Lift Axles and Lift Axle Controls

Yes I know about California as I have had my 4 axle truck inpsected and approved.

The controls must be outside the cab.
The axles must level from a single valve (not an adjustable regulator) and must split the weight within 10% +/- across the 3 axles. They wil require a weight ticket with at least 30,000 lbs on the group.
Must be 4 tires on the axle in order to qualify for bonus purple weight (59K+ depending on axle spacing)

 

244 in the western provinces is the Max for a tandem. You can technically permit more wheel base but you can't haul anything oversize. Like i said in the other thread 267 Is the max on a true tri-drive I believe.

 

Don't waste your time Nate. He clearly doesn't even read the responses to the questions he asked in his own threads...unless he wants to argue them. He's asked this before, now, & I'm sure he will again in this & another new thread until he gets the answer he wants. Because despite the fact we are BASED in W/C, we do what he dreams of doing, there is no possible way we have an inkling of a clue of what we are saying.
He'll be one of those guys who will disregard playing by the rules, and will cry foul when caught.
I'm at the point I am now branding UltraZero a troll.

 

Okay, let's give you a crash course in doing oversize...
Answer a simple question (and if you can't, it will tell you that you're asking some of the wrong questions):

What do you need to have with you to load a Metso Lokotrack (or any other manufacturer, for that matter) track-mounted screen? Screens are a good test for anyone with 3-axle lowboys, virtually anywhere you can get it permitted (except maybe Ohio) on a 3 axle lowboy and 3 axle tractor, and a good test of knowing what you need to get a machine loaded, along with avoiding hefty insurance claims.



I can guarantee you, UltraZero, almost anyone on the heavy haul forum has hauled a Lokotrack or similar screen at some point or another and knows exactly what I'm getting at asking you what you need with you to load it.

Details, UltraZero, details.

Start with the small details, work up to the big picture.

 

Image by johndeere4020 posted Dec 3, 2015 at 4:51 PM

Here's a Mclosky I have to move regularly.

 

Well this is not a screen, it is a crusher and weighs in at 100k, truck and trailer empty is 65k. Just over 110 feet long total length (truck and trailer). Only about 12 feet wide. No driver's seat on this bad boy. A lot of times there is no one around to "SPOT" you. Most of the time that I pick up equipment, everyone has moved on to the next job and I just load it when I get there and unload at the other end. Unless they are there waiting for the machine. Then they will help remove the chains to get the machine off faster.

Ramps are not to prevent tipping, they are to get the machine up to the trailer level. The ramps for this trailer and with this particular machine were not good enough because the bottom end would drag the ground. How do you solve this problem? You don't want to get one of these things stuck half on the trailer.

With this being in Montana, how many pilot cars would I need? Or do I need any at all because it is under 12'6" wide?

I don't know how long the machine itself is, I never measured. It is as far forward as it will go because it is hitting the neck inside the frame of the machine. The conveyor is sticking about 3' past the back of the booster.

 

I have not looked into every state regulations on where the controls go but our trucks have the switch to raise and lower the axle in the cab from the factory. The controls for the amount of pressure are on the outside of the cab. I believe that it was changed to allow you to have the raise and lower in the cab but the adjustment outside the cab.

Now this is a steerable pusher axle on my truck with 255 tires on it. We can't and don't go to Canada anyhow. Our trucks are all over 255" wheel base. Besides, we have enough work here.

Basically, in my opinion the factories have it right. The spent a whole lot more money than we have researching the regulations.