Question about Goosenecks

[raildogg]

My question is, how do they work?.Well more to the point, when they are on the tractor and before it is ready to lift the trailer section, how is it lowered to the level of the trailers lifting pins? I know, hydraulically but, how in general. This has always bugged me. I am getting ready to build a Rodgers style lowboy and I'm curious. Comments

[highway]

Hopefully these pics will help you out Richard. They just happen to be a Rodgers lowboy I seen at a truck show, and I even got a pic of the operating instructions decal on the trailer!

[Brinx]

Great question Raildogg, something I have always wondered as well. Thanks for the pics Highway, I too have been thinking about a project like this as well.

[kilrathy10]

I don't know about you, Richard, but it certainly answers a few of my questions.....Thanks a lot, Matthew......

[highway]

I don't know about you, Richard, but it certainly answers a few of my questions.....Thanks a lot, Matthew......

Not a problem JT, I had model research in mind when I took the pics, you guys aren't the only ones that want this in the fleet!!

[raildogg]

Thank you, this answers all my questions about this. Thanks for the pics, KUDOS

[highway]

Thank you, this answers all my questions about this. Thanks for the pics, KUDOS

Not a problem at all, glad I could help.

[ewaskew]

This is the way I did mine

[Brinx]

Excellent pic Earl....I like how you did the support on the neck...I think with all the help on this thread from EVERYONE....I'm going to have a go at one of these this winter.

Thanks guys!

[cappy625]

hello Richard I pulled a rogers years ago and one of the things I remember about that trailer was it had a small engine on it we called a pony motor. and it sat between the two main frame rails on the gooseneck the motor would run the hydraulics and their were two locking pins where the gooseneck would meet the trailer. once you lifted the trailer with the rams you would remove the locking pins then lower the trailer. those pins were the only thing holding the gooseneck to the trailer. the company I work for traded those rogers in for talberts around 7 or 8 years ago. so if you change your mind and want to build a talbert I can get you all the pictures you want. in fact I posted some pictures of the trailer I pull in the 1:1 section on this forum around 2 or 3 years ago. they are under detachable gooseneck. I hope this helps and good luck on your build looking forward to seeing some wip pics.