check it out - new equipment

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by rollin coal, Jan 17, 2015.

  1. mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

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    Old truck, new trailer.. That's how to truck. sweet
     
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  3. razor1983

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    Very nice, first thing to do is to put one of those warning stickers for the fork lift drivers not to tear up your new trailer :biggrin_25512:
     
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  4. rollin coal

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    Yeah that's what somebody else said. It's a good idea. I'll tell you what I am sick and tired of people tearing my equipment up for sure. Back in December I thought they were going to destroy my friggin Utility before I could park it for good and grab the Dane. Just before Christmas some idiot with his fork sliced a logistic post clean in half. I got $600 for those damages it cost $416 to have repaired. Was my fault for booking the load though. I know better than to haul recycled bales of cardboard, crappy messy load, but at the time they were paying $1,000 back to Chattanooga on 265 loaded miles, that was the posted rate, I booked it and ran. No more of that crap on this new one.
     
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    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    I would like to have a good pressure washer. It would work great at the house for the tractor but I have no water source where the trailer sits. I hate the recycled water at Blue Beacons it's hard on paint. What have you got and how much?
     
  6. silver dollar

    silver dollar Medium Load Member

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    Those squeeze clamp lift trucks are the worst. They tear up walls and gouge floors. The reminder signs in the trailer is a great idea.

    Congrats, and good hauling.
     
  7. rollin coal

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    It was a regular fork lift not squeeze clamp. The guy was using the walls of my trailer to bump the double stacked bales into place - hard to describe. To do what he did I mean there was just no way how is it you just mash on the go pedal and crunch, screech your way on through? I was seeing red.
     
  8. Derailed

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    I have the same issue with being able to clean my trailer. Was thinking of looking on craigslist services to find someone who does mobile pressure washing. I know there is a guy that lives near me who has a large steam unit on a trailer. May have to stop by and pay him a visit.
     
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  9. Cetane+

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    I use one of these when I wash my skidder out in the field. It lasts for a long while. Just figure how many GPM your pressure washer is, that will tell you how long you have.
    http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/leg-style-storage-tank-125-gal
     
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  10. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Thanks 2003
     
  11. simon999

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    Looks very nice. Do you know what is empty trailer weight?
     
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