Well if you haul pipe hopefully it's stacked high enough that after you fill the bottom deck you can run the rest forward over the top deck/hang it off the front. Idk bout Texas laws, good to know if that's your plan though.
How can I get more weight on my truck?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Bdog, Dec 30, 2017.
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Mr @Bdog, do you know how to find the center of the trailer for loading?
When you get empty, take your empty weight and get your axle weights empty. Measure from the kingpin to the center of the trailer axles and find the halfway point. Mark the center of the trailer. Because of the angle of your pic, I cant measure it off, but my guess is, the center of the trailer for loading (not the physical center of the 53 ft trailer) would be at the rear edge of the 6th strap on the load (from the front).cke and Pedigreed Bulldog Thank this. -
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You can put way more weight on the kick. Does it feel like you are dragging around a trailer with a locked wheel? I've pulled a tridem loaded 11,000-29,000-48,000 in Canada and it's a horrible pull.
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Yes I have the midpoint between the kingpin and the center of the axles marked. -
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This is the first time I have ever used my straps. All I have ever hauled prior to this load was equipment with chains. I always position the equipment relative to the midpoint on the trailer. This was the first time I have hauled something like this and I thought the best approach was to put even amounts across all of the trailer.
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