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    Quote Originally Posted by c4f5 View Post
    Usually around 10-12 ft. from the ground, but my trailer deck is around 2.5 ft. Today's tallest point was right at 12'. Was 2 compact cars on top of a load of tin......11,300#.........5,220# of it was tin.

    Nice load.

    If you crush the roofs in you'll have more room. You can get another car on this one easy, if not two. It's pretty easy to crush them down to the firewall.



    EDIT:
    Make sure to crush them on the ground. This way you won't put any additional stress on the trailer.
    Last edited by Dex; 06-15-2012 at 09:25 AM. Reason: More info

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