Where is everyone #2!!

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  1. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    When mty, pull the shims out of the stinger.. That or lift your rear main axle. That will throw weight back on the single.
    You have a mech. neck right? Try and get as much shim you think you will need in before lding.. Then ld. and air up. Look at your trl and stinger and make sure all is setting level. If low at the front of your main deck, you will need to shim the mod sect.
    Also if ld. and need more shim, air up your main deck and drop the air in the rear and drop your front end. will give you a little more gap for shim placement.. Or back the rear axle into a ditch to give it an opening. Just don't back to far back. lol
    You can shim the mod deck. lded, but a mech neck it will be a pain. get a 20 ton bottle jack, it will come in handy at times with that and lds.
     
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  3. RenegadeTrucker

    RenegadeTrucker Road Train Member

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    Sweet setup, what make is the trailer?
     
  4. Rontonio

    Rontonio Road Train Member

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    I could not pull all the shim out of the stinger, when I did my final axle has a covered deck and there was not enough air in the bags to keep it off the tires. I ended up reducing the shim in half
     
  5. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Ok, Trial and error.. In time you will have it down to an art. Just keep notes. Trust me I had to with my big trl.
    I had it down to an art, and then learning about shimming with deck insert in it also. Then your center of balance gets all changed as well.
     
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  6. Rontonio

    Rontonio Road Train Member

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    It's a 99 trail king mechanical neck tk110 modular deck 12" cross members. It is a bit of an odd ball trailer 29 ft well with a 3rd axle flip and a flip neck.
    I put 80k on it last week and no sag,
     
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  7. MJ1657

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    Fed a friend of mines show cattle and milked cows tonight. Meeting a guy at the shop tomorrow morning to dot my truck, flatbed and one of the hoppers.
     
  8. Rontonio

    Rontonio Road Train Member

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    I fully expect the pain that comes with learning. Will for sure keep notes, I currently take pictures of everything I haul so I can see placement on the deck.

    I really am Glad I can reach out to you and Martin and Ty for help or guidance as I work my way into the gig. So thanks again.

    Ron
     
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  9. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    No problem, You are a smart man. Pics and notes help. When I had my trl. I had different color mark sticks for marking different lds. and placement on the deck..
    Allmost looked like a small rainbow markings on the deck..
     
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  10. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    You did'nt try and milk the bull by mistake did you ?? lol
     
  11. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Nothing odd ball about that setup. I have 29' in the well closed. Not running the flip neck as this neck is long enough I can throw weight up on the steer
     
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