Landoll 440a max payload

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  1. m16ty

    m16ty Road Train Member

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    We've got a Landoll 440a sliding axle trailer and recently purchased a Hoist FR 60/80 forklift.

    The bare machine without counterweights weighs around 43,000 LB. I think I can scale it on the Landoll, if I park it just right, or at least permit it in the state of TN.

    The question I have is will the Landoll load/unload that kind of weight? I know it's a 40 ton trailer and we have hauled over 45k on the deck but the most we've ever loaded/unloaded was a 35,000 LB forklift and it grunts a little with it. The geometry changes a lot on the frame and axles during the tilting process and just don't want to tear something up.

    For those that have pulled a Landoll, what's the max weight you've loaded/unloaded?

    The reason I'd like to haul it on the Landoll is to try to stay legal. I could haul it fine on our 50 ton RGN but that setup is 44k empty and would definitely be a permit load. I've either got to try and make it work on the Landoll, buy a permit, or find me a 35 ton RGN to get legal.
     
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  3. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Get ahold of @brian991219
    He is a Landall rep now, plus tow truck sales... He can help you
     
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  4. Jumbo

    Jumbo Road Train Member

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    I pull a 455 landoll on occasion and I have had a 135 Genie on it. Those weigh 46,000 and change. I have found when loading if you drive it past center, tip the trailer down, then back up where you need it works the best.
     
  5. brian991219

    brian991219 Road Train Member

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    The 440A will handle it. If you are having loading problems and the trailer is behaving strangely it may be due for some slide maintenance, or maybe the hydraulics are not flowing at the proper gpm or pressure. Also, when loading the 440A try to keep the trailer balanced between sliding the axle and tilting the deck to keep the pressure even on the 5th wheel plate. You don't want to lift up on that plate, it changes the way the weight is distributed to the axles and slides and can give you trouble moving the axles or even bend/break the subframe or 5th wheel plate.
     
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  6. m16ty

    m16ty Road Train Member

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    That's sometimes easier said than done, especially if you have a full deck. The problem is, you get the 5th wheel light before you can get the axles ahead enough to let the back of the trailer to hit the ground.
     
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