At 03:29 PM 1/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
>The local commercial outfit I sometimes work for uses large flat-bed trucks
>(1-1.5 ton?) for bringing in the crop.
 
 
Most of our Commercial Beekeepers use flatbed trucks, although some use
low-boy trailers.  An obvious advantage of the trailer is the low ground
height.  One of the disadvantages is bounce and sway.  Dual axles help.
Also, going across a dip, like a ditch beside a road can sometimes bottom
out on the hitch.
 
As per moving the supers around.  You use the grunt and toss method or a
hand truck.  Our guys vary from:
 
Electric Hand Trucks and Ramps - one man can move the boxes around and end
up on the bed for stacking.
 
Electric booms and winches - works really well from trailers
 
Fork Lifts - only for the largest of operations.
 
Cheers
 
Jerry
Jerry J. Bromenshenk, Ph.D.
Director, DOE/EPSCoR & Montana Organization for Research in Energy
The University of Montana-Missoula
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