Steel deck???

Yep no outriggers or brackets on that one. Unless then for certain lds. The center steel doesn't worry me.

 

That and it's a mech neck from the looks of the pick. Who orders a 60 ton mech neck trl

 

My old boss would.

 

Is that the "Mini deck" from XL? If so it's not 60 ton it's rated at 60,000 pounds. That center isn't a deck it's one big beam, the call it a three beam trailer. There was an article in American Cranes and Transport magazine about it a while back.

 

That is the trailer @Old Man runs I think. It has like 33' in the well
With a 12" deck height.

Great for tall distributed loads but I am not sure a D7 is a good idea.

Everyone wants a super light trailer right up until you don't.

You are better going to an 8 axle
Setup with a quality 55 ton trailer than overloading a lighter spec trailer and hoping it holds up.

There is a price of admission for every segment of our industry.
If one is unable or unwilling to pay that price, then I do not want to support that kind of operation.

Yes, we get testy when people
Run under spec'd and overloaded equipment. Usually they are doing it to cut the rate of guys running the properly spec'd more expensive equipment.

I would love to jump up and get 13 axle rates but I am not willing to bootleg or overload my equipment.

 

No big deal, I got one
It a 30 ton trailer, mine is
a 53, if you buy one get the chain slots and hat box.
It can be hard to get around corners but with a heavy load I can get the deck to 12 inches, if you're worried about the steel deck get some friction mat.
It is not a RGN for beginners.

 

That's what you get into. To haul heavier loads, you need a heavier trailer. You end up adding axles just to support the heavier trailer. Sometimes it's like you are fighting a loosing battle when you get into the real heavy weights.