lowboy
/ˈləʊbɔɪ
/noun North American
1A low chest or table with drawers and short legs.The purchase included a ‘New England hooked rug,’ a mirror, a picture of George Washington, and a lot of maple and walnut furniture - four beds, one highboy one lowboy and five tables.
2 (also lowboy trailer) A trailer with a low frame for transporting very tall or heavy loads.With the slope board in the vertical position, the overall width of the dozer and attachment is less than 12 ft., eliminating the need for a pilot car when transporting the tractor on a lowboy trailer....
- The consensus seems to be: ‘Buy the lowest-running lowboy trailer you possibly can.’
- The lowboy trailer we use primarily for the things that are over 25 tons; some of our larger excavators that are overwide and overweight; for instance, a Cat EL300.
