinated at Load King my first day, which was to build the lowest deck heights and highest payload trailers in the industry,” said Tom Norcross, president of Load King. “I knew this would empower customers to transport loads they never could before, and reduce the downtime and costs of additional permits, and pilot cars they required in the past.”
Rated at 60 tons in 12 feet, the 20-inch loaded deck height is paired with the ability to add both a 24-inch and 36-inch flip extension on the gooseneck. Combined with the ability to run two additional axles in either a close-coupled position or as a separate axle group, these features ensure operators have the right combination of axles and spacing to legally haul their load, the company said.
The last 8 feet of the trailer is recessed with pierced-steel plates, offering the lowest bucket well in the industry, and allowing operators to keep their height down when hauling long reach excavators. A push-pull, manual raise-and-lower valve reduces the likelihood of suspension damage, making it impossible for the bags to continue to overinflate if the valve is left in the regulated position, LORD said.
The LK 503/605 SS SF is the latest in Load King’s line of recently introduced trailers, including the 18-inch loaded deck height 55-Ton Lowboy, and the reintroduction of the Rock Hauler Frameless End Dump with added updates, such as a two-piece tub, self-shedding top rail and double-acting air cylinders on the gates locks, which were brought to market in 2016.
Load King also introduced the 13-inch loaded deck height Mechanical Detach Double Drop in July.