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Which setup ?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by CSTrucking, Oct 10, 2019.

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  1. Oct 12, 2019 #21
    CSTrucking

    CSTrucking Bobtail Member

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    Allowed would be 80,000 but we are always over weight, the closest to legal would be the peelers and pulpwood and they are usually hitting 90ish had a load of hardwood pulp the other day was 110k. Logs I can only estimate we don’t weigh them but I’d say a load of all oak logs 6-7k board feet some loads hit 8k board feet would be around 130-150k.
     
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    daf105paccar Thanks this.
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  3. Oct 12, 2019 #22
    Cat sdp

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    About the same between a tri-axle and a comparably spec’d TT.....,

    Buy some good drive tires and a full set of chains......

    Beauty of a TT is you can drop the log trailer and pull any kind of trailer......
     
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  4. Oct 12, 2019 #23
    CSTrucking

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    That’s exactly what I was wanting to know and what I was thinking.
     
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  5. Oct 12, 2019 #24
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    Yeah a straight truck with a bolster bed is pidgeon holed into one segment that a tractor can escape a lot easier. Be ware the tractor cant just hook a flat and run interstate for a week. Its big money to get plates and common carrier insurance compared to running as a log truck 100 miles from base.
     
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  7. Oct 12, 2019 #25
    daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    There are other options.
    Depends on your budget.
    And how much effort you are willing to put into it.
     
    daf105paccar, Oct 12, 2019
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