Flatbed Gear list

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by JJMac0108, Mar 16, 2015.

  1. JJMac0108

    JJMac0108 Light Load Member

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    Wait for it.... wait for it... .
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  3. cool7035

    cool7035 Light Load Member

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    Flatbed driver aren't known for their backing skills.

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  4. kylefitzy

    kylefitzy Road Train Member

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    Keep an eye out for mud flaps that other drivers rip off. Cut up the rubber ones into strips and they make great edge protectors. Free and way better then the 2 dollar plastic ones.
     
  5. soloflyr

    soloflyr Medium Load Member

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    Never understood why people think deck haulers can't back very well. I have put my trailers in places tighter than any loading dock.
     
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  6. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    LOL..... Usually it is with a crane one one side and a hole on the other and you have to turn around in the middle of a 2 lane road so you can back in.... LOL
     
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  7. Chewy352

    Chewy352 Road Train Member

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    Forget backing. I drove up one heck of a goat trial to get to a small mom n pop quarry. Backing does get tricky when you have a 6 foot tall 4 foot wide coil in the middle of your trailer. Got it to about 45* angle when I saw the trailer start to tip and slammed it into a forward gear. Totally different kind of driving.
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    And you're 12-14 ft wide, in a long wheelbase truck with a trailer that has the trailer wheels all the way to the rear.
     
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  9. Arky

    Arky Heavy Load Member

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    A good recessed dock at a sheetrock plant will test anyone's backing skills.
     
  10. cool7035

    cool7035 Light Load Member

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    That is no lie, Fletcher, Ok. I've not had any problems, but some folks will quit and get back in line. And it's worse if the whole line is watching
     
  11. Chewy352

    Chewy352 Road Train Member

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    Quanna tx is tight tight tight.
     
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