Oversized precast

We used to put up to 120' on a 80' stretch trailer. NY only requires 2/3 of the load on the trailer. Of course we'd have 2 or 3 escorts. I took some (I think) 70' beams on a 53' trailer once. Because the trailer was only a 53, I didn't need a permit, although I probably needed an escort for having more than 10' overhang or being over 80' overall...kind of a grey area in NY (the load got delivered no problem)

 

Just an FYI... Not everyone uses stands. From the picture @booley posted, that "wall" looks like its nearly 38ft long. (maybe its two pieces, but it doesn't look like it) I would suspect that stands are more common the longer the piece is. The more vertical you can carry it, the longer it is, the less chance you will have at cracking it.

I have hauled a lot of walls up to 13ft wide, but they have never been that long. I have never used the stands.

 

Yeah, our customer last year did ship some walls flat and some up on stands. This year, different customer who seems to use stands more, and they are long! I've had loads with half the stand overhanging off rear of the trailer...I'm pretty sure the idea behind putting them up on the stand is to keep the load under escort dimensions...plus it's probably quicker to unload. They can stand the piece right up off the stand, where a piece shipped flat usually requires them to set the piece on the ground before standing it up. When you consider the cost of the crane including the raising gang, if they can save a few minutes with each pick, that can really add up by the end of the day (might get a few more pieces on the building)

 

That probably is part of it... to keep the width smaller. But, of all the ones I've hauled, they have never set them on the ground before lifting. I don't think I've hauled any that were over 25 feet long or so... They have always lifted one side a bit, slid it over so the bottom is centered on the trailer, and then lifted it and set it.

 

S'all good. Just saying, the GAME is YOU.. Ef the stuff on tv. Tell 'em @TripleSix ...

 

Anything that begins with "check the welds on the trAiler is guranteed to be fun.

 

Good lord... that's what I'm talking about. We called 'em tripods. Jersey barriers, Lennils, yep..that.

 

so, last fall, they send me to go get this precast wall. It's on a double drop trailer with an a-frame. The frame goes to 13'6" and the wall is probably a little over that (14'6" is legal in Colorado). and the top is WAY up there. there's 3 of us all doing this same basic load. We're all trying to throw chains up and over this 14' tall pre-cast wall.

it's not happening. One guy has been there over an hour trying to chain it down.

One person decides they are going to crawl up there on the catwalk and drape them. Yeah, 14' straight down? no, i don't think so

Soooooooooooooooooooooo in a flash of brilliance and being totally exhausted from trying to throw the chain, I throw a strap over. wind the end into a knot and hook the chain into the knot.
and pull the strap back over with the chain attached.

Yeah, it was one of the few smarter moments I've had. Nobody else thought of it.

 

At least they let you USE chains. I was verbotten. Straps... dunnage, et al.. NO CHAINS. That stuff crumbles......(and no, i didn't crumble any.....)