getting my feet wet in heavy haul

Wait till you have to move it with a circle saw head. I have to put mine as far forward as I can and still hook up the neck. Then the boom is strait out with the head standing on the last axle. Nice shots man. Thats some nice photography.

 

The 753 comes as a feller buncher and a harvester. This one was a harvester as it is setup for a Waratah head versus a saw head. We haul the saw heads to/from the factory. It's tough to imagine the force it takes to swing an #8500 head around the way these machines do with a grapple full of trees and lay them right where you want.

I can imaging positioning a unit with a head would be much more difficult with a #9k head sitting right on top of the last axle.

 

What was their reason for the police escort.

 

Well, you have had that trailer for a little over two months, how have things been going with it?

 

I find the name of this thread - Getting my feet wet in heavy haul so offensive it really pisses me off. So contrary to popular opinion - RGNs are NOT the way to fame and fortune in the trucking industry? You mean that there is ACTUALLY specialized knowledge and experience required to succeed? I hope that 90% of the newbies that ran out and bought RGNs in the last few years hurry up and fail BEFORE they destroy the market. But they won't. They'll cut the rates to nothing first as they slowly die a financial death or hopefully trade their trailers in and go back to steps and flats. I want to buy a newer trailer and am looking forward to a selection of nice, low mileage repos coming on the market soon.

 

While I share your hope that the rate cutters realize the error of their ways, I think that a seemingly reputable open deck carrier adding a larger capacity trailer to their fleet should not draw the ire your response.

 

Im not a HHauler but I think I understand and share your frustration. The fact that Pape is not getting all biz they bid on is a prob a good sign. A sign that hes not running that trailer around in circles just to do it or try to look cool & running rates down.
I think no matter what biz, no matter how cheap or expensive, how hard or easy it is to get in to that particular business, cheap uniformed competition is bad for the industry they enter. Unfortunately its also a norm, I guess people by nature think " Ill make a killing running cheaper".. Who knows, but cheap cant always sustain a biz too long.

From some of the post I have read from you and Pape in the past, I would dare say neither one of you are either dumb, uninformed or cheap competition and will be allright in the long run.

Again who knows , I might just be rambling.

 

Sorry if I offended anyone in particular. I was not aiming at any specific person - just expressing my frustration and opinion. The name of the thread just simply set me off.