Trailers

Are you wanting to buy a 2 axle or 3 axle trailer?

The wheelbase is not a problem, that is what I have, less the big sleeper, but mine is a 4 axle.

 

a 35 or 40 ton mech neck rgn with a flip axle and 29 well would probably work well for average rgn freight. if you want to haul heavier go with a 55 ton hydraulic neck lowboy with a 26 well. but it will limit you with a 3 axle truck.

 

If you buy a 2 axle a 35 ton is more than enough trailer, the rating of a trailer is the load plus the weight of the trailer. So if the trailer weighs 15000, then you can haul 55000 on it. Depending on where you are running with it, you won't even be able to legally haul that much and get the axle weights right.

What does your tractor weigh with all of your gear on it?

 

not so much, the rating is usually the distributed load capacity i.e. 35 ton "rated" for 70,000 #. the gvwr is the load plus the trailer - mine for my trailer is 133000 #

there is also a rating for concentrated loads but that varies by manufacturer as to how it is calculated.

so with a 35 ton trailer he is still going to axle out in most states before he grosses out.

 

What Ron said,
Look at the plate on the side of the TK's. Mine says something along the lines of GVWR 77,000lbs. This means the trailer weighs 17,000lbs, so can carry 60,000 in the rated space. It's classed as a 30 ton trailer.

Martin

 

I see now where I got my facts wrong, thanks for clearing that up.

 

I lean toward the heavier spec trailers with a shorter concentrated load capacity. but that is just me.