Tandem Cheat Sheet?

10-4 on the stickers.

I've looked at trailer manufacturers' websites for the kind of info you seek and haven't found anything. Often wondered why. I mean, they offer sliding tandems. I've never seen anything in terms of pin settings, though. Like you said, it's feet, not pins. But the states measure in feet and inches, not pins. Oh, well. Interesting topic. Safe trip.

 

Just found this -- didn't read it, but maybe it'll help --
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...5264-state-rules-on-tandem-pin-locations.html

 

I'll poke around some more and see what I can find.

 

98% of the time my trailers will be set for CA, unless the weight is an issue, then i will give it more of a precise calculation

keep note of the type of trailers you haul and remember the hole you put it in (no pun intended).

 

If I'm understanding you correctly, you don't set the tandems based on a certain hole. You go by numerical measurement. Whatever holes the pins fall into for whatever distance you need is where you set the tandems.

 

Uhm..... if your under 34k and 80k , does it matter? I mean i don't know, I'm asking, I use spreads in Texas and keep 40k on the arse.

 

I pull a pneumatic trailer now, with fixed axles. But in the past, I pulled 53' Wabash vans. I'm sure it differs from one make to another, but for the Wabash trailers, I always set them for even weight within the following guidelines.
For California, no farther back than 5th hole. For Michigan, no farther forward than 5th hole, no farther back than 14th hole. Everywhere else, no farther back than 14th hole.
Never had a problem with bridge laws.