Yard Move Work double axle T2000, will it handle the weight?

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  1. zmster2033

    zmster2033 Light Load Member

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    A buddy of mine that works at a sandblasting company reached out to me about potentially handling some yard moves for them. I have a double axle T2000 that I use to pull a dry van on a regular basis and handles 80,000 gross just fine. The unit in question is an 85,000# air chiller on a tri-axle RGN trailer. If they are wanting me to move this 200 feet forward and then back it up 200 feet when done, would you all be concerned in using my T2000 tractor to handle this? What are the odds something on the suspension gets damaged? Trying to get some input from the heavy haul guys as you all are much more versed than I in this segment.
     
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  3. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    No problem, just take it slow, don't reef on it.
    I hauled 140,000 lbs for two years with a truck that was only rated for 80,000. But the front diff bearings did give up after that much work.
     
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  4. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    i'd do that......
     
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  5. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    A little story on how overbuilt most tractors are...
    At my last job we got a tractor in that in a previous life was a single axle daycab. It got a frame extension and a second axle. Office (I hope randomly) chose this tractor to do heavy loads. It got plated for 105,000 lbs and pulled a quad axle trailer for I know of at least two years. The weld from the frame extension finally broke after several winters in MI ate away at it. The drivetrain was still strong.

    Keep it in low, move slow and steady and you will be fine. Also when you drop it, make sure it's supported by more than asphalt. Seen several quad axle trailers break through even 6 inch thick asphalt.
     
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  6. zmster2033

    zmster2033 Light Load Member

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    Appreciate the input! What kind of weight on the drives would you all start getting concerned with? I am not sure how the weight will be distributed between the trailer axles and the drives.
     
  7. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    Set it on the trailer and pull forward. Is the trailer self contained or do you need a wet line?
     
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  8. zmster2033

    zmster2033 Light Load Member

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    I believe self contained. The trailer has a little motor that powers the hydraulic levers.
     
  9. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    Welp there ya go, hook er up and pull it forward.
     
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  10. 379_largecar

    379_largecar Light Load Member

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    I have personally had 145000 on a tandem axle dump truck hauling steel alloy(looks like sand) i would load up haul it 3 miles and dump i did that for 2 years and the truck was still decent. I wouldnt even bat an eye at that load. On the flip side of that ive seen my brother wring several driveshafts hauling 75k on the floor of a rgn so dont dump the clutch
     
  11. Kshaw0960

    Kshaw0960 Road Train Member

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    Few years ago I was a yard dog for a large paper company. It was a 1995 single axle international day cab. This thing grossed over 100,000 lbs on the regular between the sheet side and finished product side of the plant. What’s more impressive is we never broke a single 57’ trailer at all.
     
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