Where is everyone #5

I’m sure that’s fun at fuel islands

 

With a reefer you are always nose heavy. So they put them between the spread to push the wgt to the back. Plus it looks cool. #### convince.

 

The white one. I love old trucks. They have class, style, and character new trucks don't have and never will have. They are like houses in a subdivision in that they all look the same, and it makes no difference how many trees you plant or flowers you grow, they all look the same.

 

No hablo english? No dinero.

 

Why are reefers always nose heavy?

Because they slide the fifth wheel all the way forward?

 

They have a diesel motor hanging off the front end...

 

And moving a 50(?) gallon tank is supposed to help weight distribution?

 

At 8 pounds per gallon that’s 400 pounds

 

Fuel is ~ 8 lbs a gallon. 2@50 gallons is 800 lbs plus the tanks and brackets.
800 lbs on a spread vs on your drives.

And reefers load from the rear, so if a load is 40k but only 40’ of space, they don’t gap it off the nose.

Weight placement makes a difference.

You can get overweight on a axle/axle group with a reefer just like a flat. Load something heavy too far forward, n then you end up dragging all your chains and tarps to the back of the trailer to even it out....

 

Right... and it's not like all 400lbs is on the drives to begin with.