New to heavy haul information needed !

@Oxbow your Conrad is knocking your door

 

As you mentioned, the laws for Oversize and Overweight vary from state to state and province to province. I glanced at the publication that you included, and it appears that studying Chapter 6 closely is going to be the best place to start. It includes bridge formulas and has spacing diagrams to help understand what they are telling you.

Beyond that I would try to get weight information (scale tickets) on the loads that the outfit you are helping is hauling. Finally, take that publication in and sit down with the provincial enforcement folks and go through it. Most of the weigh station folks that have been around awhile will be able to explain the laws to you very well, and they should be happy to do so.

Knowing what a load weighs is obviously crucial, but knowing the center of the weight for that machine is important too, so that you can place the center of the weight where you want it on the deck. One tip for tracked equipment that will give you a fair idea of the center of a machines weight is to pay close attention when loading as to where the track frame is, when the machine breaks over from the ramps to the deck. Other methods for distributing weight include getting to know how air pressure in the suspension relates to weight. That Aspen probably has a chart for the trailer supsension, and you will want to take notice of your tractor air bag pressure and how it corresponds to weight, assuming that you do not have a walking beam trailer.

Really, the guys that are letting you tag along and help are going to be the best at teaching you the ins and outs of what they are doing.

There used to be a fellow on the forum that drove for a heavy haul outfit in B.C.. He no longer participates, but the company that he drove for was good sized and may have an opportunity to learn with them. Problem is I can't pull their name out of my memory, but they had all light blue trucks and trailers, and nice looking equipment.

There are other guys on here with more experience than me. Maybe they will remember the name of that company, and add their insight as to how to learn.

@ElmerFudpucker , @truckdad , @IH Truck Guy , @Rontonio , @stwik , all these guys have more experience than I do. Maybe they can add something.

 

It’s on the tip of my tongue. But I can’t think of it now. Ron will know.

as far as when to use what combo. I can’t really say for certain. There are a lot of factors. But as a broad and I do mean broad statement. Up to 60-65,000 6 axle is fine. 80-85,000 is 7 axles. And up to about 102 is 8. These weights may be higher or lower depending on equipment weight and axle weight laws. But should keep close. I don’t run Canada so I can’t say definitively. But those are the weights for where I run with my configuration

 

Some of this could help too. E.L.D.E.R. - Experienced Lowbed Drivers Essential Rules

 

"There used to be a fellow on the forum that drove for a heavy haul outfit in B.C.. He no longer participates, but the company that he drove for was good sized and may have an opportunity to learn with them. Problem is I can't pull their name out of my memory, but they had all light blue trucks and trailers, and nice looking equipment."

@Oxbow was referring to Triton transport
Triton Transport
the fellows handle was @nate980

 

he also may have been thinking about about @heavyhammer who ran multi-axle for both Mullen and Triton

 

Thanks Beast, that's it

 

I had in my mind that @heavyhammer ran more Alberta to the states, but I didn't realize that Mr Hamm ran for Triton as well as Mullen.