Reefer: Recommend fixed spread or sliding closed tandems?

not at all surprised it happened in OH !!

 

Must be a reefer thing because we've had 2 cords on all our flats and some hoppers since ABS came out and have never been questioned about it. Have used them for dump valves, lift axles and video cameras. You guys must just be a bunch of law breakers so they're looking out for you!

 

We've go one trailer with the same triple setup and he's been weighed twice on portables and inspected once and the cops never even noticed or mentioned it if they did. And unlike yours this trailer has an open rear so it's easy to see.

 

Thought I'd resurrect this 'ol thread.
I pull a '48 reefer and just completed my heaviest load. Had 44,350 lbs on it. I did scale and I did move my 5th wheel back a bit. My gross was 80,200. I'm glad there's an APU allowance of 400 lbs in most of the states I run. I was a bit over on my steers, but only by a couple hundred.
Amazing what you can pack in one of these. Now I know...44,000lbs or less for this rig. (I also had 3/4 fuel on board too.)

 

Was it double pallets front to back on that or was there a cpl singles? If some singles, where did you put them?

 

It was doubles, front to back. If there ever are any singles, I ask that they be put up front, but we don't always get what we ask for do we?

I also have a sign on each side towards the back next to the trailer number that reads something like "Spread axle trailer...please load front end light"

 

Just think if you'd had a sliding tandem you'd still be playing the slide/re-weigh/slide/re-weigh/slide/re-weigh game before just saying screw it!

 

is 36k an average empty weight for vans and reefers?

found out last nite it's nice to be able to load heavy on the butt of the trailer, but makes it that much harder to back into tight holes at rinkey dink pilots, like the one in Birmingham, Al. I dumped my axle (rear) and the weight of the load just sat on the front axle and pretty much had me sliding the rear axle across the ground. with a little grease and some pressure i got her in though.

 

Just one more advantage of a spread. Shorten your trailer with the flip of a switch.

 

i honestly dont like that ten feet of trailer swinging around when ever i'm in tight places.. i'm not use to it. i'll only dump to jack the trailer into the hole, after that i flip the switch back. it holds a line alot better also when it's not dumped. i was at the fly j in baytown, tx and this guy went to spin a donut and didn't account for that five feet of trailer that was hanging over his tandems and pretty much destroyed the front end of this volvo that was parked next to me. he hit it so hard that the volvo rocked over and hit my mirror with it's mirror. i have a hole in it now. nothing serious enough to make me want to replace it though.