Mobile chassis gooseneck straightener

A mobile container chassis gooseneck straightener comprising:

• a wheeled trailer including a base and a tongue configured to join with a hitch of a tow vehicle;
• a frame structure including a top section and a bottom section spaced from the top section to receive a container chassis gooseneck therebetween, the frame structure further including a front end with a fixed column extending between the top and bottom sections, and the frame structure further including a rear end comprising a removable link connecting the top and bottom sections, the removable link having a coupled state in which it rigidly secures the top and bottom sections and an uncoupled state in which the top and bottom sections are unsecured at the rear end;
• a hydraulic cylinder supported by the frame structure and configured to exert a vertical load on the container chassis gooseneck to be straightened within the frame structure, the frame structure, including the removable link, configured to bear the vertical load;
• and
• a hydraulic power source supported by the wheeled trailer and connected with the hydraulic cylinder to power movement of the hydraulic cylinder,
• wherein the removable link is one of two laterally-spaced removable links, each of which has a respective pivot connection with the frame structure, and
• wherein each of the two laterally-spaced removable links is counterweighted for pivoting movement about the respective pivot connections.

A mobile container chassis gooseneck straightener comprising:

• a wheeled trailer including a base and a tongue configured to join with a hitch of a tow vehicle;
• a frame structure including a top section and a bottom section spaced from the top section to receive a container chassis gooseneck therebetween, the frame structure further including a front end with a fixed column extending between the top and bottom sections, and the frame structure further including a rear end comprising a removable link connecting the top and bottom sections, the removable link having a coupled state in which it rigidly secures the top and bottom sections and an uncoupled state in which the top and bottom sections are unsecured at the rear end;
• a hydraulic cylinder supported by the frame structure and configured to exert a vertical load on the container chassis gooseneck to be straightened within the frame structure, the frame structure, including the removable link, configured to bear the vertical load;
• and
• a hydraulic power source supported by the wheeled trailer and connected with the hydraulic cylinder to power movement of the hydraulic cylinder,
• wherein the removable link is one of two laterally-spaced removable links, each of which has a respective pivot connection with the frame structure, and
• wherein the respective pivot connections are defined on the bottom section of the frame structure, and the two laterally-spaced removable links are selectively connected to the top section of the frame structure by respective locking pins to define the coupled state and the uncoupled state.