Where is everyone #2!!

I have to have the flip down or end up with like 10k on the steer when I put the lift axle down. Most of the 55 tons I looked at had either 24 or 26' wells

 

Sorry I missed you mate!
I run channel 5 when with a pilot or one of our trucks.
Sorry again!

Martin

 

That is a pretty healthy load!

Right now I am running a 35 ton Fontane Mech RGN after the neck broke off that XL Specialized I was hauling last week.

Been looking for my own trailer, have been looking at the Murray's their 16 tire professional looks like a pretty sweet trailer, not a lot of them out there for sale though. but do find some that are really old. I get the impression those who have them really like them.



I saw a couple of them on the road today, they look pretty cool with the back end all widened out, I would think it would make the load ride better too, although there is always the issue with a wider footprint of clipping the ditch on corners.

 

The Murray trailers are pretty spendy, I think. They are also super light, like 12k and super short. When I loaded in Galveston last time I watched a guy load a 350 excavator over the back, scared the hell out of me. Would love to find an old 16 tire in good shape as I enjoy running the west and you can load them reasonably heavy - 60k on the 2 wide axles in the southwest. So with a 4 axle tractor with an empty weight of like 27k you could have an empty weight of like 40k and loaded gross around 130k.

I traded my 35 ton XL with flip for this trail king. I never had any issue with my XL and regularly loaded it with 60k, mine was an 07. I did get a lot of flex going down the road with it.

 

On their interstate line they guarantee 46k net load in 50 states and Canada, that is with a 20' deck.

I think where you gain with the Murray is with the back being so low you aren't forced to put things so far forward.

I think for a big machine id still be dropping the neck, but having the over the rear option would be nice. Especially time wise, I know it saves a lot of wear and tear on the drive-line too not having to slam the neck up the ramps.

 

CRST. = Crappy Repainted Schneider Truck

 

sounds like he loading in Pennsauken,nj . there is no rhyme or reason to their stop patteren.

I once pulled a return from Miami to Pennsauken. was one 4 x 8 bundle 2 foot high weighed not evn 100 pounds, paid the truck 1.95 on exclusive use (had to tarp it though. was like finding a pot of gold outta Miami on a flatbed, was 2300 to the truck for 400 bucks worth of foam board, that's not even figuring mercer's cut above my 1.95

 

Home... Running nights paid off and I was able to get loaded and over the Grapevine yesterday but 10:00... got up to the Petro in Corning then got the truck washed this AM and now at the house...