Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

Was 18,345 on my pusher and 39,455 on drives. Ours all are manual air pressure adjustment, think I am only
one in my company that splits to see what pusher axle has.

 

Smart as you know some states will split out axles Sometimes. Il, Ga come to mind

 

Wyoming will too at times to mainly see that you are not overloading the drop axle.

 

I don't like the T800 with the sleeper vs our day cabs. It's a tight squeeze to get in the door between the stacks. Secondly with the wind breakers behind the sleeper, you can't see your neck.

 

Do you side load that Etnyre too?

 

I haven't. I don't think he pulls excavators small enough to side load. He pulls mostly all the bigger stuff.

He is always changing between pulling a 4th flip axle, spreader bar and jeep. He is on vacation this week.

I was sent to pick the roadmaster up at 3:15. The crew wasn't done with it till 5:15, took another half hour for them to clean it. Then Texas routed me all over creation to get back to Baytown, pulled in at the drop yard at 8:15, then I had to bring the truck to our yard to hook up the spreader bar so another driver could haul a 345 this morning. Took us till 11:30 to get it all connected and another trailer hooked up for me today.

That's the latest I've worked at this company.

 

I was just curious, I can't for the life of me figure out how those Etnyres got so popular. I guess it's because they're light and cheap, I pulled one for a few years and I hated it. One of the other construction companies in town bought a 50 ton and they side load a lot, the guy who pulled it said its not safe to be on the road anymore after three years. A couple of the the other local companies that do mostly paving and smaller excavating run them with pretty good luck but they aren't as hard on trailers as we are. The company I used to work for did buy a 55 ton and that driver said it seams to be decent, they also have a 65 ton west coast nine axle that has been decent. I do like the high arch neck. That one looks pretty stout is it a 55 or 60?

 

GVWR 69527 kg 153 280 lbs

Does that make it a 75T?

We have 2 other Etnyre's in the fleet. My biggest beef with them is the gooseneck lock pin. I don't like how it puts the onus in you to lock it in place.

I like how the trail kings won't let you close the flaps if it isn't locked in place. I've bent the pin the first time I pulled one because I locked it in place when I went to connect so it couldn't slide up when you connect before you drop it in place. I've also forgot to put the lock on.

 

No it doesn't work that way, my 55 ton says it gvw is 131,560. I'm not sure how the come up with that number. Do you side load those other Etnyres?

 

Yes, we side load the other Etnyre's and they are holding up well. I asked another driver who has been training with the normal driver who is in vacation and he said he side loads on this Etnyre. I loaded this up and he asked why I didn't side load, I told him I didn't want to scratch up buddy's trailer.

Buddy is the most senior driver and he is super analysis about his truck. Whenever he goes on vacation, everyone fights to not have to drive his truck.


I've seen the 55T well markings on all our other trailers but I don't see any on this trailer.