if you look at the brake cans on the side of it you will see a 3/4 nut take it off and put the t end in the back of the brake can and wiggle it around till it locks in place tighten the nut and watch the brakes back off I would contact a pick n pull or local scrap yard and see if they will buy the trailer for scrap metal the motor can be pulled with a fork lift or boom pole the unit complete weighs about 4500lbs or so so yank the engine or work a deal with the scrap yard to pull the unit and load the motor for you

 

hunk-a-junk I would be very wary of getting yourself responsible for the removal of a wrecked semi trailer. The amount of work and $ involved may far exceed the reward, Just getting at the 500# engine that is 12 feet in the air is going to be a challenge. I am not a driver, but there are other here that are, maybe they can chime in on how much work you will be in for.
I believe the brakes can be manually released by backing off the actuator rod that runs through the air/diaphragm unit, but then you will not have any brakes at all.
good luck with your project

 

here is my latest engine, it is a 2000 model DI bought at auction sight unseen , and it is a no compression having ****. So you all be aware look before you leep. I did not do to bad on it, I think I got my money in parts, but I am not going to waste my time on it NOW to see if it will run, maybe later I will mess with it, and may even put a rebuild kit in it.
But there are much better deals to be had on running engines, you just have to keep looking.
For hunk-a-junk, this is a DI motor and with the compressor it weighs 600#'s missing the starter and no oil.

 

It doesn't look like it would be that heavy.

I tried to contact a local to the trailer metal recycler with no luck. There seem to be special things necessary to sell the trailer, but I don't know what they are. No freon for sure.
Removal of the refrigeration unit would deffinately be a problem away from home. Even at home I don't have the proper equipment to lift that elevation. It appears to me a fork lift would work the best. I expect the sale price will be above what I am willing to pay so it won't be an issue. I will continue to watch until it is sold. I may be better off to pass on that one.

I did find another sorce for a motor today. Unfortunately I would have to buy a complete refrigeration unit already pulled from the trailer. It has low hours so hopefully the motor would be in better condition than yours, dieselxj. The unit was removed for conversion to a west coast compliant unit, so there wasn't a performance issue. The price is a little high, but IF it was possible to sell the compressor or any other parts out of the refrigeration section it would make it attractive. I see a few parts on Fleebay for sale. Anyone have any luck with selling parts?

 

Trailers are going to be like a motor vehicle. there will be a TITLE and maybe even tax and registration. If you can get just the reefer unit that sits on the front of the trailer I would think you would be much better off. There is a lot of copper in there that has scrap value, PLUS it would be much easier to handle just the reefer set, than the whole trailer. Now if you need storage space that is a different story.
You can try and get in touch with the person that does buy the trailer, and see what they want it for. The new owner may just want it for storage and be willing to let you have the reefer for a reasonable price.

Good luck

 

A title would come with the trailer. I would also have to pay a buyers fee, loader fee, and internet fee. If I don't buy the trailer I believe I know who will, a local. They sell the motors "rebuilt" for $1500 and up. I may be wrong, but I think their idea is "Clean it + Paint it = Rebuilt" The rear of the trailer is damaged so no one will buy it for storage. With all the expenses and moving problems, if it is over $500 I'm out.

 

Don't forget the cost of evacuating the refridgerant before you can sell to a salvager.

 

Oh My Gosh some people just kill me. But I need a good laugh.

A small nail and a hammer should work.

 

A nail would work fine the 10 minute hiss could draw attention. The 37,500 per day fine sure adds to the cost of the swap. I hope your laughing.

 

Any thoughts on a v2003-t-eu1 ? I can't find much information about it yet, Kubota must have a bunch of information under lock and key!