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BWS EZ-2-Load RGN

Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by rank, Mar 8, 2013.

  1. Mar 8, 2013 #1
    rank

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    Anyone have any knowledge or experience with the "EZ 2 Load" air assist RGN made by BWS. I'm wondering about those pullout aluminum outriggers. Will they stand up to excavator tracks? What if they get bent...will they slide back in?

    http://bwstrailers.com/trailers/machinery/adg/
     
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  3. Mar 9, 2013 #2
    leftlanetruckin

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    New one to me I guess, although I have seen air assist RGN's before.
    I detest the aluminum outriggers myself, add too much weight and become a major PIA after a while.
    I personally wont pull a RGN with those pullouts.
    Martin
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2013 #3
    rank

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    What don't you like about them...are they too heavy to slide out or is it something else? They give you alot more width.
     
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  5. Mar 12, 2013 #4
    leftlanetruckin

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    For Ag loads they work fine. I just dont like them myself.
    The trailers we have are heavier with the slide outs vs swing outs. IIRC they are @1500lbs heavier from what I hear from the guys pulling them
    They also bind up in time, unlike the swing outs.
    They make it harder to secure the loads I haul, due to them taking up so much room. I always find it easier to use the cutouts in the side rails of a "normal" RGN vs the D rings etc on those trailers.
    Personal preference I guess, but I wont pull a trailer with the slide out outriggers.

    Martin
     
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