Shopping for a flatbed trailer
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Bigrigmayo93, Aug 29, 2019.
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Not in a side kit. And trailer last longer.cke, Bean Jr., JonJon78 and 1 other person Thank this. -
No spread the weight. You can haul 40k coils on 12 inch crossmember. Its after that the 6 inch is important. Far as I care you can put a 40k in the front and a 40k in the rear. But I dont like anything over 44k in the center. -
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My heavy steel loads are typically a single 47,000+ coil. So you bet your sweet bippy I'm belly loading that sucker. At that weight, I'm more concerned about legal axle weights than trailer damage.
DOT doesn't ticket me for putting additional stress on one section of the trailer. The tickets for over axle weight, on the other hand, get real interesting and pricey.Bean Jr. and FoolsErrand Thank this. -
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TMC wagons for sale, Dirt cheapjamespmack Thanks this. -
They do make trailers specific to the needs of coil hauling-
Shorter wagons with Super strong Crossmembers on 12" concentrated from front to back- All steel- Very strong . -
Looking for a used flatbed? Look for something that did general sticks and bricks commodities. Sure, the weights are heavy, but they are also spread out the length of the trailer, significantly reducing the overall stress of the trailer.jamespmack, Zeviander, stayinback and 1 other person Thank this. -
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