Heard its better to get a double axel? Is this true . Looking to haul anything. Asphalt , gravel, dirt , ect
Dump truck? Double or triple axel ?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by fireman451, Dec 20, 2014.
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welll id have either a triple or quad axle. tandem drives and 2 seperate lifatables.
tandem will reduce what you can carry. -
What state? Those corny politicians dictate options if your striving for maximum weight.
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What "semi" retired said! And DOT dearly loves to screw with aggregate haulers, because they are notorious for being over weight, loaded wrong, equipment that should not be on the road, etc. Believe me, there is nothing in the world like having to get up on hot mix with a shovel and try to readjust how it is loaded. I never had to do it, but one of the guys I worked with did. . .Got held up at the Arizona/Utah port in St. George until he got his load straightened out.
So many rookies are working in the aggregate field, from drivers to loader operators to tower operators to "mechanics.""semi" retired Thanks this. -
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I worked for an outfit called Western Rock in St. George. They ARE still in business, but ownership has changed. Their batch plant operators were as green as the rest of us. The guy that had to "readjust" his load was running an end dump, and the plant really screwed him.
One time my own pup was in the shop, so I had a different one. They put so much weight on the tow bar, that when I got to the job sight, the dump wouldn't rise. (Thank God there were no mobile DOT around that day.) The pavers had to "help the hydraulics along" by using a hoe to help raise it. They were somewhat LESS than IMPRESSED, and told me not to bring that pup back under any circumstances. Ah, life's embarrassing moments. . ."semi" retired Thanks this.
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