using a lowboy

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  1. rulonwaholla

    rulonwaholla Light Load Member

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    well i got a offer thinking of taking it and find a driver too keep running my business. the only problem is that i dont have experience with lowboy. i would
    be transporting construction equipments. im getting the job threw a friend of mine and they over me 150K a year as a driver. how can i learn how the lowboy works.any advice on how to operate a lowboy???
     
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  3. John3009

    John3009 Bobtail Member

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    What brand is it? And hydraulic or mechanical neck?
     
  4. rulonwaholla

    rulonwaholla Light Load Member

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    is a hydraulic as my friend was telling me i will ask what brand it is. very nervous guy wants too meet me this weekend too see how i would do
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Something else I would suggest is to acquire some equipment manuals so you can see what specs are on different pieces of machinery. That way you’ll be saved the hassle of agreeing to move something only to find it won’t fit on your trailer.
     
  6. Oxbow

    Oxbow Road Train Member

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    I think that more important than the lowboy itself is experience, or at least a familiarity in running the equipment that you will be hauling.

    That is quite an offer!
     
  7. rulonwaholla

    rulonwaholla Light Load Member

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    yea im going to give it a try see how it goes is a home everynight job too
     
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  8. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    How are you at operating heavy machinery? Will you be comfortable loading and unloading by yourself?
    Will the machinery be live, as in running? Or dead, as in figuring out a way to drag or tow or lift it onto the trailer?
    Will the company be taking care of permits or will that be up to you? If you're doing the permitting and running in more than one state you'll have a lot to learn.
    Heavy haul is a different world. It can be interesting but it's not very tolerant of mistakes.
     
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    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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  10. hagarcobra

    hagarcobra Medium Load Member

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    You're gonna make $150000 as a driver??!! That's pretty special.

    And home every night? Hmm.

    And no experience??
     
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  11. Caterpillar Cowboy

    Caterpillar Cowboy Heavy Load Member

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    Raise it up, throw your ride doors, put it on the ground, pull your lines, pop the pin, support your neck, and drive ahead.

    Drop your pin, back it in gently till it locks, you may have to adjust a little, reconnect your lines, raise your support, raise it up, shut your ride doors then drop the neck on the doors.

    That's how you dethatch and attach a lowboy. How you "run" one there's a whole lot more than I can type in a forum post in one night.
     
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