Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

I bet that sucker was all sorts of squirlley. Life lesson #972 cold smooth steel plus cold smooth steel = slick as owl #### on a rainy night.
Lol.
You got her on in one piece without having to change your shorts and that's what's important.

 

I agree on the smooth drum with a slick deck. You have to keep a good amount of speed to get on, and then have no idea if it is going to stay there when you try to stop.[/QUOTE]
Ah-HAH. Thanks for the clarification, I should have immediately seen the problem, but I didn't.

 

My boss tried to load one on a sliding axle trailer a couple of years ago in the winter. He said he would have paid money for that ride.

 

Either Cold Frozen Steel with a little ice or snow, or Wet Steel even in the summer can make it very interesting!!
Try a tag trailer with steel ramps sometime, even single drum with rubber tires is a challenge! You end up trying to park a little down hill, kinda soften the approach angle but ruins the "landing pad" angle! Cow Matts help but gravity has the upper hand especially when snow is involved. We have had to resort to pushing them on a few times, especially the narrower ones.

 

Hauled our hoe home the other day - the machine was a little messy by the time I was done.

Certainly not a big load, but I sure enjoy seeing your pictures so thought I would add these.

 

OK, here is a question for all you experienced scraper hauler.......

if one was to haul a 631 backwards and put the bowl up on the neck of the trailer, do you have to unchain and lift the bowl everytime you need to put the trailer on the ground to dropthe trailer?

may have to move one a long way next week if they take my price .... not sure if I can just have it backed on and get it to scale correctly.

@truckdad,I know you must have a picture of this somewhere

 

When I fuel, I put the trailer on the ground and pull the Jeep out and then after fueling, back the Jeep back under.

I had a bad experience leaving the weight on the Jeep and then lowering the landing gear - #### near collapsed the landing gear.

Did you just block under the trailer to take the weight off and then lower the gear on the jeep?