1st os load 60' pipe

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  1. Qbf594

    Qbf594 Road Train Member

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    So... I need to run the light continuously, banner front of the truck and back of the trailer, 6 flags on the load....
    And wait for the permits lol

    Do I need to put flags on the mirrors for a load that is just long?
    Really not feeling inspired to do my first long load. I normally work with a pretty high alert level anyway... This is like actual stress...
     
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  3. kylefitzy

    kylefitzy Road Train Member

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    You never need to put flags on the mirrors. That looks very dumb and screams “I’m a rookie” to me.

    Next thing with oversize is everything is state dependent. Depending on the state you might not even need a permit. That’s a legal load in Georgia and with not rear overhang it’s legal in Arkansas as well.

    Before anyone can give you advice we need to know what states you’re running in.
     
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  4. Qbf594

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    KY to TN, AR and ultimately TX
     
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    And I have about 6ft overhang on the back. 53' trailer and the pipe is 60'
    Fits inside the width ok, with 2 sets of pipe stakes chained per shippers directions
     
  6. starmac

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    Read your permits and they will tell you what marking (flags you will need.
    Why is that a stressful load, just a regular load with a small bit of overhang?
     
  7. Long FLD

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    Your truck must be pretty short if you’re only going to overhang the front a foot. My opinion, the more you can go over the front the better.
     
  8. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    Life sucks with a short truck. lol
    My T800 I can only overhang a foot, max and stay out of the headache rack, my w 9, I could run it all up front. lol
    I have hauled a lot of 86 foot pipe on dollys, and if we stay under a certain length we only needed 1 pilot car, and only for half the trip at that. I could do it, but always left it right to where it was over by a few inches, them pilot drivers needed to make a living too. lol
     
  9. Qbf594

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    I dunno. It's a cheap mega style International. I think I might have heard about wheel base etc but I paid 0 attention. You can blame it on being a girl lol.
     
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    Not that the load is especially difficult. Just you don't know what you don't know. So new is stressful. Wasn't as different driving it as I thought it might be.
     
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    I thought women are supposed to have superior attention to detail.........:D
     
  12. Qbf594

    Qbf594 Road Train Member

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    You are quite right! However we have a dramatically different set of priorities. If it's not my truck and I can't change what length wheel base...then I can't get interested.
     
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