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Date: | Sat, 17 Jan 1998 15:54:16 -0500 |
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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
Missoula, MT 59812-1002
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 406-243-5648
Fax: 406-243-4184
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