2023 Big Tex 8.5ft x 40ft Heavy Duty Gooseneck Plant Trailer – 11.3t

Forty feet, 8.5 ft wide, on a gooseneck. This 2023 Big Tex is built for the loads that make a tag trailer nervous: long machinery, multiple items, heavy plant that needs the weight carried over the tow vehicle’s rear axle rather than hanging off a ball.

The frame is a 305 mm x 19 lb low-profile I-beam with a matching 19 lb I-beam neck and 152 mm channel outer frame, decked in treated timber with a rub rail and stake pockets down both sides.

Loading and securing

• Slide-out ramps stow under the deck rather than sitting on it
• Sliding winch track along the deck for repositionable tie-down points
• Retractable side steps and dual landing gear
• Lockable mega-sized front storage box with a chain holder
• Demco 2-5/16 in EZ Latch gooseneck coupler, zip breakaway cable

Ratings

The Australian reality check

At this capacity the trailer is only half the question – the tow vehicle’s rated capacity, the gooseneck installation and the licence class all matter. The figures above are the US maker’s, converted; they are not ADR ratings, not an ATM plate, and not a roadworthiness statement. Approval and registration of an imported trailer runs through your state or territory road authority. Heavy decks and container-specific equipment are listed together under container chassis and trailers, and if the intended load is a 40 ft box, check its tare and gross in our dimensions guide.