How are crates full of new Harley-Davidsons typically unloaded?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TomCougar, Oct 19, 2019.

  1. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    No sound as those security systems (up till about 5 years ago) were expensive. When I was installing them 8-10 years ago, it doubled the cost of the camera. That's just the microphone. There the wiring is double also.Then there are some states with wiretapping laws that don't allow it.
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    Ha! That's sad, but probably true.
     
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  4. TomCougar

    TomCougar Light Load Member

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    Kill three birds with one stone: unload, test reverse gear and test brakes all at the same time!
     
  5. brysol01

    brysol01 Medium Load Member

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    crates are stacked 2 high you pull them back with a chin or strap forklift them out, was delivering Polaris one morning, the ramp kicked out in front of me and I had to jump it out,
    the back of the trailer no time to stop, some nearby customers at the dealer about ####
     
  6. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    This. I have delivered trees and bushes to nurseries twice, both times multiple stop loads. Forklift brings you a pallet jack, you use the pallet jack to bring pallets to the back of the truck for the forklift to unload.
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    If there was no pallet jack, I've done the 40 ft chain and clampy deal, and they pull the pallet to the back.
     
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  8. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    You got lucky if they if they were actually on pallets already. Only way I've ever seen trees and bushes hauled was piled up in a van and you unload by hand.
     
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  9. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    Since you wanna talk Harley's....
    During the 75th anniversary of Sturgis. The Harley dealer here, in a two week period, sold 650 new Harley's.
    That's alotta unloading. :laughing-guffaw:
     
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  10. starmac

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    It is unreal how many pot plants they can floor stack and how high they can go with them. One no touch load of them was all I ever wanted, 2 drops of them were to home depos, scratched them off my list over the same load too. lol
     
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  11. TomCougar

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    pot plants...marijuana??
     
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