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Initial Comparison of Tilt-Deck Features

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Did I buy the wrong Trailer?

What happens here

Jacob from Diamond C Trailers provides an initial comparison between the newly introduced HDT tilt-deck trailer and a similar model from the previous year. He highlights that both trailers share the same length (20 feet) and axle capacity. Key differences discussed include the suspension system (spring vs. torsion), brake type (drum vs. disc), and the presence of a hydraulic jack versus a standard manual jack. The hydraulic dampened tilt system of the HDT model is emphasized as a significant improvement for smooth loading and unloading.

Goal: Identify and compare the core features and technological advancements in modern tilt-deck trailers.

Tools and materials

  • Diamond C HDT Tilt-Deck Trailer — Featured trailer for comparison
  • Diamond C Tilt-Deck Trailer — Used for direct feature comparison

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rolling so we'll be right back to you so walk us through this one so this is go basically the twin to the one we built and got from you last year right it's win as far as the the length of it is exactly the same 20 feet and 20 feet then uh the obviously the orange the size of the capacity of the axles is the same you got the lid up front so and the tie down system that's all very much the same a few subtle differences like this one is spring suspension versus torsion drum brakes versus uh disc brakes and then this one has a hydraulic jack versus a standard Jack so some things for you to be able to kind of contrast and say hey you know what I really think that you know for what I do I like the drum brakes better or or whatever you know just to kind of give you the uh these are the two most popular ways that trailers are set up okay and so anyways but the functionality is the big difference I mean you got tilt versus ramps and that's the TBD whether you like which one better so if a guy doesn't know any better and he hasn't had like I was telling off camera I'm not a big tilt deck fan yeah I've never been a tilt deck fan because I my trailer was from the 60s if I was lucky I think it may have been from the 50s and back when I was a kid growing up and the trailer would go up and it would slam down and it would rattle your teeth and my dad wouldn't even do it he put his son up there because I was the equipment operating I'm 13 years old you know and you believe anything your old man tells you at that point yep um have things changed since those days oh for sure yeah I mean this is a it was called a Hydra HDT is the name hydraulic dampen till so it's gonna be a cushion tilt no matter if you're in you know the weight of yourself walking up it or a 10 000 pound skid loader it's still going to just ease over which is great because it's not slamming down like you were talking about okay so a ten thousand pound loader is going to do it because I happen to have one that's 9980 pounds and by the time you stick my fat butt in there we're over 10g so we

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