WEIGHT AND SLIDING AXELS

Sterilite hauler

 

Actually it's extremely dangerous to have the 5th wheel slid back. Your steering goes bye bye. You cannot steer, over steer, under steer or anything at all. I don't know who the wise guy is that added all those slots back there past a certain point going out on the frame (Going out on a limb)

What I usually do is have the 5th wheel plate of the trailer where it meets the forward bulkhead holding the gladhands, bill box, reefer (If any etc) that has a line up and down with the forward edge of the drive tire behind the catwalk. The truck for some reason usually likes that spot for balance.

I decry the apparent rot in training over all. And the apparent trend towards tossing newbie into bunk when his 11 hours are up while the trainer (Eh...) rolls off his 11 for money padding. It's not fair to the recruit and its going to weaken our industry more than it is already.

 

If I were to slide mine all the way back, it would be forward of the u joint of the rear axle and about 6-8" behind the center of the drives.

Although it will take some weight off the steers, with my spread it wouldn't affect my load hauling capability.

 

I keep this as a quick reference guide.

 

Took me a while to get the moving tandems down. I started flatbedding with fixed spread axle. When I couldn't flatbed anymore and came here I was just thrown in and had to figure it out. My very first load I was like wtf do I do now. My brother has been an owner I'm for 10 years now and he helped me through it but without that I don't know what I woulda done. Then my second load was a relay. Picked it up and just went and 2t miles up the road got pulled in a scale house. As soon as I seen the numbers I was like. Well teach me to forget to check and move tandems. First time I forgot and hopefully my last. Also my first violation lol. Luckily no citation.