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Wheeled equipment on aluminum decks..

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by RollinThunderVet, Aug 30, 2019.

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  1. Aug 30, 2019 #1
    RollinThunderVet

    RollinThunderVet Heavy Load Member

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    I know my aluminum stepdeck will take a 45k coil without issue, but that's centered over the frame.
    Would a 45klb wheel loader be a problem, since it's on the outer edges? I do have knee braces every 5-6ft. And steel frame
     
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  3. Aug 30, 2019 #2
    xsetra

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    How close are the cross members.
    Make and model of trailer?
    With knee braces I would transport it.

    As long as the wheels stay inside footprint of your deck.
     
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  4. Aug 30, 2019 #3
    RollinThunderVet

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    2013 great Dane combo.
    Knee braces at every 6ft
    Tires would extend passed the deck 4in on each side
     
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  5. Aug 30, 2019 #4
    xsetra

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    How close are your cross members.
    The little I beams that run perpendicular to your main beams. The parts your deck is fastened to.
     
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  7. Aug 30, 2019 #5
    xsetra

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    4" over. You need oversize permits, you might need signs, flags and warning lights.
    Depends which states you're running. Holiday weekend you might have curfew restrictions and not be able to run.
     
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  8. Aug 30, 2019 #6
    johndeere4020

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    That wasn’t the question
     
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    LoneCowboy

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    somewhere in your literature for your trailer it will say X amount of weight in X amount of feet.

    a 45k wheel loader is considerably larger and more stretched out than a 45k coil.
     
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    It'll haul it all day long. Load er up and put it in the wind driver.
     
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    Arkansas

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    I always take my signs an flags off on holidays. Or run at night. Lol
     
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  12. Aug 30, 2019 #10
    RollinThunderVet

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    I wish I had it. Purchased it used, no literature.tried the dealer, but they were no help.
    Granted its spread over 4 contact patches, but my concern was the weight being on the outer edges...
     
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