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RS2000 - AMERICUS TIRES
I have a tandem reefer doing ltl,so plenty of twisting and curb jumping. I would recommend this tire.

 

Another vote for this tire. I put 8 of these on a spread axle flat back in October and they are holding up good.

 

Thanks, I'll check them out. What does an 11R 22.5 run?

 

It was right around 2500.00 mounted for 8.

 

First time in months going without the moffett. It’s gonna be weird. Also the first time in months I folded out my ICC bumper... had to use the moffett forks to get the one side all the way out. Also had to get some new locking pins since I sheared one of them (don’t ask).

 

Finally back to some legal loads for at least 3 days

Freaking 101” wide crates

 

I got a box.... Everyone keeps asking "what's in the box?" "Could be UFOs for all I know, but they said it was an air handling unit."

12'6" wide at the lift/tie down points. Light load. Height was under 14 but I still took out the neck shims and dropped the rear suspension to its lowest ride. Came out to 13' 7.5" (legal out west)

Meanwhile we had actually ordered permits for 15 ft.... Because the dimensions they gave us were a bit taller and then I figured out why. In their yard they have these things sitting up on blocks. So that the forklift can get them. When they set them down on the deck they take the blocks out.... Hence why everyone thought this was going to be a big deal. And then I get to call back with yeah we're good.

Had to detour in Idaho and get my lone pilot for all of like 20 minutes. And it'll be the same when I leave I-15 here in Utah.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

 

Yep.

Also I use a chain on the front, then I'll strap steel like that. Here's the key to loads like that. Belly wrap it that way it squeezes everything together so it can't slide as well in the event of a hard stop.

When they load stuff that doesn't sit level you only end up with a very small contact patch on stuff like that angle. I also wouldn't have bothered with those blocks spacing the stuff out (unless they make you do that).

You could also weave straps over and under some od the load, like on that angle it'll hold it down better.

 

I pulled similar loads like that for quite a few years. Like others have said building a bulkhead is faster and safer. I always tried to put my spacer blocks right beside my crossers
That way they had less of a chance to fall over. Then chain right beside them. That way they get pinched better. I had a habit of trying to everything touch at least one chain. On that inner bundle of flat bar l would have taken a spacer block and layed it lengthwise to the material under the chain so then chain would pin it down to the deck when you tightened it. The mto up here had a rule that every piece had to touch at least one chain somewhere. They didn't want to see pieces bouncing in the breeze lol. Looks pretty good to me all in all. Another thing I would do to save time was barrel wrap the front and rear behind or in front of the dunnage. That way you didn't have to fish the chain under the load. Just bring it in from the front or the back and slide it up to the wood. Then the chains that were just going over the top would be on the other side of the dunnage. Looked nice and tidy and the chains pulled the steel down tight onto the crossers. Have fun out there.