Excavator chaining while I'm bored.

And who was that aimed at?
Cannot remember anyone here sneaking around illegally and cutting rates bud. Been doing it for 19yrs, up to and including 3+3+3 trailers, so I dont think I am needing to buy the "proper equipment", nor am I rate cutting at all.

I just do the mechanical detach myself, saves weight and keeps it simple for a 2 or 3 axle trailer. I have pulled plenty of hydraulic RGN's, and they are great......until they dont work!
Not complicated at all mate. More simple than a hydro setup in my experiences. Takes me literally 2 minutes to break down or put it back together.

Martin

 

Martin,

If you pull a 2 axle with flip, are there any states other than California that won't let you count that as a Tridem?



Ron

 

Ca is the only one IIRC, and I have taken flips out there and never been hassled. If going for a 3 axle setup, I would get a lift axle on the rear and in the middle. Flipping is easy enough after a while, but I have helped more than one guy flip an axle down when the fool went into Wy with an overweight load and a flip axle on the rear deck! Amazing how many guys are out here pulling them around that have no idea how to flip them unless a fork lift is around
I would go for a fixed 3 axle, with lift axles and a flip neck if I was to get one.

Martin

 

I have been looking at mostly fixed 3 axle 50T Hyd - but no flip neck.

Knowing I have learning curve, I am just trying to get the most flexible setup that I can make some money with while a gain experience. And know I don't know how to flip an axle at this point -with or without a fork lift. But I bet if a I do it a time or two I might get the hang of it.

 

That's funny but no I keep them in the rack. I was just saying they tried to tell us we couldn't even have an over night bag.

Rontonio
Decks are fairly expensive but if it's a good trailer and the right price it's worth putting one in. Check the cross members real good to make sure they're not tweaked. I've seem guys tear a deck out and still load on the crossmembers and bend the hell out of them.


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Not to start a pissing match but the guys hauling equitment on steps are rate cutters to us rgn guys, Atleast me. See stepdecks takeing oversize loads for $2.00 to $2.50 a mile when rgns are well over $4. To the guys that say outriggers are not needed i hope you never find out why they are. You can chain a machine all you want but when it decides to go its going, have seen it happen.

 

that is exactly what I was saying about a guy hauling six axle freight on a five axle, get the right equipment to do the job otherwise it is just like cutting rates.........

 

Point taken and I respect your position. That being said, being flexible is good business practice. Doing so increases your opportunities, decreases wait time, and improves your level of customer service, to name a few. However, that does not mean that you should be charging step rates for what most carriers would load on an RGN load. If you can take it on a step, good for you, charge the market rate, if it is $4/mile it's money in the bank.

 

Explain to me if you can permit load on 5 axles why do you need to put it on 6? I have big trailers in my fleet and I know the costs of the heavy haul business but I still haul on the least amount of axles I can get away with.


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Exactly, but to many just charge it as a regular step rate and go. Hell i dont run my flatbed for what i see some of these guys pulling oversize loads with steps for. Speacialized trailers should get more plain and simple.