Utility Drop Deck
Built to haul heavy or awkward loads, this heavy-duty flatbed is available in all-steel and aluminum/steel combinations. Utility Drop Deck can also be custom built with a variety of options to meet your operational requirements.
Drop Deck solutions
Front deck length options
Key Features
- Heavy-duty pipe spool
- Drop Deck solutions
- Hat-shaped top flange
- Heavy-duty aluminum outrigger attachments
- Double tapered beam at rear for proper axle loading
- Integral winch track
- Higher quality paint process
- Electrical wiring system
- Aluminum front rail
- Front stainless steel corners
- Microencapsulated adhesive on all screws
- Utility I.C.C. bumper
Available Options
- Front deck length options
- Multiple steel coil packages
- Tri-axle suspension systems
- Additional nailing strip
- Factory-installed D.O.T. and non-D.O.T. rated bulkheads
- Extra lights for increased visibility
Specifications
| 01-03 DIMENSIONS AND DECK TYPE | |
|---|---|
| Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) | |
| 73,000 lb | |
| Payload capacity | |
| 80,000 lb evenly distributed mainbeam | |
| Overall length | |
| 48' 0" | |
| Overall height | |
| 59⅝" front deck height on 47" height 5th wheel | |
| Overall width | |
| 102" | |
| Deck type | |
| 21" drop with 11' 0" front deck and 40¼" rear deck height | |
| 04 FRONT SUBFRAME | |
| Approach plate | |
| ¼" steel, 45" wide, front 9" tapered up 3" | |
| Kingpin location | |
| 30" from front | |
| Kingpin plate | |
| Integral with approach plate | |
| Kingpin type | |
| AAR hardness cruciform | |
| Run up members | |
| 4 steel angles run up members | |
| 05 SUPPORT LEG AND ASSEMBLY | |
| Support legs | |
| Jost® model A400 square 2-speed steel crank type | |
| Support leg location | |
| 120" from leading edge of front rail to center line of support legs | |
| Support leg shoe type | |
| 10" × 10" hinged square low profile sand support leg shoes | |
| Support leg crank location | |
| Roadside of support legs | |
| 06 CROSSMEMBERS AND RAILS | |
| Side pockets | |
| ¼" extruded aluminum outside-type pockets on 24" center line | |
| Crossmembers | |
| 3" steel I-beam crossmembers on 12" center line full length, 28" center line over tires | |
| Front gooseneck depth | |
| 12⅜" | |
| Front pockets | |
| ¼" extruded aluminum outside-type pockets | |
| Front rail | |
| Aluminum with stainless steel front corners | |
| Outriggers | |
| 5 aluminum tube outriggers each side in deep portion of beam | |
| Rear pockets | |
| ¼" extruded aluminum outside-type pockets | |
| Rear rail | |
| Extruded aluminum | |
| Side rail | |
| 5⅜" deep extruded aluminum with integral sliding winch track on each side | |
| Rub rail | |
| ⅜" × 3" extruded aluminum on sides and rear only | |
| Frame web | |
| 22" deep 7 ga. steel 60,000 psi one-piece | |
| Bottom flange | |
| ⅝" × 4" high strength steel 80,000 psi | |
| Top flange | |
| 7 ga. hat section 80,000 psi high strength steel | |
| 07 REAR SUBFRAME | |
|---|---|
| Rubber dock bumpers | |
| (2) ½" proud mounted on rear rail | |
| Vertical and horizontal I.C.C. bumper | |
| D.O.T. high strength steel vertical with non-slip 7" deep horizontal | |
| 08 SUSPENSION, AXLES AND ACTUATION | |
| Hendrickson air ride system with integral axles | |
| Hendrickson® AANL 23K INTRAAX air ride with LDA axles and 121" axle spacing | |
| Fixed air ride suspension location | |
| 96" center line to rear | |
| Slack adjusters | |
| Bendix® Versajust® automatic | |
| Air actuation system | |
| 1 tank with spring brakes | |
| Air brake chambers | |
| Bendix® EnduraSure™ 3030 | |
| Anti-lock brake system (ABS) | |
| Bendix® TABS-6 2S/1M | |
| Axle manufacturer | |
| Hendrickson® N-spindle type | |
| Axle spindle nuts | |
| ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
| Brake lining style | |
| Hendrickson® HXS brake lining style | |
| Hub piloted system with outboard drums | |
| 10 stud hub-piloted system with outboard cast drums with 16½" × 7" brakes included with ConMet Preset Plus® | |
| Hubcaps | |
| Federal-Mogul “non-vented” | |
| Oil seals | |
| ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
| Wheel bearing lubrication | |
| Mobilube HD Plus 80W-90 oil | |
| Wheel bearings | |
| ConMet® included with Preset Plus® | |
| 14 FLOORS | |
| Floor type | |
| 1⅛" extruded aluminum flat top floor with hardwood nail strips at each side rails (2) | |
| Floor joint sealant | |
| Caulking applied prior to assembly between aluminum planks and wood nailers | |
| 17 ELECTRICAL | |
| Electrical receptacle | |
| 7-way without circuit breakers | |
| Main harness | |
| Utility moisture-resistant 6-wire harness with internal ground and 7-way plug | |
| Lower clearance lights | |
| 2½" round Grote® Ultra Seal 10 type | |
| Side mounted directional light | |
| Grote® Ultra Seal 60 integral with center clearance light | |
| Stop, tail, turn lights | |
| Grote® 4" LED (10-diode) lights, 2 per side with black snap-in flange | |
| Conspicuity tape location | |
| On rub rail | |
| 18 PAINT AND FINISH | |
|---|---|
| Frame finish | |
| Utility black enamel with primer undercoat on all steel show surfaces; aluminum parts receive a natural finish | |
| Vertical & horizontal I.C.C. bumper finish | |
| Utility black enamel on horizontal bumper, black scharpf on vertical bumper | |
| Bottom side rail finish | |
| Natural aluminum | |
| Support leg finish | |
| Rust preventative coating | |
| 19 MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Mudflap type | |
| Black plastic anti-sail with Utility logo, mounted with steel reinforcing straps | |
| 20 TIRES AND WHEELS | |
| 22.5" × 8.25" standard width wheels | |
| Factory choice steel 10 hub piloted wheels | |
| Tires | |
| BFGoodrich 255/70R 22.5 ST230 16 ply, load range H | |
