Trailers are nothing new, but it wasn't until the creation of the motor vehicle that the transport of very heavy objects could be accomplished on a mass scale (no pun intended). Even still, primitive hitches could only bear so much weight, so it wasn't until the invention of the 5th wheel hitch in 1915 that it became practical to haul trailers of substantial loads. So named because the hitch was round (and at the time, trucks only had two axles with four wheels—not three axles with six wheels as they commonly have today), the hitch put the load on top of the rear axle, creating both better balance and weight distribution between the truck and trailer. The hitch, which rocked on hinges, could also accommodate use on rough, unpaved roads—something that was especially common up until at least the 1950s. This 5th wheel flatbed trailer dates from 1938 and is weight rated to 9450kg (20,834lbs), or 9½ (metric) tonnes. Finished in Glade Green to match the 1946 Ford Model 69T 1½-Ton Tractor Trailer (offered as the previous lot, lot 152) to which it has been attached while on display in the Hartogh Collection, it comes complete with a set of long, heavy duty ramps for loading vehicles and a separate bed with drop hinged sides for spare parts and tires. According to its Modern Dutch Registration, it entered the Netherlands in 2005 and joined the Hartogh Collection in 2013.
Trailers are nothing new, but it wasn't until the creation of the motor vehicle that the transport of very heavy objects could be accomplished on a mass scale (no pun intended). Even still, primitive hitches could only bear so much weight, so it wasn't until the invention of the 5th wheel hitch in 1915 that it became practical to haul trailers of substantial loads. So named because the hitch was round (and at the time, trucks only had two axles with four wheels—not three axles with six wheels as they commonly have today), the hitch put the load on top of the rear axle, creating both better balance and weight distribution between the truck and trailer. The hitch, which rocked on hinges, could also accommodate use on rough, unpaved roads—something that was especially common up until at least the 1950s. This 5th wheel flatbed trailer dates from 1938 and is weight rated to 9450kg (20,834lbs), or 9½ (metric) tonnes. Finished in Glade Green to match the 1946 Ford Model 69T 1½-Ton Tractor Trailer (offered as the previous lot, lot 152) to which it has been attached while on display in the Hartogh Collection, it comes complete with a set of long, heavy duty ramps for loading vehicles and a separate bed with drop hinged sides for spare parts and tires. According to its Modern Dutch Registration, it entered the Netherlands in 2005 and joined the Hartogh Collection in 2013.
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