Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

Yeah in ohio if you had enough slide and front end you could get 230,000.

 

I wish

I just want 207-210 so I can scale 130k on my 130k rated trailer

 

What up with the third axle for the jeep?

 

Still working through the individual state restrictions

Oh and I need about $10k to do it

The $5k on the pivot bushing repair has slowed me slightly

I am pretty sure I am going to do it and I think it will get me the rest of the way to the 130k. I know daily is running at least 4 setups exactly the same but Daily is not necessarily the best role model

 

How much will it increase your tare weight vs added capacity?

 

It will add about 2500 lbs but with a 10 1 spread from last drive axle to front Jeep axle(added lift axle) I think I will be able to get 13-14k on the steer and 38-40 on drives and 57-60 on the Jeep axles - some states will cut me back 38 / 57 or so A net gain of close 13-15k - giving me a little room to move a peice around on the deck to adjust axle weights.
So just about the weight I want, puts me back to being an 11 axle

 

Makes sense, how hard are the horizontal pins to get out of the rear of the deck/beam?

 

Surprisingly easy if you use an overhead crane - very much like a pin on axle. Just get the deck to the right height and they come out easy - but F n heavy

Took about 10 minutes to split the deck

With a wrecker probably going to be harder and of course that is what I will probably be using.

It is still worth it to not turn freight down

 

Ok, I've never been around the horizontal pins just vertical. I'm leaning toward a Trail King and it has the horizontal pins.

 

I like my trail king and it is a really well built trailer but it is heavier than most.

The thing you will likely hate is the air pin on the neck - they are stubborn if you don’t get the neck on perfectly straight. That is where a Fontaine has it right with their hooks versus saddles and just a manual safety pin versus the air pin.

55 or 60 ton?