Right now I have a 2 axle RGN Trailking TK60MG. I am trawling auctions to find a good deal on a 3 or 4 axle trailer with a hydraulic neck. (I have a regular truck with tandem rear axle and a wet kit).
I know that my quarterly permit allows me up to 120k lbs on 6 axles. It does not say anything about 7 axles and I have not found much info on this.
My questions is how much would I be permitted to haul on 7 axles with a 4 axle trailer. I would suppose that I have to get a superload permit for every load over 120k?
The reason for all this question is to decide if I get any advantage at all from owning a trailer to which I can add/remove a 4th axle. Maybe I should just settle for a cheaper to buy a used 3 axle RGN trailer and not spend anything on the 4th axle option?
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Illinois -- 3 or 4 axle RGN trailer?
Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by ichudov, May 26, 2019.
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I was eyeing a 3 axle 55 ton at an auction.2007 fontaine sold for 50k,it did have a flip neck. Who the hell is paying so much? Truck paper same specs 2002 trailer asking 32k,if i had that much extra cash i’ll just put a down on a brand new one
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That's why you have to do your homework, and be prepared to walk away. Some people can't bring themselves to be sensible when they should, others fail to plan and therefore they MUST buy something to fulfill a commitment they shouldn't have made.cke Thanks this. -
I bought my 2 axle RGN for 12.5k at an auction...
But back to my original question... Would having a removable 4th axle, and not simply 3, axles, confer some kind of advantage to me realistically?
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Kind of hard to balance weight to max a 4 axle, unless you haul loads that are less than15 ft long.. you can’t load over the axles like on a step so you’ll get heavy in the front real easy.
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Thank you. I kind of agree with you and I think that without a Jeep there's no way to load that properly. I would just look for a 3-axle
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I am a private carrier. I haul my own forklifts, the heaviest of which could be 66-67,000 lbs if I put a boom on it. With forks and not the boom, this forklift is 61,000. I also haul scrap metal or other heavy machinery that I buy or get for free. Last piece of scrap metal that was the biggest was also about 60,000 lbs.
It looks small but it is very heavy. I do not anticipate needing more axles than 6 or 7 at most.
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