Starting out, first truck

Well you didn't say the trailer length, axle configuration or if it's got a fold down jail or a crank up nose or if the truck has a pusher on it, but going off of my old set up of a 53' triple SDS axle configuration with a crank up nose and no pusher I'd probably go 5k in the nose or 8 of em At an average of 667 a piece they're on the edge of fitting in a non lowered jail, but if they weren't too tall I'd stick 3 in there. Stick 15 in the rear for 10k since I got a lil longer rear being a triple.

Stick 15 15 gated in the belly or 30 straight if you aren't running too far and then 14 in the top front middle gated and 15 in the top middle rear.

I used to have ranchers and cattle buyers knock on my truck after 2 hours of sleep and immediately tell me the head count and weight and expect me to immediately spit out a loading order and then be loading as soon as I was dressed about 3 minutes later .

Best way I figured to load is to know the weight you want in each compartment so once you figure an average weight per head simple rough division tells you the head count for each compartment along with some judgement calls like will they fit in the jail and if they're close do they have horns and considering the trip terrain and distance as to whether you gate them or not.

 

Because I ask him how he would load his trailer

 

No not really. Neither is an extended hood Pete. And the more wheel base you put in them the worse they get. The 900 may be the worse of the 3 it seems I’ve heard. A wider axle is offered in the later models to make that better. However it’s not that big a difference. It’s never gonna be a cascadia or a 680KW etc. It’s a give to get deal. I’ve never driven anything but a hood for the most part, comfort and maneuverability isn’t a selling point

 

My nephew drives a W9 , doing heavy haul
W9s are the only trucks the company he works for buys .


he loves it . but they buy new ones right before the warranty expires on the current ones .
Once KW stops making the W9 , which will Probabaly happen in a couple more years , they will likely switch to western star 45x or maybe Mack